by John Bain (GoodB's Green Blogger) The plastic bottle may soon be going the way of the professional fracker.
PepsiCo recently announced a new bottle made entirely of plant material – that’s right, PepsiCo, and this thing is 100% made from plants. As a bonus, the production of the bottle employs things you once thought were waste products – corn husks and the like.
Derrick Jensen is one of my heroes, his deep commitment to the natural world and opposition to the current destructive culture is unmatched. His essay, "High on Progress" in the Orion Magazine May/June essay should be read by anyone who wonders how we can move beyond our current gridlock of ideas and actions for change. Here is an excerpt:
It surprises me that Belu Water in the UK has not been written about more in the USA and Canada, and even more surprising that its model has not been replicated elsewhere. I'm currently researching more deeply into what they do and how they do it, but so far it all looks pretty good. Corn-based plastic that composts in 12 weeks (designed by Design21 - better design for the greater good). Profits go to places that do not have clean water (first project is in Ta
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