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Green Talk: Bringing Back 45s!

GIVE — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:13:42 +0000

Sure, 45s aren’t the most recent music medium in the world but nothing says throwback like the sweet voice of a young Ella Fitzgerald. What about those 80’s kids? Sometimes it’s hard to let go of your favorite Nirvana cassette, who cares if the tape came out of it 10 years ago! Now, no one is going to laugh at your out of date music collection.

Contexture Design has developed a collection of amazing iPod cases from old 45s and cassettes. Not only are they recycled, but you can send in your favorite record or compact cassette and they’ll custom design it for you!

Or you can go to the Contexture Design Website to find out exactly how the 45 and Cassette come back to life. For more information on these cool products, check out ILounge Reviews.

GIVE Summer Cocktails: The MOJO Mojito

GIVE — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:14:08 +0000

Time for another MOJO Give cocktail from UBC Enterprises! Cool down with The MOJO Mojito.

1 ½ oz. Silver Rum

8 each Fresh Mint Leaves

3 dashes Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters

4 each Fresh Grapefruit Chunks

4 oz. GIVE Mojito Grapefruit Energy Drink

Build in a tall or specialty glass with ice. Garnish with mint sprig.

Enjoy and let us know what you think!

GIVE Summer Cocktails: An Apple MOJO a Day…

GIVE — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:15:29 +0000

The first in our Summer Cocktail Series, An Apple MOJO a Day will help keep the doctor away… Well, maybe not, but it’s sure to keep picnic-goers happy and after-pool drinks refreshing.

We can’t wait to hear what you think about this recipe, created by master mixologists in Las Vegas, UBC Enterprises.

Do you have a favorite GIVE Energy cocktail recipe? We want to hear! Send it to us here and you could be featured in a weekly blog post!

An Apple MOJO A Day

1 oz. Hendrick’s Gin

2 oz. Goji Berry Juice

4 oz. GIVE Pear Apple Cherry

Build in a tall glass with ice and stir gently. Garnish with a thin slice of your favorite apple.

Event Recap: High Sierra Music Festival

GIVE — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:45:32 +0000

The High Sierra Music Festival celebrated its 20^th festival this past weekend. Held in Quincy, CA at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds, it featured 50 artists on four daytime stages and at four late-night venues. The festival pushed the envelope on green efforts with their new carpool set-up and a partnership with Clean Vibe to clean and recycle on the fairgrounds.

We are proud to have sponsored this year’s Festival. With their bluegrass roots and green initiatives, we know GIVE Energy was a huge hit with the weekend’s audience! For more information, go to their website here.

Green Talk: Eco-Friendly Cell Phones

GIVE — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:58:41 +0000

Okay, we know you’re doing your part to help out the planet: You’ve bought reusable shopping bags, ride your bike to work, and drink GIVE Love Water – what else could you possibly do? Ask your phone.

With the endless eco-friendly applications from a variety of smartphones, being green just got a little easier.

For The Droid, try out its ‘app’ LISTMAKER. Blackberry is pulling in with an eco-friendly Battery Saver and a cool new GoGreen Theme. And the iPhone boasts the Clear Standards Carbon Tracker and 3rdWhale—an app to find green businesses in your area, just to name a few.

And with technology growing every day, a completely green phone is just around the corner. Sharp and Japanese Network, KDDI, have developed a solar powered, waterproof cell phone made entirely of recycled plastic bottles. With only ten minutes of sunshine, a person can talk on the phone for a minute and have the phone on stand-by for a full two hours! Can’t get much better than that!

What are you favorite green apps? Please share!

Fleet Feet Sport’s Women’s Fitness Festival

GIVE — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:46:19 +0000

This past Sunday, GIVE was at the Fleet Feet Women’s Fitness Festival in Sacramento, California. It’s was Sacramento’s largest all women race/walk! Congratulations to everyone that participated!

To see our photos, visit GIVE’s Flickr here.

Charity Spotlight: New York Restoration Project

GIVE — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:26:12 +0000

NYC-ers (and everyone else), if you haven’t heard of New York Restoration Project yet, prepare to meet the area’s biggest advocate of urban planting. The group is “dedicated to reclaiming and restoring NYC parks, community gardens and open space.” And a fun fact: the organization was started by Bette Midler!

NYRP also spearheads the MillionTreesNYC initiative. Supported by everyone from the Mayor’s office, to borough residents, it aims to have one million trees planted by 2015. On June 8th, GIVE and several groups are supporting their fashion presentation fundraiser at the acclaimed Union Square Ballroom.

They’re “greening NYC one block at time” – How are you helping green your neighborhood? We’d love to hear about projects and groups in your area, so let us know!

For more information on NYRP visit their site.

Green Talk: Conserving Water

GIVE — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:57:07 +0000

With swimming pools and sprinklers running from dawn to dusk, the summer brings water usages to its highest. So why not take a few steps to preserving those precious drops of H2O? And now you can let the showerhead do the work. Just simply turn on an Evolve Showerhead, go finish the task you were working on, and when the water is hot the showerhead will reduce itself to a drizzle until you are ready to step in. way you’re not wasting huge amounts of hot water or the energy needed to heat it.

Evolve Showerheads are not the only way you can preserve water. Join the United Nations in celebrating World Environment Day with the WATER MATTERS! Global Water Conference in Pittsburgh. By attending you can become part of a global movement for a cleaner, more refreshing tomorrow.

Still craving to conserve more? Check The Black and Gold City Goes Green, where you can find tons of conservation ideas on how you can make your life a little greener. We’re joining on soon, let us know when you do!

GIVE Production

GIVE — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:36:57 +0000

Ever wonder how your favorite things were made? Checkout this YouTube clip highlighting how GIVE products get from the manufacturers to your house!

Earth Day, All Year Long

GIVE — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:20:38 +0000

On a recent trip to Texas, we saw signs of alternative energy, “green” living, and reusable projects everywhere we looked! It reminded us of two things… First, to share more pictures with you of an Earth Day project GIVE helped with in Pittsburgh’s Southside with our partners at Friends of the Riverfront.

Second is to keep Earth Day’s mission in our minds all year long. The simplest changes can create the biggest impacts.

What are some of your favorite ways to be earth friendly, year round? Send us your best tips!