Sustainable Design Update

SIGG 100 Eco Moments

SIGG, the aluminum water bottle company, is celebrating it’s 100^th birthday with a countdown of 100 “SiGGnificant” eco-events.

My family is a SIGG family. We have given up the plastic bottle in favor of the reusable lightweight SiGG bottles. In Guatemala we found hand woven fitting bottle holders that protect the SiGGs from denting. (they do dent) We like the SiGG bottles because there is no plastic or steel taste in the water.

Check out SIGG bottles: Access to Tools

Now SIGG has teamed up with Laurie David’s Stop Global Warming Virtual March to commemorate 100 Eco Moments in honor of the Swiss bottle-maker’s 100th birthday. This is a great first in the morning blog check at SiGG

SIGG’s Event #99:

Nearly four million acres of land are lost to development each year. When once-pristine land is developed, the conversion fragments the ecosystem and leaves it in small disjointed patches. Already looking ahead, in 1903, Teddy Roosevelt set aside the first national wildlife refuge on Florida‘s Pelican Island to protect bird species which were being hunted for their plumes. Now managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Refuge System protects 94 million acres of pristine land and water.

Via: Treehugger

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