Thursday, March 29, 2012

Welcome!

  Welcome to the Eco Drinking blog!  We are here to raise awareness about the environmental impacts caused by alcohol consumption.  We've noticed there has been a great emphasis placed on buying locally, but it seems to mainly be focused around food.  Perhaps because environmentalists don't want to promote alcohol consumption, they tend not to emphasize the need to "green" the way we drink.  As students at the University of Vermont, we see a lot of waste being created and energy being used every weekend by the various beverages we purchase.  We are not here to be teetotalers, (we've seen how unrealistic complete abstinence from alcohol is, i.e. Prohibition), but rather to raise awareness and help people make choices that make their drinking footprint a little lighter.  
    We will discuss the impact of different materials used in the production and transport of your beverages, as well as the need to drink locally.  Many brewers, wine makers, and distilleries are already producing organic products or trying to manufacture their product in the least environmentally impactful way possible.  We will try to highlight some of these, give suggestions for how you can enjoy a less energy intensive drink, and maybe even turn you on to some "greener" beverage options that you didn't know were out there.
   Cheers!

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