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PLENTY, the Nation's Leading Green Lifestyle Magazine, Unveils Second Annual PLENTY 20 – The Most Innovative Individuals, Companies and Ideas that are Greening the Planet
Magazine Also Reveals Hottest Green Trends and Ideas for 2009
(CSRwire) NEW YORK, NY. - September 3, 2008 – As the magazine at the forefront of
breaking environmental trends and green news, PLENTY knows the difference
between a game-changer and a world-changer. This year's list, appearing in
the October/November issue, recognizes the 20 most dynamic individuals and
the 20 most pioneering companies that are facing adverse environmental
circumstances head on and bettering the planet - a who's who of the most
influential green newsmakers - and the top ten ideas that will propel the
tide of environmental change into 2009. From internet giants that are
making renewable energy cheaper than coal -- a sea captain monitoring the
ocean's plastic gyre -- carbon labeling on consumer products, PLENTY
catches the next wave of environmental stewardship.
Through a careful vetting process, the editors of PLENTY pored over
hundreds of entries, to whittle the list down to the most deserving,
offering readers a run-down of who's shaping the green playing field. The
20 most dynamic individuals dedicated to greening the planet are: venture
capitalist extraordinaire Vinod Khosla, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius,
sustainable food advocate and author Michael Pollan, green collar jobs
activist Van Jones, Forecast Earth presenter Heidi Cullen, New York Times
environmental correspondent and Dot Earth blogger Andrew Revkin, Live
Earth producer Kevin Wall, sustainable design gurus Willam McDonough and
Michael Braungart, explorer David De Rothschild, environmental champion Al
Gore, author, entrepreneur and MIT scholar Nicholas Negroponte, water
activist Maude Barlow, Worldwatch Institute founder Lester Brown, Ceres
president Mindy Lubber, X Prize Foundation CEO Peter Diamandis, ocean
garbage tracker Charles Moore, Environmental Defense Fund president Fred
Krupp, mining industry activist Joe Lovett, NASA climate scientist James
Hansen, and farmer, philosopher and organic certifier Frederick
Kirschenmann.
The 20 pioneering businesses obtaining recognition for their
accomplishments are: thin-film solar cell creator Applied Materials,
renewable energy operator Iberdola, socially responsible investor Innovest
Strategic Value Advisors, fair-trade certifier Transfair USA, energy
efficiency innovator IBM, cutting-edge sustainability architecture firm
Arup, biofuel pioneer Coskata, nanotech start-up A123 Systems, recycling
company Recyclebank, sustainable furniture manufacturer Mitchell Gold and
Bob Williams, safe cosmetics advocate Environmental Working Group, fast
food delivery innovator Pizza Fusion, local-food catering and food service
company Bon Appétit Management Company, protector of forest woods Forest
Stewardship Council, Nobel Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, and large businesses being recognized for huge steps in
the right direction - Home Depot, Google, Nike, Patagonia and Swiss Re.
The 10 ideas taking the environmental movement to a whole new level in
2009 are green affordable housing, green-collar jobs, carbon labeling,
green media, closing the loop, nature education, skyscraper farms,
intentional communities, economic energy efficiency and living
catalogs.
For a deeper understanding of these ideas, individuals and businesses and
ways in which they are moving the needle, pick up a copy of the
October/November issue at Whole Foods Market, Target, Barnes & Noble's,
Borders, CVS or other magazine retailers. In keeping with PLENTY's
dedication to being green, all of their content is available online at www.plentymag.com.
About PLENTY Magazine
PLENTY is an environmental media company dedicated to exploring and giving
voice to the green revolution that will define the 21st Century. As the
leading environmental lifestyle magazine, PLENTY has forged itself as a
unique voice for the entire spectrum of today's eco-issues. Covering
content that ranges from clean technology and sustainable architecture, to
organic food and fashion, to environmentally conscientious tourism and
responsible investing, PLENTY has stationed itself as a source of all
things green to those leading the charge towards a more sustainable
future.
For more information please contact:
Megan Roarty, Account Executive
OrganicWorks Marketing
(212) 253-0474
www.organicworksmarketing.com
Emily Lawi, Director
OrganicWorks Marketing
(212) 253-0474
www.organicworksmarketing.com
www.organicworksmarketing.com
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