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Thank you to EVERYONE who entered our blog comment contest! You guys left some great substantive comments. We hope you will all stick around Ecoscene and continue the conversation.

The following folks won an Ecoscene t-shirt: Megan McKeon, Shayne, A Siegel, Hans and Carrie!

The big winner of an iPod is: Carrie! (See, making lots of comments pays off!)

And our honorable mention winner of a Very Special Gift is: Marie!

To claim your prize, send an email to Molly@ecosceneinc.com

Happened to notice tonight that the peacock on NBC is all green - a quick trip to Uncle Google told me that NBC has dubbed this "Green Week" and has put up a fairly robust site in its honor. Am looking forward to all the green programming, which thus far seems limited to "the more you know" commercial inserts.

Have you gotten any good green tips from NBC/MSNBC this week? Tell us here.

Stop by and see us - we'll be in booth 418. For more details about the expo, see our previous blog entry here. Can't wait to meet you!

We are extending our blog comment contest for one week - make a comment to win! More comments increases your chances of winning one of our fabulous prizes. Return to the blog on 11/18 to find out if you're the big winner of an Ecoscene shirt or our grand prize - an iPod!If you already commented between November 4 and 11, never fear, we will a special drawing just for you. The fabulous prize is a surprise, and you won't be disappointed.Cheers and happy commenting.

There are many ways to green your coffee. I kick-start my day with coffee brewed in a press pot, which is more flavorful than using a drip machine, and doesn’t require a paper filter. I also buy Fair Trade beans locally roasted by Metropolis Coffee Company in Chicago.  (Ecoscene also reviewed a Fair Trade coffee provider, Higher Grounds Trading Company.) 

No time to brew? You can still bring your own refillable cup to the coffee shop, request your muffin sans bag, or give your sweetened coffee a good swish instead of a swizzle.

For two coffee chains that are doing more good things to add green to your joe, read our latest review here >>

Does this information change your coffee buying behavior? Let us know!

To celebrate the launch of our blog, we are having a contest! Simply leave a (substantive) comment on any blog post, and we will enter you into a drawing to be held on Tuesday November 11.

We're giving away 4 Ecoscene shirts and an iPod shuffle! You can enter as many times as you want - one entry per comment.

Let the conversation commence!

Offical Rules: To enter, simply make a comment on any blog post. Comments should be substantive. Each comment serves as a new entry. The more comments you make, the better your chances of winning. To find out if you're a winner, return to our blog where we will announce the lucky winning commenters! 

According to my RSS reader, Saturday brings out the sessytime in the ecosphere. Click "More" for a handful of titillating posts.

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Click the "more" link below to get details of our sushi adventure.

Okay, it's only almost 11 central here in Chicago, but I am ready for lunch! I've downloaded the guide, trimmed the edges and carefully folded it.

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It's here! The long-awaited Seafood Watch Sushi Guide from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The Ecoscene team will be testing the guide tomorrow at lunch, as we go in search of easily obtainable green sushi. We hope not to go hungry! Join us as we live-blog our adventure on Ecoscene's Twitter feed.

In the spirit of Fair Trade Month, last night I attended a local green networking event on Fair Trade, which we blogged about yesterday. An interesting question arose: what's more important – buying locally or supporting Fair Trade globally?

After all, most Fair Trade goods (coffee, tea, indigenous crafts) are imported from remote locales like China, Ghana, or Peru, incurring the obvious transportation emissions.

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