If you drop by various watering holes around the city, you might see a group of a couple of dozen people all clutching green drinks of varying mixtures. No, they aren’t practicing for St. Patrick’s day. They’re people who have gathered to hoist a tall one to finding solutions to global warming. Green Drinks is an international organization made up of people from NGOs, academia and business, as well as ordinary folks who just want to make a difference. They get together once a month for cocktails, networking and to discuss environmental issues. But this is more than just a neo-hippie schmoozefest. According to the Weekly Volcano, the group “develops course books, which it supplies to corporations like Starbucks, organizations such as the city of Tacoma and individuals who want to host courses on [environmental] issues.” To find out more, drop by the website and click through the USA link to Washington State and then click on Tacoma. You’ll find out where the next green drink bash will be held. I’ll drink to that!

James

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