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 Stories About: Seattle AND sex
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Sex: Coming to a local coffee shop
Young Dems sexify your mug |
Kate Sheppard |
08 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| It's about cups. Sexy, sexy cups. Well, actually it's about getting college students thinking about the planet and about changing their personal habits. But the "sexy" sure doesn't hurt. The University of Washington's Young Democrats club launched a Sustainability is Sexy campaign this month to encourage students to bring their own cups to the campus's coffee shops. And their sexy slogan is popping up all over campus on shirts, buttons, stickers, and post ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, Seattle, sex, waste (all these topics) |
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Have Some Class: Sustainability is sexy
UW students use sex to sell green idea |
Sarah van Schagen |
01 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| "The UW is bringing sexy back," the Seattle P-I story begins. Well, you've piqued my interest. The story goes on to describe the Young Democrats' "Sustainability Is Sexy" campaign to get students to bring their own coffee cups to campus. It even includes a quote from Grist's own Kendra Howe on the value of using "sex" to promote anything from beer to nonprofit causes: "Sex sells no matter what you're selling," she says ... |
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| Topics: Seattle, sex (all these topics) |
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Now that's good wood
Ad features naked men and phallic-shaped sustainable lumber |
Lisa Hymas |
26 Jul 2005 |
Gristmill |
| Imagine my delight at seeing this on the side of my bus: 'Choose your wood responsibly,' beckons the ad for Seattle's Environmental Home Center, a mecca for green home improvement. (See the full ad in PDF form here.) |
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| Topics: green building, messaging, Seattle, sex (all these topics) |
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