REI's Jewell Talks Green to Forbes

REI's Sally Jewell talked to Forbes magazine about - what else – the retailer's eco-policy. She also talked about her early years working for Big Oil and why REI is staying out of the debate in Congress over climate change.

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Ex-Columbia Execs Launch Inpirational Collection

Beth Brownlee, former director of apparel sales for Columbia Sportswear, and Ruth Nichols, also a former Columbia executive, have introduced "Trust Your Journey," an inspirational and eco-friendly apparel line. The brand's name was inspired by Brownlee's battle with breast cancer when a friend told her during chemotherapy treatments to "trust your journey." Said Brownlee, "When I heard those words, it just hit me, 'You can beat this awful cancer, Beth, you just need to believe in this and have the courage to staypositive,' I said to myself. I knew at that point I would heal and one day give this inspiration back."

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Cycling Takes Another Hit

Following adidas's lead last month, T-Mobile pulled out of its sponsorship of the Germany cycling team after cyclist Patrik Sinkewitz's admission that he used performance enhancing drugs. Said CEO Hamid Akhavan, "We have decided to take this step to distance ourselves and the brand T-Mobile from the latest doping confessions in sport and more particularly cycling."

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Just in time for winter snow sports season, a Bend, OR bartender has created a brand new shooter cocktail, "The ULLR SnowPak," in honor of ULLR, the mythical god of snow.

Welcome to the Conversation

Cara has had her blog for SGB up and running for a few weeks now - and she has talent! (she created the virtual video tour of Under Armour's new retail store herself...)