Going Green at the Sundance Film Festival

I'd like to say I'm not at the Sundance Film Festival this year (Jan. 15-25) in Park City, Utah because I'm doing my part to reduce global warming by not traveling there, but that would be a lie. I simply can't afford it (time and money) this year.

But I am happy to see that the Festival is participating in a campaign to reduce bottled water waste, since plastic bottles almost never biodegrade. Teaming up with Brita and Nalgene in their FilterForGood campaign, attendees at this year’s festival will receive reusable Nalgene bottles they can fill at Brita Hydration Stations located throughout the festival.
According to Sundance's website, "Brita’s FilterForGood campaign aims to educate Americans on the environmental effects of bottled water and why together, filtered water and a reusable bottle are an ideal solution for going green at home and on the go. Thanks to Brita and Nalgene, the 2009 Sundance Film Festival will reduce the need for the 50,000 bottles of water" that were distributed at last years Festival.

And for those of us doing are part to reduce global warming by not traveling to the festival, we can purchase our own green FilterForGood bottle for around $10.