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March 31, 2010

Maine Event: Making it easier to be green

The IZStyle World Tour comes to the Sunday River Ski Resort.

Bright skies and warmth welcomed the IZStyle World Tour to the Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry on Saturday.

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George Skillin of Kennebunk samples Stonyfield’s organic Greek yogurt during the IZStyle World Tour at Sunday River in Newry on Saturday.

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Information and product tents in the IZStyle World Tour draw a crowd to the Barker Mountain Lodge at Sunday River.

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The two-day stop in Maine is part of an effort to educate skiers and snowboarders about reducing their environmental impact. Reverb, a Portland-based organization dedicated to greening concert tours, set up an Eco-Village with booths offering information about alternative transportation and renewable energy.

The event also featured gear demonstrations and samples of natural foods. The Pete Kilpatrick Band was set to entertain at the Barker Pub on Saturday.

The event continues today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Barker base area.

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Alexander Baribeau, 7, of Bethel looks through a View-Master at a ski bus that runs on recycled vegetable oil at the Clif Bar tent. The display was part of Clif Bar’s Save Our Snow campaign to raise awareness of the effects of climate change. Alexander was at Sunday River to take a ski lesson with the Gould Academic Competition Program.

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An event sticker promotes environmental care.

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A visitor places a Clif Bar wrapper in a water jug. Clif Bar recycles its wrappers and creates vests, shopping bags and place mats.

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Greg Sutcliffe of Nordica checks the length of Scott Rudel’s boot as he sets the binding pressure on skis for Rudel to take for a test run down the slopes.

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