would like to thank it sponsors for their generosity
and continued support. Part of this year’s
effort was expanding the bus’s network
of partners across a number of fields, including
the corporate world. The companies below represent
the future of business by recognizing that green
practices are profitable both socially and economically.
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(Platinum
Sponsor) Makers of the
famous lemonade, in addition to numerous other
delicious food products ranging from salsa to
salad dressings, Newman's Own has been a leader
in fine food and corporate responsibility since
its inception over 20 years ago. Paul Newman,
as sole owner of Newman's Own®, and the Newman's
Own Foundation donate all profits and royalties
after taxes for educational and charitable purposes.
Paul Newman and the Newman's Own Foundation have
given over $200 Million to thousands of charities
worldwide since the company started in 1982. In
this spirit, Newman's Own has joined the Big Green
Bus' corporate fundraising campaign and we are
incredibly thankful for their invaluable support.
www.newmansown.com
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Dartmouth's Thayer School
of Engineering is proud to be in its second year
of financial and technical support for the Big
Green Bus. Uniting a broad range of engineering
fields into one single, flexible program, the
Thayer School encourages creative minds to come
together to develop innovative ways to apply the
art and science of engineering to meet human needs.
engineering.dartmouth.edu
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PlantDrive.com specializes
in high-quality products that allow diesel systems
to run on vegetable oil. Offering complete conversion
kits as well as individual hard-to-find components,
PlantDrive's products are set apart by their superior
craftsmanship and rigorous scientific development.
Their experts are available to consult on a wide
range of areas including vegetable oil processing
and both mobile and stationary vegetable oil systems.
Their knowledge of and commitment to alternative
fuels have been an invaluable resource for the
Big Green Bus.
www.plantdrive.com
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Like the Big Green Bus,
Roadtrip Nation was founded by a group of young
leaders seeking to change the world. Their road
trips focus on exploring the lives of business
and political leaders, entertainers, and entrepreneurs
from around the country through a series of interviews.
Founded on the belief that life is a journey,
the lessons learned from these interviews are
shared through publications, an annual public
television series, and online at
www.roadtripnation.com.
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Ibex was founded in
the belief of the superior natural performance
and properties of WOOL. They couple a natural
renewable resource with technical innovation,
inspired design, personal commitment and dedicated
customer service. The result is a product, company,
and customer experience that "JUST FEELS
RIGHT". Check out the offical gear of the
Big Green Bus crew and use the
promotional code "BIGGREENBUS" to save
10% at
www.ibexwear.com.
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Designers and creators
of our fabulous website, Red Door Media is a media
company specializing in video production, web
design and graphic design. Most recently they
are working on a documentary, "Ourtown America."
Their previous documentary, "Closing the
Circle" was the winner of the 2005 Maine
Documentary Film Competition. Without their patient
assistant, the Big Green Bus's
buttery smooth website would not have been possible.
www.reddoormedia.com
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Lonely
Planet is passionate about bringing people together,
about understanding our world, and about people
sharing experiences that enrich everyone's lives.
They aim to inspire people to explore, have fun,
and travel often with over 600 titles in English
that cover every corner of the planet. With a
range of services that provides travelers everywhere
with reliable, comprehensive and independent travel
information from flights, accommodation reviews
to traveler generated content on Thorn Tree, Lonely
Planet strives to aid and inspire travelers (like
the Big Green Bus) at home or
on the road.
www.lonelyplanet.com
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Xanterra Parks &
Resorts is the country's largest park & resort
management company. They emphasize ecologically
sensitive tourism and our environmental management
and conservation programs at national parks have
received widespread acclaim. The Big Green
Bus is pleased to stop at a number of
the national parks managed by Xanterra on this
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Whole Foods is the world's
leading natural and organic foods supermarket.
Their support of the Big Green Bus is just one
way Whole Foods demonstrates a commitment to alternative
energies and environmental stewardship. Other
Whole Foods environmental initiatives include
an alternative energy program through which they
were able to offset 100% of their energy use with
the purchase of wind credits. Their inhouse Green
Mission taskforce is dedicated to incorporating
green practices into every facet of Whole Foods,
from green building techniques for new stores
to the offering of reusable grocery bags. www.wholefoods.com
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Nancy Cawdrey is a contemporary
western artist from Bigfork, Montana. Her paintings
are inspired by the expansive natural setting
of Fox Creek Slough near Flathead Lake. Throughout
a 35 year career in painting, she has shown an
passion for nature that the Big Green Bus has
been eager to incorporate into their own image.
www.nancycawdrey.com
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Dar Williams has long
been lauded as a spokeswoman/songstress for environmental
causes. Her latest album MY BETTER SELF is a political
volume with personal flair. It combines songs
of love and hate with tales that illustrate some
of the many social and environmental issues that
Dar Williams holds dear to her heart. The Big
Green Bus is grateful to Dar for lending her voice
to ours and hope to meet up on a summer tour date.
www.darwilliams.com
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SunPower Corporation,
in conjunction with Cypress Semiconductor, designs
and manufactures high-efficiency solar cells that
generate electricity from sunlight for residential,
commercial and remote power applications. Their
proprietary silicon solar cell technology produces
up to 50% more power per square foot compared
to conventional solar cells. The latest generation
of SunPower solar cells features an all-black
appearance that eliminates the conspicuousness
of traditional solar panels and has become very
popular with architects and designers. A high-efficiency
SunPower solar module powers the Big Green Bus's
electronics as it travels the country this summer.
www.sunpowercorp.com
www.cypress.com
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Five Ultimate
is a company that is poised to serve the people,
the sport, and the spirit of Ultimate frisbee.
As the sport evolves, their goal is
to reinforce those attributes which make it unique:
athletic excellence, honesty, and a sense of community.
They provide products that are high quality, good
looking, and affordable, and they give individual
attention to the players and what they stand for.
They love the game, and they transfer that oomph
to the work they do to support it. www.fiveultimate.com
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Discraft is the world
leader in disc sports: disc golf, ultimate frisbee,
and freestyle. They offer the finest equipment
customized equipment available. This is the second
year that Discraft has been proud to support the
Big Green Bus. www.discraft.com
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with
Tele Atlas delivers the freshest, richest, and
most accurate data that power the world’s
most essential geographic solutions. They collaborate
with an expanding universe of pioneers in personal
navigation, Internet, wireless and automotive
markets. In concert with companies such as TomTom,
Google and MapQuest, Tele Atlas provides the deep
content needed to quickly and easily find more
of the places, products and services consumers
want—wherever they may be. Tele Atlas also
works with enterprise and public service partners,
who deliver some of the world’s most important
applications for emergency, business fleet and
infrastructure services. At the core of their
success is the fact that all these leaders trust
our digital map data, points of interest and dynamic
content to deliver valuable products and services
in a timely and cost-effective manner. www2.teleatlas.com |
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Annie's Homegrown
makes the second largest brand of macaroni and
cheese in the United States and far and away the
first most delicious. The Bus was thankful for
Annies' sponsorship (and their scrumptious cheddar
bunnies) last year and were thrilled when they
came on board for the 2006 trip. We are proud
to carry the Annie's logo on the side of the bus
as they represent good people making good food
and doing good stuff. With their commitment to
Green lifestyles, organic foods, and peace, they
stand as yet another example of sound business
run of sound principles. www.annies.com
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Rosedale is
a world leader in industrial strength liquid filtration.
Their product line includes easily-customized,
high-quality filter housings that can support
a range of filter bags, baskets, and cartridges.
Although Rosedale can provide factory-scale solutions,
their smaller filter offerings are ideally suited
for mobile or stationary waste vegetable oil pre-filtration.
The Big Green Bus utilizes two Rosedale filters
to process high quantities of WVO very quickly
while on the road. www.rosedaleproducts.com |
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Since
the company's inception in 1990, Clif Bar has striven
to create a better tasting natural energy, nutrition,
and snack bar. Today, the company is able to boast
a loyal contingent of outdoor sports enthusiasts
and an ever growing range of delicious products.
This innovative firm has maintained an admirable
quadruple bottom line of sustainability as a company,
sustainability within their community, sustainable
lifestyles for employees, and sustainable environmental
practices. We were thrilled to meet the Clif Bar
Natural Energy biodiesel bus when they came through
Hanover, and even more excited when they decided
to come on board as a sponsor after we visited their
Berekely, CA facilities during our tour.
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