How to get drunk while being friendly to the environment

Posted at 1:30 PM Oct 15, 2008

By Bonnie Ruberg

Heartless Doll is all about going green. We love the environment, we hate global warming, we sometimes hug trees -- or, at least, I do. But that shouldn't stop us from calling nonsense on the recent trend of "green" pastimes, activities that never wasted resources before which are suddenly thrust into the limelight by people worrying about the earth.

Like drinking. Drinking is something you do to forget the world's problems. Economic crisis? Pending election? Just throw 'em back until current events disappear. That is, unless you're a green boozer, or more specifically a "Green Urban Partier," someone who only drinks alcohol made by companies who limit their carbon footprint. On the list of recommended libations: Papagayo Organic Rum, Peak Organic Brewing Company, and Anheuser-Busch.

Anheuser-Busch? At least one of those companies offers drinks it's possible to find in most bars. Even here in San Francisco, heading into a local dive and demanding Papagayo Organic Rum would not go over well. "But it's for the environment!"