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Tulsa green campaign gets own clothing line

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Apr 23, 2008 by Kirby Lee Davis

The "BeGreen Tulsa" campaign got an organic cotton boost Tuesday with the Earth Day launch of dedicated shirts for adults, dogs and babies.

Dwelling Spaces, a retailer in downtown's Blue Dome District, stocked an initial inventory of 600 products with BeGreen logos developed by Tulsa artist Chelsea Cornell.

Mary Beth Babcock, who moved Dwelling Spaces downtown in 2006, hired Silver Lined Screen Printing of Tulsa to finish the all- organic cotton garments from American Apparel. She has a long history developing original T-shirts, from her first title "Lewis and Cluck."

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Ordered at a price of about $8, Dwelling Spaces and other Tulsa merchants will offer the baby outfits and T-shirts for kids, adults and dogs for $20, with the proceeds funding the city's BeGreen environmental awareness campaign and Web site.

The nonprofit campaign offers resources on environmental issues. Among its elements is the creation of Mayor Kathy Taylor's advisory "Green Team," led by co-chairs Michael Patton and Sean Griffin, and the effort to plant 20,000 trees by 2010, replacing those damaged or lost by the December ice storm.

"We're already well on our way to our goal," Taylor said Tuesday, noting more than 500 had been planted.

The Tulsa Community Foundation provides funding for all those initiatives.

Besides offering tips and links for sustainability and green initiatives, BeGreenTulsa.com details steps by the city of Tulsa to save energy and help improve the environment, from the tree- planting program to improvements in water and air quality, storm water education, mass transit offerings and recycling.

Taylor said such efforts not only lessen the city's impact on the environment, but help the government improve its energy efficiency and save tax dollars.

"This Web site is meant to be a resource, but it also exists to collect input from both businesses and individuals who can bring new ideas to the table," she said.

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Tulsa green campaign gets own clothing line

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Apr 23, 2008 by Kirby Lee Davis

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