A guide to drinking like an environmentalist — aka a post to organize all my alcohol posts. The list’s organized by alcohol content, so you’ll have to read all the way to the end to get to the mojito info –

1. Drink beer, save world. Take it from beer activist Chris O’Brien: Drinking local, organic, and/or fair trade brews can transform the world around you — and I’m not just talking about beer goggles. Go local just by popping into your fave local brewery, or look for organic beer at Co-opportunity, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and Wild Oats.

2. Sip on yummy wine. So much organic and local and fair trade wine, so little time…. Click for a guide on creating your own enviro-conscious wine list.

3. Find your fave organic vodka — or tequila, or rum, or gin. Some’re at a store near you, though others’ll have to be ordered via the web.

4. Mix up your fave organic cocktail. A guide to organic mixers and DIY green cocktails — like an organic mojito with home-grown mint garnish –

5. Share the drinks! Have an organic mojito party, organic wine tasting, or just head over to LA Green Drinks to meet like-minded drinkers. The Culver City location now offers organic Square One vodka –

6. Recycle your bottles — and wine corks. [added 7/7/08]

Reverse the order if you actually wanna try all these tips in a single day. As my friend Erin likes to remind me, wine then liquor, never been sicker –

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