It’s Xmas, so I know what you’re thinking — What am I gonna do for New Year’s Eve? Thus, some mostly-eco ideas:

>> Your guide to distinctive, affordable sparkling wines made from grapes grown on human-scale farms without the use of chemicals. A good bottle can be had for as little as $15.99.

>> 9 Domestic Sparkling Wines for New Years Eve 2009. All of these wines are from the west coast; remember that if you live on the east side of the rockies, getting your wine / champagne from Europe will actually mean a lower carbon footprint.

By the way, I took both of the above lists to Co-opportunity yesterday, and found nothing. I plan to give Whole Foods a try tomorrow. Relatedly:

>> Don’t drink and drive! Ride Metro buses and trains free from 9 pm on New Year’s Eve to 2 am on New Year’s Day.

>> If you need an i-reminder not to drink and drive: iBreath’s a new $79 iPod-accessory breathalizer. “The person using the iBreath exhales into a retractable “blow wand” and the internal sensor measures the blood-alcohol content. Within two seconds, it displays the results on an LED screen. A reading of 0.08 or above sets off an alarm.”

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