RE: [GreenYes] Eco-Barbie

[Heide Feldman <hfeldman@mrwmd.org>]

I do believe this was in honor of April 1...but you just gave me a GREAT
idea for my school presentations. My Eco-Barbie will be the best example of
the 3 R's these kids have ever seen!
Heidi Feldman
Public Education Coordinator
Monterey Regional Waste Management District
Tel.: 831/384-5313     FAX: 831/384-3567

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a
miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
-Albert Einstein 



-----Original Message-----
From: EcoWaters@aol.com [mailto:EcoWaters@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:25 PM
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Subject: [GreenYes] Eco-Barbie


From GRIST magazine (thanks, Anne):
WELL HELLO, DOLLY
Mattell announced over the weekend that it would be marketing a new 
Eco-Barbie in time for next Christmas.  Made entirely from recycled 
plastic, the new Barbie will include accessories like a patchouli 
neck bag, a Central-American-style jacket made from organic hemp, a 
bullhorn, and climbing gear for direct action make-believe.  The 
Eco-Barbie also will be able to recite such popular environmental 
slogans as "reduce, reuse, recycle" and "every day is Earth Day." 
Mattell is undecided about whether Eco-Barbie's dream car will be a 
super-efficient, gas-electric hybrid or a rusting VW van.  A Ken doll 
sporting long hair, a beard, and a fleece jacket is also in the works.