Plenty (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Plenty is an environmental media company that publishes a bi-monthly magazine
and offers daily news on their website (plentymag.com). They are dedicated to exploring and giving voice to the green revolution that they say will define the 21st Century. Plenty states that we live in "exciting times and that people everywhere are reexamining every part of their lives and how it affects the world around us. Plenty works toward documenting these findings, from the coffee we drink to the cars we use to drive to work, and how they make the world greener.
In order to practice what they preach, Plenty offers a digital version of their magazine. Their magazine is printed on paper that is 85-100 percent recycled and contains 20-30 percent post-consumer material. They also offset their carbon footprint
with Green Mountain Energy
. Their website, hosted by DreamHost
, is carbon neutral
.
Plenty covers technology
, food
, homes
, design
, architecture
, cars
, clothing
, travel
, outdoor recreation
, leisure
and sustainability
. Plenty' s first issue was dated January, 2005.
The magazine's mission is to inform readers that "If we, as individuals and as a society, make the right choices, we can still have a world of PLENTY" .
Plenty Magazine is not affiliated with Plenty International
, the relief and development organization founded in 1974.
Plenty Magazine closed its doors early 2009, apparently with severe funding failures that resulted in payment issues with writers, illustrators and web workers. Existing subscriptions at the time of closure were neither refunded nor fulfilled. It is defunct; their webpage will lead your browser to mothernaturenetwork.com
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
and offers daily news on their website (plentymag.com). They are dedicated to exploring and giving voice to the green revolution that they say will define the 21st Century. Plenty states that we live in "exciting times and that people everywhere are reexamining every part of their lives and how it affects the world around us. Plenty works toward documenting these findings, from the coffee we drink to the cars we use to drive to work, and how they make the world greener.
In order to practice what they preach, Plenty offers a digital version of their magazine. Their magazine is printed on paper that is 85-100 percent recycled and contains 20-30 percent post-consumer material. They also offset their carbon footprint
Carbon footprint
A carbon footprint has historically been defined as "the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person.". However, calculating a carbon footprint which conforms to this definition is often impracticable due to the large amount of data required, which is...
with Green Mountain Energy
Green Mountain Energy
Green Mountain Energy is a United States company that offers clean electricity products, and carbon offsets to residential and commercial customers.-History:...
. Their website, hosted by DreamHost
DreamHost
DreamHost is a Los Angeles-based web hosting provider and domain name registrar. It is the web hosting branch of New Dream Network, LLC, founded in 1996 by Dallas Bethune, Josh Jones, Michael Rodriguez and Sage Weil, undergraduate students at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, and...
, is carbon neutral
Carbon neutral
Carbon neutrality, or having a net zero carbon footprint, refers to achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount sequestered or offset, or buying enough carbon credits to make up the difference...
.
Plenty covers technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
, homes
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, cars
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
, clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
, travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
, outdoor recreation
Recreation
Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun"...
, leisure
Leisure
Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, and domestic chores. It is also the periods of time before or after necessary activities such as eating, sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education....
and sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
. Plenty
The magazine's mission is to inform readers that "If we, as individuals and as a society, make the right choices, we can still have a world of PLENTY" .
Plenty Magazine is not affiliated with Plenty International
Plenty International
Plenty International is an environmental, humanitarian aid and human rights organization based in Summertown, Tennessee, USA.-Background:In 1974, Stephen Gaskin and The Farm, an intentional community, started an outreach program called Plenty...
, the relief and development organization founded in 1974.
Plenty Magazine closed its doors early 2009, apparently with severe funding failures that resulted in payment issues with writers, illustrators and web workers. Existing subscriptions at the time of closure were neither refunded nor fulfilled. It is defunct; their webpage will lead your browser to mothernaturenetwork.com