Surf for the planet through cotton 100

Surf for the planet through cotton 100 Surf for the planet, 100% cotton, no thanks ZooZoo2.com incipiente surfwear retailer founded by Molly Lucas 12 years and only 2 months old, is trying to teach a 'great for the environment in the retailing of surf. Unlike many large retailers and large ZooZoo2 Molly decided to sell only organic cotton T-shirt and apparel. This means that cost a little 'more to produce, but it is worth every penny, in addition, organic cotton shirts feel great wear. The conventional cultivation of cotton is a major destructive effect on the environment. The simple act of growing and harvesting of a pound of cotton fiber needed to make a shirt (or any other conventional cotton product) has an enormous cost of land, water and soil, and significantly affects the health of people living in areas of cultivation of cotton. [extract from Sustainable Cotton Project, Inc 2005] Conventional cotton is one of the most intensively sprayed crops. [According to organizations such as the holding of cotton sustainable] cotton uses approximately 25 percent of all insecticides worldwide and more than 10 per cent of the pesticides (including herbicides, insecticides, and defoliants). Environmental Protection Agency considers seven of the 15 pesticides used on cotton in 2000 in the United States as "possible", "probable", "probable" or "known" human carcinogens. The organic cotton is the only way to go Every shirt made from one hundred percent organic cotton saves one third of a pound of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Consumers who buy organic cotton to help this nascent industry sustainable. [extract newamericandream.org] 100% cotton, 73% the average of the truth 100% cotton T-shirt contains only 73% cotton. The rest is made up of resins and chemicals used to increase production levels. We all believe in 100% cotton is, unfortunately, the truth seems to be a little 'different. In the United States last year, farmers apply 53 million pounds of toxic pesticides to cotton fields. Outside the world of the total use of insecticides, are only 25% used for the cultivation of cotton. And if this were not enough, once the cotton is grown it is dyed using toxic dyes. So, to continue to grow, is finished with formaldehyde. Common sense says that can not be right. [extract from Howie clothes] Go ZooZoo2 Organic is committed to reducing environmental damage through the use of shirts of organic cotton clothing and surf. We will do everything possible to protect our planet with organic cotton. Let surfers path.