Articles tagged “Environmental Charity”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Animals Killed, In Need of Help, Due to Japan Tsunami By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 21 2011 Besides the human toll, the Japan tsunami has affected animals. More may have died if it weren't for a "sixth sense," some say. + READ MORE

Lunafest: A Mostly-Awesome Event That Isn't Just for Women By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 21 2010 A touring event that supports the Breast Cancer Fund, focuses on the environmental causes of breast cancer, and gathers women -- and men -- for a fun evening of short films, local nonprofits, and breast cancer education. + READ MORE

Help Save Tigers with One Text (and $10) By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 9 2010 The World Wildlife Fund's Year of the Tiger Campaign aims to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022, and they're calling on everyone to donate $10 to the cause with a simple text message. + READ MORE

Conservation Photographers Working to Protect Canada's Rainforest: Profiling Thomas P. Peschak By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 12 2010 Between now and September 14, the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) are on the ground trying to save British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest. Learn more about the project in this profile of photographer Thomas P. Peschak. + READ MORE

Conservation Photographers Working to Protect Canada's Rainforest: Profiling Ian McAllister By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 11 2010 Between now and September 14, the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) are on the ground trying to save British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest. Learn more about the project in this profile of photographer Ian McAllister. + READ MORE

Conservation Photographers Working to Protect Canada's Rainforest: Profiling Cristina Mittermeier By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 10 2010 Between now and September 14, the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) are on the ground trying to save British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest. Learn more about the project in this profile of the group's founder, Cristina Mittermeier. + READ MORE

To Support the Oceans, Support Oceana By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 15 2010 Oceans cover the majority of the earth's surface, but we rarely every visit them. They are the ultimate fly-over country. Oceans, however, contain an abundance of life, including phytoplankton which generate most of the oxygen that we breathe. So, you see, we kind of need oceans. + READ MORE

Global Greengrants Fund: Where Green Ideas, from Sustainable Agriculture to Mine Restoration, Sprout Around the World By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jul 13 2010 Over the last 17 years, the Global Greengrants Fund has developed a unique and highly effective model for supporting grassroots organizations working to improve local environments around the world. + READ MORE

Gulf Oil Spill: Activists Send Vuvuzelas to BP, Pepsi Sends Help, and AP Hires New Editor By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jul 1 2010 The BP oil spill is now the largest-ever in the Gulf of Mexico, and some promising efforts are underway to make sure it is not forgotten when the shock starts to fade. + READ MORE

Manute Bol, 7' 7" NBA Star Who Put Sudan Before Himself By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jun 25 2010 Manute Bol died recently and his life seems worth celebrating here not because of his role as an athlete, but because of his dedication to a cause. Manute Bol let himself be ridiculed on behalf of people suffering in Sudan. + READ MORE

Meet Jack Lee, a Montrealer Sailing for Marine Conservation By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect May 27 2010 Are all Montrealers so cool? First, we featured Ryan Stotland, cycling the world to help fight climate change. Now, we introduce his equally cool Montreal friend Jack, who’s taking on a similar eco-mission—only on a sailboat and for the oceans. A seafarer from a very young age, Jack wished to turn his passion for the great big blue into financial support for a cause he cares deeply for, the Marine Conservation Society of London. + READ MORE

What Does NASA Have to Do with Clean Water in Rwanda? (Interview) By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport May 24 2010 Economic development shouldn't be a decision between choosing a profession and doing good. We can have social enterprises that don't force people to make that choice. + READ MORE

Why Did Financial Times Pull Amnesty International's Ad Targeting Shell? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect May 21 2010 Amnesty International had an advertisement targeting Shell that was scheduled to run in the latest issue of Financial Times. It didn't run. + READ MORE

Engineering for Sustainable Development: Trading Carbon Credits for Clean Water in Rwanda By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors May 1 2010 People in Boulder gathered Thursday night to learn about sustainable development in Rwanda from an aerospace engineer based in Houston who has installed sand filter water purification systems and entered them into the carbon credit market + READ MORE

"Super Vegetable Gardens" Sprout in Africa By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Apr 22 2010 A biochar company and a seed business have developed a model for gardening that can provide a balanced diet for a family of ten in a space of 60 square meters -- and consumes 80 percent less water than conventional agriculture. + READ MORE

Use Your Mad Skillz to Celebrate Earth Day--For Me, This Means Yoga By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Apr 19 2010 As a yoga instructor, If I can get any one of my students to truly think about the environment-even if it's just for one day, it's worth it to me. I decided to not just celebrate Earth Day this year, but also provide an easy, fun and affordable opportunity for my students to find service in it. + READ MORE

The Key to a Sustainable Seed System in Africa: Vegetables By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Mar 8 2010 Why vegetables, rather than staple foods like maize, wheat, and rice? Because vegetables are less vulnerable to drought. And they're more nutritious. + READ MORE

Bill Clinton, will.i.am, Ban Ki-Moon Launch MASSIVEGOOD: Add $2 to Your Plane Ticket to Treat Malaria Across the World By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Mar 5 2010 MASSIVEGOOD will enable travelers to make "micro-contributions" to global health causes whenever they purchase a plane ticket, reserve a hotel room or rent a car. + READ MORE

Doing Good for the Mind and the World By Care2.com IN Work & Connect Mar 3 2010 From unemployment to war to illness and poverty, the problems are seemingly endless and can leave you feeling depressed and powerless. As a college student, I was tired of studying these problems but not doing anything to solve them. Because of this, I recruited volunteers and started Students Serve, a national nonprofit organization that gives students money to make a difference + READ MORE

From Awareness to Action in Haiti- Helping the UN Help Recover and Rebuild By Care2.com IN Work & Connect Mar 3 2010 A little over a week ago I traveled to Haiti, accompanied by American Idol Kris Allen. Kris wanted to help raise awareness and funding for UN efforts to help the Haitians in their efforts to recover and re-build. + READ MORE