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17 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Confused about the ins and outs of microfinance? Check this list for seven different lenders--and the who, where, and how of the people they help.+ READ MORE
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12 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
If you're a fan of fairly traded French Roasts, tea leaves, or chocolate treats-you've probably recognized the famous red and white label Equal Exchange. The San Fran-based non-profit has been delivering these social, economic and environmentally-responsible goods since 1988 when co-founded by Kevin...+ READ MORE
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9 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Robyn Nietert started the Women's Microfinance Initiative with a trial run of 20 loans, none more than $150, that women in rural Uganda would use to start their own businesses. In less than two years, the organization has not had a single default, and is now up to a total of 680 loans to 329...+ READ MORE
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29 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Tamara Giltsoff is a highly respected sustainability strategist who has worked for brilliantly innovative companies such as live|work in London and OzoLabs in New York.+ READ MORE
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7 Sep 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Teach your kids more than just reading, writing, and spelling with these suggestions for incorporating sustainability into traditional lessons--and leave them with knowledge to last a lifetime.+ READ MORE
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10 Jul 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Close your eyes and go to your happy place. If it were to be distinguishable by features of topography, biology or culture, which country would it be?+ READ MORE
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13 Jun 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
There are twelve leverage points at which to intervene in a system. These points were proposed by Donella Meadows, a scientist and system analyst focused on environmental limits to economic growth.+ READ MORE
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13 May 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
This clever term describes the mix of ecology and economics. Vague enough for you? Well maybe that's a good thing. The open-for-interpretation vibe of this term allows for us to think beyond what passes for financial thinking (sic) these days.+ READ MORE
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17 Apr 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
This week, Focus Earth reports on new developments in Obama's energy policy and checks in on the status of economic stimulus. Then, the team reports on the endangered Bonobo ape before Bob Woodruff hosts a roundtable discussion on the state of world primates. Finally, Robert Krulwich dives...+ READ MORE
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14 Apr 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
I don't wish to open a can of culture-war worms here, so I'm just going to focus on one particularly unproductive statement recently made by uber-popular talk show host Rush Limbaugh. According to AutoBlog, the so-called "new face of the Republican Party" has some things to say about hybrid electric...+ READ MORE
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3 Apr 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
This week, Focus Earth travels to London to report on the G20 conference before returning to Washington to cover new global warming and energy legislation proposed by the Democrats. Then, Bill Blakemore interviews two of President Obama's green-team appointees and Robert Krulwich dives into...+ READ MORE
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3 Apr 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
This week, leaders from around the world met in London to discuss the global economic crisis. This most recent G20 summit, named so because it gathers leaders from the world's 20 leading industrial and developing nations, was focused on finding a solution to the world's economic problems and, though...+ READ MORE
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2 Apr 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
If you've checked out the uplifting eco-publication Ode Magazine, you could only presume that the mastermind behind it all—Jurriaan Kamp—must tout the same utopian world view. And that's the truth. After studying international law, working for the European Parliament, and...+ READ MORE
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27 Mar 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
Part of Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus bill is targeted at new "clean tech" industries, many now located in California. The idea behind clean tech is simple: improve the efficiency of information-based businesses, while at the same time reducing their consumption and pollution.+ READ MORE
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23 Mar 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Economy vs. Environment? You can help turn that "versus" into a "hearts."+ READ MORE
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