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Meet Robyn Nietert of the Women's Microfinance Initiative: Building Businesses, and Lives, One Loan At a Time (Interview)

POSTED  9 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS {} VOTES

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 borrowers. Next projects include partnering with a formal bank in Uganda-and solar panels. Learn more about WMI's accomplishments in this interview with Robyn Nietert.

 
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To Fu, or Not To Fu

POSTED  20 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

Hey there Internet, it's me, Bea.  Bea Wildered. So one thing I'm doing this Thanksgiving is trying tofu turkey.  It not only has fewer calories than a traditional turkey, it's cheaper. + READ MORE

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Bea Wildered: Credits

POSTED  20 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

Credits for Bea Wildered: A Fun Little Movies Production. + READ MORE

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What the Heck is Eco-Art? 10 Ways to Appreciate It

POSTED  20 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

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The Simplest, 4-Step Quiz to Determine Your Carbon Footprint

POSTED  20 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

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10 Truly Great DIY Gifts (Vote for Your Favorite)

POSTED  20 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

Get your crafty side inspired with ideas for DIY gifts that will make the holidays merry and bright--no matter who you're buying for. + READ MORE

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Meet Ann Snook, The Nature Conservancy's Maya Forest Program Manager

POSTED  19 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

Mexico's Maya Forest is home to a host of sensitive and threatened eco-systems from forest, savannah, mangrove and wetlands-all 13.3 million acres. When I traveled there, I was fortunate enough to meet one of the faces protecting it: Ann Snook, The Nature Conservancy's Maya Forest Program Manager. + READ MORE

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Know Your Green Acronyms!

POSTED  19 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

A quick guide to some of the more commonly used acronyms and abbreviations used on Planet Green and TreeHugger + READ MORE

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Why Wait Till 2012? 8 Quasi-Serious Ways to Ward Off the Apocalypse Now

POSTED  19 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

If Armageddon is coming, it sure ain't gonna be green...unless, perhaps, we get busy right now. Yeah, I know you're already pretty damn busy but I'm talking a whole new level of busy. Noah's Ark busy. + READ MORE

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How to Stop Plastics from Turning Your Unborn Boy Into a Girl

POSTED  19 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

Of all the charges leveled at plastics: the health risks, the waste creation, the resource-intensive production--this one is definitely the strangest. New research suggests that if women pregnant with boys are exposed to certain plastics, it will alter the brains of their unborn children. And make... + READ MORE

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Hot Online Retailers for Amazing, Lower Footprint Shopping

POSTED  19 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

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POSTED  17 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

The search for the next national nuclear waste depository is on--and coming to South Carolina? + READ MORE

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7 Microfinance Organizations for Maximum Impact, Minimal Investment

POSTED  17 Nov 2009  |   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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Accomplish the Impossible: Make a 'Donation Made In Your Name' Gift Exciting and Hip

POSTED  17 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

Do-good gifts are great, but have one glaring problem. How do you make the recipient as excited about it as they would be if they were receiving some shiny new toy? We have some ideas for how you can make your heart-felt, change-making gift really cool. + READ MORE

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Cool the Earth Puts Climate Change in the Classroom

POSTED  17 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

Adults spend loads of time worrying about climate change and carbon footprints. But kids are an equally important audience, and what better place to put information about global climate change than right in the classroom? + READ MORE

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Greenpeace Declares Human Existence is 'Under Threat,' Climate Change to Blame

POSTED  16 Nov 2009  |   COMMENTS

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