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

10 HOURS AGO  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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Buy A Coal Country DVD, Help Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining

6 Nov 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Buy a Coal Country DVD, CD, or book, and learn all you need to know about coal mining and mountaintop removal to stun you into action to stop it. Best part, buying the CD supports an organization already working to do just that.+ READ MORE

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Sites We Love: Green Daily

3 Nov 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

For green news, technology advances, political happenings, and celebrity lifestyle tips, add Green Daily to your RSS feed.+ READ MORE

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The Charter for Compassion Draws Strength from a Simple Idea

2 Nov 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Karen Armstrong's take on religion, motivated by her experience as a Catholic nun and inspired by the study of modern literature, is one that emphasizes similarities over differences and compassion over judgment. Her books commonly spark controversy—indeed, her views tend to be...+ READ MORE

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An Environmentalist Walks Into a Bar...10 Green-ish Jokes to Be Reused, Recycled, Repurposed

2 Nov 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Global warming is no laughing matter. Or is it?+ READ MORE

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The, Greenest: Poem--Ever.

1 Nov 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Until the genre of eco-poetry develops, we have delve into the past to find the greenest verses ever written.+ READ MORE

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Host a Coal Country Screening, Get a Free Sneak-Peek DVD!

30 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Host a screening of Coal Country, a film that focuses on why we need to move beyond coal, including the problems caused by mountaintop removal mining. The Sierra Club will help you get started by supplying the DVD. You just need to send the invites and get the (organic) popcorn.+ READ MORE

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Help Supermodels Strip For Climate Change (Video)

30 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Supermodels strip down to the natural state of things+ READ MORE

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Hit or Myth? A Dozen Dirty "Truths" With One Tiny Problem: They're False

28 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

How eco-gullible are you?+ READ MORE

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The Top 20 Eco-Songs of All Time

27 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

The noted environmentalist and headbanger Friedrich Nietzsche once declared: "Without music, life would be a mistake." (He also said, "What does not kill me, makes me stronger," so we can likely assume he'd seen a few episodes of "American Idol.") Which brings us to the intersection of music and...+ READ MORE

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Are You On Twitter? Can You Spare a Tweet for the Planet?

23 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

If you use Twitter and you care about the environment, come up with one tweet to motivate action on strong climate legislation. It could become 1Sky's next rallying cry.+ READ MORE

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Halloween on Earth: 10 Real Life Things Way More Frightening Than Frankenstein or Freddie

22 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

You wanna see something really scary?+ READ MORE

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Meet Emily "Alix" Fano, Co-Chair of PS 166's Green Committee

22 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Moms are by nature, super powered multi-taskers. Imagine then, a mom on a mission to make the world a greener place for her children and their classmates like mom-of-two Emily "Alix" Fano. She isn't just an expert in Urban and Environmental Policy (holding a Master's degree from Tufts) or a...+ READ MORE

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PopTech's America Reimagined: Bringing Brains Together at the Coolest Conference You've Never Heard Of

21 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Every year, some of the world's brightest minds convene at a conference in Camden, Maine to share the innovation, creativity, and technology that will make the future a brighter place.+ READ MORE

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Back to the Sustainable Future: Taking Two Steps Back to Jump Ten Steps Forward

20 Oct 2009  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Some things were done greener in the past.+ READ MORE

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