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18 HOURS AGO IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
The often antagonistic relationship between money green and environmental green is-paradoxically-where ideologies clash and also where some of the biggest social changes can occur.+ READ MORE
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20 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Maybe it's time we tap into our inner child-artist and try some more creative and open-minded approaches like, as a first step, using eco-art to convey the urgency without the ideology. + READ MORE
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19 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | 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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19 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | 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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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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14 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Our eco-system is finite and there is a point of no return. With this in mind, we could all kick things up a notch or three in terms of urgency and methods+ READ MORE
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14 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Talking about going vegan or selling your car and buying a bike or dismantling industrial civilization doesn't reflect your priorities. What we do reflects our priorities and our eco-legacy will be based on actions, not intent. + READ MORE
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12 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Finally, the energy reform bill, which is currently being debated in the Senate, is getting its due--a TV ad campaign.+ READ MORE
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11 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Activism is a 15-round heavyweight brawl with ebbs and flows and to win, you'll need endurance, courage, and maybe even a little cockeyed idealism.+ READ MORE
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9 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Organized by the BBC with support from Newsweek and Shell, World Challenge '09 seeks to honor "projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level." This year, the fifth that the competition has been held, the finalists...+ 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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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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3 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Deforestation of tropical areas is not only one of the leading causes of climate change, it's constantly putting millions of animals at risk by demolishing their habitats. And guess who's the biggest buyer of rainforest wood in the United States?+ READ MORE
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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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2 Nov 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
I know it seems a tad early for a Christmas article, but the following revelation has implications that go way beyond the world's prime shopping season: around 80% of all toys are made in heavily polluting Chinese factories. By young children. + READ MORE
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