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Vote for the Best Agent of Change in the BBC World Challenge '09 6 HOURS AGO 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	{ }
Meet Robyn Nietert of the Women's Microfinance Initiative: Building Businesses, and Lives, One Loan At a Time (Interview) 11 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	{ }
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	{ }
New York City is the #1 Buyer of Endangered Rainforest Wood in US 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	{ }
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	{ }
80% of the World's Toys are Made in Chinese Factories 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	{ }
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	{ }
Greening NYC, 1,000 Supers At a Time 30 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS A program launched just last month is already about halfway to meeting its goal of 1,000 superintendents signed up for its green training program, which will slash the carbon emissions-and energy costs-of New York City's buildings.+ READ MORE	{ }
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	{ }
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	{ }
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	{ }
Who Needs a Mandate to Compost? Be Your Own San Francisco 22 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS it's now illegal to throw away food scraps in San Francisco--and failing to recycle can hit you with a $500 fine. When the news first surfaced that the law had passed, many were worried. But instead of lamenting how the city government is taking over its freedoms, San Franciscans have embraced the...+ READ MORE	{ }
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	{ }
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	{ }
What's My Cheeseburger Got to Do with Deforestation and Changing Weather Patterns? 21 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS Three scary connections, three ways to turn things around.+ READ MORE	{ }

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