Sadly, in our 'so long and thanks for all the fish' department, the world has lost another mammal due to development. China's nearly blind river dolphin, the baiji is now considered...
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(Pic) A rather large cleaning out of my e-mail today to end the week and year ... here are the headlines of some stories you may have missed. Google is looking for candidates to help drive their...
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by on December 29, 2006
Springwise has a nice year end review of the top ten eco business ideas of 2006 for anyone who hasn't seen this yet. Here's a quick run-down. 1. hybrid cars. 2. Consumer generated power...
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These wise words from Matthew at the Kiva Chronicles ... There's a big difference between ideas and beliefs. The last two years we've been battling in the world of ideas and slowly changing...
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You've got to love the work Future-Making Serious Games is doing covering the social/educational gaming world. I hadn't really heard much about these types of games until the past few months,...
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by mstandaert on December 28, 2006
Posting has been few and far between here for the last week and a half. I thought I'd be able to connect from my laptop when visiting my parents, but I wasn't able to use the cable connection...
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by on December 18, 2006
I saw a mention of this on Global Voices and thought I'd point it out here. Rama, a social planner in Calcutta has an idea called the "Toilet Bus" that would bring portable sanitary...
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Registration is now open for the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference on March 4, 2007. The 2007 Social Enterprise Conference is a forum for sharing ideas to create a better world. We are in an...
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Old news that he received the prize, but new news that he gave his acceptance speech in Oslo on the 10th, and a speech in Stockholm today. Here's coverage from the International Herald Tribune....
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For those looking for "green gifts" and environmentally conscious items for the holidays, check out E-Magazine's listing of holiday items, including candles, tea, fragrances, dog toys,...
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by mstandaert on December 12, 2006
A story from my colleague Stephen Gardner at Euro-correspondent.com on CSR in Romania and Bulgaria, originally for Ethical Corporation magazine. For both Bulgaria and Romania, things will change. EU...
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Some recent good news from RTI International on a malaria prevention program it has instituted in South Africa: As part of an effort to prevent the spread of malaria, RTI International led a...
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by on December 11, 2006
4NonProfits links to all of the winners of the Fast Company/Monitor Group 'social Capitalists' for 2007 on their blog a few days ago. Quite a list to check out with lots of familiar names, but...
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There's a story from the Voice of America today about microfinance in Iraq. While not a cure-all, they seem to be helping in some areas. So if you want to see your money going toward rebuilding...
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(Pic) From OneWorld South Asia: At a joint press conference on Thursday with the European Commission and international donors, senior government official of the Indian Ministry of Environment and...
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More on the condoms, AIDS debate, this time from the ground in Uganda at Jackfruity: A full thirty-three percent of the money USAID spends on HIV prevention goes towards abstinence. In 2004, the...
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According to Andrew Curry at The New Republic he will ... Yunus will be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work this Sunday in Stockholm. The honor is proof that small-scale lending to "the...
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A remarkable story here about three men who are running across the Sahara Desert to raise awareness to the global water crisis. The runners are Charlie Engle of the U.S., Canadian Ray Zahab and Kevin...
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A story on a year of hyper-giving by the world's richest at Forbes.com: It has been a phenomenal year of giving from the world's super rich. The world's richest man and most famous...
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From the AP via the Baltimore Sun, this story about how some ski resorts are moving to green technology. Not only are ski resorts pushing legislation in Washington to combat global warming, at least...
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by on December 04, 2006
A nice story here about a blind boy in India who has developed a software program called Brailleface, which converts braille commands into Devanagari script. Assistive technology like screen readers...
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by mstandaert on December 03, 2006
Two articles from the past weeks caught my eye here since they're basically the same article, although one calls CSR bunk and the other that CSR is immoral. While there's room to criticize CSR...
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The new ways to fight AIDS. From the AP, via the Detroit Free Press: In the study, 430 women in rural South Africa were loaned money to start small businesses. With economic and social independence,...
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Ran across this site this morning via the Jayne Blog. It's run by the graduate school of international studies at the University of Denver. Called RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer) Podcast,...
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