(Image via Turkish Daily News) A man after my own heart, Sir Richard Branson, spoke at a leadership conference in Istanbul this past Saturday on his very high hopes and socially responsible plans for...
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Imagine this. It's that time you've been waiting for - the moment you get to find out what is beneath all that wrapping paper and mystery. After holding out for so long, you finally tear away...
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Or should I say, Halloween? If you ask me, it's just plain Hollow nowadays. You know, this holiday used to mean something - but public opinion has changed vastly. So few people even honor or...
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The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association, Premier Horticulture, Inc. and Sun Gro Horticulture Distribution have filed a complaint [pdf] against Organix, Inc for the company's use of...
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Sometimes an enterprise can have relatively questionable tactics, but otherwise offer something quite positive to the consumer. Kevin Trudeau and his slew of books on natural cures is one such...
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There are many ways to support the operations of an enterprise. You can buy their products, buy their stock, recommend the company to others, and you can work for them. I believe that if you work for...
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One thing so many people seemed to have lost is a sense of value for money. In the spirit of perhaps changing that, here's a poem I wrote some time ago on the matter, previously posted in an...
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In case you missed it yesterday, I stated... To me, corporate social responsibility is not in the hands of the corporation, but in the hands of the people. It is your duty to be a responsible consumer...
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I was asked some time ago how I have the time to read all of this, and where I find my information. It took me a while to think about how to answer that some way besides "that's just who......
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Columnist Jenni Carlson in Saturday's Oklahoman attacked Oaklahoma State backup QB Bobby Reid, essentially stating that he just didn't care about the game. Coach Gundy didn't like it. No,...
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I'm not sure if you have heard about the LOL Catz fad (how ever they want to spell that), but I'm having a hard time deciding whether it's cute or annoying. To an extent it seems to...
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BuzzMachine has a very interesting viewpoint on the so-called impartiality of journalists. Albeit technical and rather thickly written, it definitely poses a very good point. "There I think we...
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"In New England, the literacy rate was over 50 percent during the first half of the 17th century, and it rose to 70 percent by 1710. By the time of the American Revolution, it was around 90...
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Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble - there's a new genetically enhanced bacteria strain that literally craps ethanol at high temperatures. The bacteria strain, called TM242, is particularly special...
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Social Enterprise Magazine has recently added to their website a wonderful 32 page booklet with neat bits of information and fun stories to get people fired up about Social Enterprise Day (to be...
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It's a gift giver's worst nightmare - giving a gift they consider trash. Well why not just outright give them trash? It's been said before, one man's trash is another man's...
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Being the leanest, greenest brand of them all takes a lot of gumption and know-how. Not only do you have to be highly competitive as a business, but you also have to take care of the social bottom...
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The largely deplorable state of the U.S. health care system is not going to get much better anytime soon, thanks to the Bush administration. Major reports have been severely compromised or flat out...
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Photo via BoGo website Now this is an idea founded in sheer genius. First, start off with a really great product - an inexpensive solar powered flashlight. Then, whenever someone buys one of these...
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I officially love my bank. The Wachovia Foundation, alongside the MacArthur Foundation and the Opportunity Finance Network just recently teamed up on a $42.5 million endeavor to support community...
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When nature calls, did you ever stop to think Mother Earth may be asking you to nourish her? The recycling and cleansing of human excrement from the water supply may well give a lot of people jobs,...
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Gosh I love bureaucracies. All that pretty red tape is just so inspiring. Here's the scenario. A faith-based non-profit gets the U.S. government to donate two Coast Guard cutters to support the...
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