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New research reveals how Africa Tweets
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Put Your Filth To Good Work
Charity SWEAR BOX from Fueled on Vimeo.
Charity Swearbox was born in the minds of James Dow and Jay Gelardi, two creative friends who met whilst working together who wanted to do something good with the ideas part of their brains.
The site was designed by James Dow and Robert Evans who runs the very talentedTelegramme studio, home of some very beautiful illustration.
Last but by no means least the site was developed by Rameet Chawla and his team atFueled in New York who put a huge amount of work into the project.
In the spirit of collaboration everyone came together to create something fun, exciting, new and importantly; good for the world.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
MDG Progress
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development.
Learn more about the goals here.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Cyber Monday :: Buy Less
Today is Cyber Monday. It will likely be the biggest online shopping day ever. Cyber Monday was created by the National Retail Federation in 2005 to focus media and public attention on online shopping. But Cyber Monday, and the culture of consumption it reflects, puts the economy of natural systems that support all life firmly in the red. We're now using the resources of one-and-a-half planets on our one and only planet.
Because Patagonia wants to be in business for a good long time – and leave a world inhabitable for our kids – we want to do the opposite of every other business today. We ask you to buy less and to reflect before you spend a dime on this jacket or anything else.
Environmental bankruptcy, as with corporate bankruptcy, can happen very slowly, then all of a sudden. This is what we face unless we slow down, then reverse the damage. We're running short on fresh water, topsoil, fisheries, wetlands – all our planet's natural systems and resources that support business, and life, including our own.
The environmental cost of everything we make is astonishing. Consider the R2® Jacket shown, one of our best sellers. To make it required 135 liters of water, enough to meet the daily needs (three glasses a day) of 45 people. Its journey from its origin as 60% recycled polyester to our Reno warehouse generated nearly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide, 24 times the weight of the finished product. This jacket left behind, on its way to Reno, two-thirds its weight in waste.
And this is a 60% recycled polyester jacket, knit and sewn to a high standard; it is exceptionally durable, so you won't have to replace it as often. And when it comes to the end of its useful life we'll take it back to recycle into a product of equal value. But, as is true of all the things we can make and you can buy, this jacket comes with an environmental cost higher than its price.
There is much to be done and plenty for us all to do. Don't buy what you don't need. Think twice before you buy anything. Go to patagonia.com/CommonThreads, take the Common Threads Initiative pledge and join us in the fifth “R,” to reimagine a world where we take only what nature can replace.
Take the pledge
-Patagonia
Because Patagonia wants to be in business for a good long time – and leave a world inhabitable for our kids – we want to do the opposite of every other business today. We ask you to buy less and to reflect before you spend a dime on this jacket or anything else.
Environmental bankruptcy, as with corporate bankruptcy, can happen very slowly, then all of a sudden. This is what we face unless we slow down, then reverse the damage. We're running short on fresh water, topsoil, fisheries, wetlands – all our planet's natural systems and resources that support business, and life, including our own.
The environmental cost of everything we make is astonishing. Consider the R2® Jacket shown, one of our best sellers. To make it required 135 liters of water, enough to meet the daily needs (three glasses a day) of 45 people. Its journey from its origin as 60% recycled polyester to our Reno warehouse generated nearly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide, 24 times the weight of the finished product. This jacket left behind, on its way to Reno, two-thirds its weight in waste.
And this is a 60% recycled polyester jacket, knit and sewn to a high standard; it is exceptionally durable, so you won't have to replace it as often. And when it comes to the end of its useful life we'll take it back to recycle into a product of equal value. But, as is true of all the things we can make and you can buy, this jacket comes with an environmental cost higher than its price.
There is much to be done and plenty for us all to do. Don't buy what you don't need. Think twice before you buy anything. Go to patagonia.com/CommonThreads, take the Common Threads Initiative pledge and join us in the fifth “R,” to reimagine a world where we take only what nature can replace.
Take the pledge
-Patagonia
Friday, November 11, 2011
Eleven. Eleven. Eleven.
Where can you go from there? Where?...Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?...Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Here’s To The Crazy Ones
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,
are the ones who do."
-Apple
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Stories From Haiti :: After The Quake
Frontline | The Economy of a Tent City
Frontline | Solving The Tap-Tap Puzzle
Frontline | The Aid Dilemma
Via PBS | Frontline & NPR | Planet Money
Reporter | David Davidson
Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.
Frontline | Solving The Tap-Tap Puzzle
Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.
Frontline | The Aid Dilemma
Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.
Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.Reporter | David Davidson
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The End of R.E.M.
Amnesty International believes that human right abuses anywhere are the concern of people everywhere.
R.E.M. announced today that have broken up after 31 years together. R.E.M. is best know for pioneering american alternative music and rock social activism. Who can forget the 1991 MTV Music Video Award when Michael Stipe wore a half a dozen different T-shirts with slogan including "rainforest", "love knows no colors", and "handgun control now". Stipe believed that he could use his rock status to raise the world awareness to social and political injustice.
"A wise man once said, ‘The skill in attending a party is knowing when it’s time to leave,’ " - Michael Stipe
The End of R.E.M. and they feel fine.
R.E.M. announced today that have broken up after 31 years together. R.E.M. is best know for pioneering american alternative music and rock social activism. Who can forget the 1991 MTV Music Video Award when Michael Stipe wore a half a dozen different T-shirts with slogan including "rainforest", "love knows no colors", and "handgun control now". Stipe believed that he could use his rock status to raise the world awareness to social and political injustice.
"A wise man once said, ‘The skill in attending a party is knowing when it’s time to leave,’ " - Michael Stipe
The End of R.E.M. and they feel fine.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Phish Phundraises 4 Vermont
Phish will play a special benefit concert for Vermont's flood recovery efforts. In the wake of Hurricane Irene, Vermont experienced its worst flooding in a century, which devastated communities throughout the state. Many of us remember Conventry but this year's flood is way worse.
Show your support for Vermont's flood recovery by purchasing a live webcast of the benefit concert.
Proceeds from the concert and merchandise sales will be directed to The WaterWheel Foundation and The Vermont Community Foundation to aid in the recovery of the Green Mountain State.
The WaterWheel Foundation was created by Phish in 1997 to oversee the band's various charitable activities. Fans can donate to The WaterWheel Foundation by clicking here. You should specify that you would like your contribution to go to Vermont flood recovery efforts.
The Vermont Community Foundation was founded in 1986 and is Vermont's largest homegrown philanthropic foundation, managing a collection of over 600 charitable funds that invest more than $18 million annually in Vermont through grants, loans and other investments. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the Foundation worked with donors and other partners to facilitate donations for relief and recovery efforts, including the establishment of a fund to benefit Vermont farmers affected by the storm. Visit vermontcf.org or call 802-388-3355 for more information.
Friday, August 19, 2011
World Humanitarian Day :: People Helping People
If you have an idea about how to change the world, the UN Secretary-General wants to know about it.
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