In Florida, as in many places, recycling is not mandatory. Many things in life are not financially profitable, however that doesn’t mean they are not the correct thing to do. … [Read full article]
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Skip The Gifts
Wish you could do more for the world? Tired of receiving presents that you have no need for and just add to our world’s growing piles of waste? Encourage … [Read full article]
Like it for Good — New Project of Planetsave Founder Jan van Voorst
Got a guest post here from the founder of Planetsave — Jan van Voorst — on his awesome new project, LikeItForGood. Check it out!
Fashionable Activism and Fundraising: I'm Tired of Coal
Tell the world how you feel about our dirty coal addiction by wearing your message right on your arm: I’m Tired of Coal.
Help Me Fight Cancer
[social_buttons] I will donate each and every dollar generated from this article to charity. That is determined by the number of views that this article receives. So help get this … [Read full article]
5 Things You Can Do Now to Help Abandoned Pets
There are few places in the world that have not been touched in some way by the faltering global economy. A tragic side effect of this phenomenon is the increase … [Read full article]
Benevolence in a Box: ChangingthePresent.org Makes Gift Giving a Life-Changing Experience
This holiday season, you can save a cloud forest, adopt a tiger and remove 1 ton of CO2. Although none of it will fit in a box or under the tree, Changing … [Read full article]
Recycling for Change: Epic Change uses a pay-it-forward approach to saving the world
If you’re going to change the world, wouldn’t you like it to be epic? Stacey Monk, Co-founder and CEO of Epic Change, does, which is why she and Sanjay Patel … [Read full article]
The Nature Conservancy: 320,000 Acres of Forest Protected in Landmark Deal
Few places on Earth are as untouched as the "Crown of the Continent" — a 10-million-acre expanse of mountains, valleys and prairies in Montana and Canada. The area has sustained all the same species — including grizzlies, lynx, moose and bull trout — for at least 200 years.
Now — in one of the most significant conservation sales in history — The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land have preserved 320,000 acres of forestlands in western Montana that provide valuable habitat for species in the Crown of the Continent.
The Nature Conservancy: Do Carbon Offsets Really Work?
The proliferation of voluntary carbon offset programs seems like a great way for individuals to help fight climate change. But do carbon offset programs really work? That’s the question for Bill Stanley, Science Lead for Carbon Strategies, Climate Change Team at The Nature Conservancy.