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Eco Friendly Brands, Holden And Heart Coffee, Team Up For Good Brew

Transworld Snowboarding
February 3rd, 2012

Holden has always been an environmentally conscious brand and is proud to be offering Heart X Heart coffee in the first biodegradable, one-way valve coffee bags available in the Pacific Northwest.

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7 Ways to Green Your Everyday Routine

Biofriendly Yobo Member
February 2nd, 2012

People are constantly talking about “going green” or being more environmentally-friendly, but what does that really mean? Does it mean you have to change the entire way you live your life? Should you get rid of everything from your cleaning supplies to your car in order to lessen your environmental footprint? Well, in actuality no, you don’t need to do that.

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Mahatma Gandhi Lookalikes Set New World Record

Metro
January 31st, 2012

Assembled pupils took part in a 0.5km ‘Rise Up’ march in honour of Gandhi, who was assassinated 64 years ago to the day, to promote his ideology of non-violence.

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Lily Yeh: Beauty in Broken Places

Yes! Magazine Yobo Member
January 31st, 2012

Using art to bring about healing, self-empowerment, and social change.

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When Gossip is Good

Greater Good Yobo Member
January 31st, 2012

For centuries, gossip has been dismissed as salacious, idle chatter that can damage reputations and erode trust. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests rumor-mongering can have positive outcomes such as helping us police bad behavior, prevent exploitation and lower stress.

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Lessons about peace, nonviolence help students understand themselves and the world

Mercury News
February 3rd, 2012

“School is a wonderful place to teach students the skills to change the world for the better.”

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Yoga Without Borders To Host First Take Action Summit

Healthzone.ca
February 1st, 2012

Forget the yoga mat. For a group of Toronto yogis, what’s important is taking the message out of the studio and changing the world.

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Reuse a Pocket-Sized Pepper Mill as a Coffee Grinder for a Fresh Ground Brew Anytime, Anywhere

Life Hacker
January 31st, 2012

Using a pepper grinder as a portable, no-power coffee grinder is a great way to leave the luxuries of a coffee grinder behind without sacrificing a great cup of coffee.

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The Future of Roads: No Driving, No Emissions, Nature Reconnected

The Solutions Journal
January 31st, 2012

The netway system promises to reverse centuries of environmental degradation by road systems and humans.

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Indian villagers’ lives transformed by new energy delivery system

Our World 2.0
January 30th, 2012

It is here in Uttar Pradesh, one of India’s largest and poorest states, far away from the country’s straining power grid, that US-born entrepreneurs Nikhil Jaisinghani and Brian Shaad have started to pioneer a wholly different energy system, designed to meet some of the most basic needs of the poorest.

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