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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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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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The 12 Most Hopeful Trends to Build On in 2012

Yes! Magazine Yobo Member
January 27th, 2012

2011 was full of surprises, many of them the good kind. But which ones will matter in the coming year? Here’s our pick of trends to watch.

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Permaculture pioneers — Stories from the new frontier

Our World 2.0
January 26th, 2012

In these days of increased concern over food security, resource scarcity and deteriorating ecosystems, the system of design known as permaculture is an important part of finding sustainable solutions.

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May Boeve: Friendship to Carry Us Through Crisis

Yes! Magazine Yobo Member
January 25th, 2012

15 extraordinary people transforming the way we live: The worldwide climate-change movement started with the dreams of a few college friends.

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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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Public Administration and the Impact Economy

Public Administration
January 30th, 2012

In America today and around the world there is an increased reliance upon innovation to kick-start the economy and address social needs. Enter the ‘impact economy’ and the revitalized public administrator to take center stage in social innovation.

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Advice to Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs

Echoing Green Yobo Member
January 26th, 2012

How do I know if a business is the right way to make the difference to the area I want to explore? I’d say let it grow organically.

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Three creative ways people are bringing hope and healing to Sendai

Ode Magazine Yobo Member
January 25th, 2012

Even though the initial intensity of the March 11 disaster has subsided, many people still feel a deep tugging to help Japanese disaster victims. Since that subtle pull is strong and persistent, people are finding very creative ways to bring hope and healing to this part of the world.

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Connecting Across Religious Divides: Program Update from Sri Lanka

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding Yobo Member
January 25th, 2012

I recently returned from two weeks in the Sri Lankan city of Trincomalee, where we had earlier launched our year-long reconciliation program with a series of workshops within Buddhist, Christian, Muslim and Hindu religious communities.

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