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ChicoBag founder Andy Keller on landfills, Bikram Yoga and his beef with plastic

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:32:45 -0400

There is no shortage of entrepreneurs inspired by the movie Wall Street or the stories of Sam Walton or Steve Jobs. I recently had the opportunity to interview Andy Keller, whose inspiration is a little more, shall we say, down to Earth.

CA -- Tell us about the origins of ChicoBag.

AK -- I used to sell software for an enterprise software company down in the Bay Area. I ended up getting laid off when the company was bought out by a company in the UK. The community and lifestyle in Chico (California) really appealed to me, so it was important...

The Green Vehicle Exchange

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:22:50 -0400

The Green Vehicle Exchange is a program founded by Fraser Young whose goal is to convince drivers to scrap their older, polluting cars for newer, more fuel efficient models. They do this by offering participants anywhere from $1,500 to upwards of $4,000 for their old car, usually comptetitive with, if not more than, the car's trade-in value. The difference is that cars exchanged under the GVE program are dismantled, and the parts either recycled or scrapped in an environmentally conscious way, rather ...

Treehuggers to descend on Montreal

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:43:44 -0400

More than 165 exhibitors and 35,000 visitors are expected to descend on Montreal's Old Port for three days beginning June 13th, to share ideas about living more sustainably.

The "Salon national de l'environnement" (SNE) was developed out of a citizens’ initiative in 2006. The event looks at the current challenges to the environment and offers visitors concrete solutions. The event describes as its objective "to make visitors aware of today’s environmental challenges, while proposing solutions and tools for people to have a better understanding and to encourage beha...

Quebec and Ontario showing leadership with cap-and-trade program

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:47:50 -0400

The provinces of Quebec and Ontario have shown great leadership by working together to institute a bilateral "cap-and-trade" system in an attempt to curb green house gas emissions. When the Canadian federal government is dragging its heels on what most consider the most important issue curretnly facing humanity, bilateral initiatives between provinces or municipalities makes a good deal of sense.

This kind of autonomy and leadership at the provincial level is refreshing. A similar dynamic has existed for many years in the U.S., where despite an administration nearl...

What Gets Seventh Generationâ€™s â€œDirector of Corporate Consciousnessâ€ Out of Bed in the Morning?

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:41:01 -0400

What Gets Seventh Generation’s “Director of Corporate Consciousness” Out of Bed in the Morning?

An exclusive interview with Gregor Barnum, senior executive of Vermont-based Seventh Generation, one of the sustainability movement’s most innovative companies.

By Alex Salzman
May 19, 2008

Don’t let the altruistic job title fool you – Gregor Barnum and his cohorts at Seventh Generation are relentlessly pragmatic about building a sustainable company. I recently caught up with Barnum, who is part ethics s...

Science North receives federal funding for new IMAX film project

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:45:37 -0400

SUDBURY, ON – The Government of Canada has announced International Polar Year funding of $600,000 for the development of a new Science North IMAX® film project.

The funding will help support the filming of Artic Odyssey – Journey to the Top of the World, a giant-screen film project that will bring the issue of the impact of climate change on the Arctic, to a worldwide audience.

“Arctic Odyssey – Journey to the Top of the World is ultimately a testimonial to the places and ways of life that are on the verge of disappearing,” s...

The Story of Stuff

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:32:45 -0400

Check this out.... really well made video on consumption and the bigger picture.

If it doesn't load, go to http://www.storyofstuff.com/

IBM and the Holocaust

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:19:24 -0400

The following is an exert of a speech given by the head of IBM Germany, Willy Heidinger, upon opening a new IBM facility in Berlin in 1933

It leaves little doubt as to IBM's complicity in the atrocities that followed.

"The Physician examines the human body and determines whether...all organs are working to the benefit of the entire organism….We [IMB Germany] are very much like the physician, in that we dissect, cell by cell, the German cultural body. We report every individual characteristic… on a little card. These are not dead cards, quit...

Cuban Relations

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:23:44 -0400

In January of 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba after leading a revolution against the United States backed Dictator Fulgencio Batista. Castro quickly established a one party socialist style economy in Cuba. Next, he sought to build international relations with powerful countries in order to improve Cuba. Castro first turned to United States for assistance but the United States rejected any relations because of the paranoia fear of Communism in the United States. Cuba then looked to the United States greatest rival at the time, the Soviet Union.<...

Rather Important - Pablo Salzman

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:56:31 -0400

Hi, please take a moment to refresh your knowledge on the Darfur situation - it is a moral duty for each of us to know what is happening - Going back to work, without taking a few moments to read and ponder is nothing less than inhuman selfishness Click Here Now: http://www.rethos.com/news/view/1198

PLEASE HELP TO RID QUEBEC OF HORRIFIC PUPPY MILLS

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:48:52 -0400

Quebec is known as the ''puppy mill capital of North America''. What is a puppy mill? Plainly put, it is canine hell: see www.hua.org/movie.html for a good explanation. While laws exist in Quebec to protect dogs from these horrific conditions - they are not being enforced. Please help us force the Minister of Agriculture to enforce these laws. For more information and to donate to this important cause please visit www.tejasanimalrefuge.ca. Please cross-post far and wide.

The Chinese Connection : The Red Dragon's tacit support of the Darfur Genocide

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:40:52 -0400

In 1994 China, an emerging super power, desperately in need of new oil sources helped a poor Government in Khartoum convert the Sudanese nation into oil exporters. In the 14 years since, as the oil and the money flowed, the relationship between the two nations has blossomed.

Today, China accounts for a quarter of Sudan’s imports and for nearly 70% of it’s, oil led, exports. The economic monopoly enjoyed by China through soft loans and state owned company investing in the Sudanese economy resulted, from its outset, in an incredible amount of Chinese poli...

DEMONSTRATION AT THE MONTREAL SPCA

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:38:32 -0400

Although CTV news did a week-long story on the mis-management of the SPCA nothing will be done unless the public reacts. PLEASE help by showing your support through your presence at the demonstration. We need to keep up the pressure for change and investigation of the practices at the SPCA.

We are all there with one voice—for the sake of the animals, remembering their past and wanting to better their future!!

Your presence and that of others you know who care is vital, every one of you counts! Together, with persistence and optimism we CAN make a diff...

The Transformation

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:08:42 -0400

This story dates back to September of 1997 where a young man was starting his high school career and started to realize that he would need a few dollars in his pocket. He wasn’t in grade 6 anymore and allowance was no longer an option. He needed a plan for some quick cash so he did what any 13 year-old would do. He went to his local Army Surplus store and bought several Zippo lighters with the money he had saved up. He haggled with the cashier, got a wholesale discount and then resold those very same lighters for a profit the next day at scho...

Ally Request - lucarseneault

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:04:05 -0500

Focus the Nation hiring Organizers for FTN 2009

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:33:13 -0500

National Organizer, Focus the Nation 2009

Description:

In January 2008, Focus the Nation events reached close to one million people in a day of education and civic engagement on global warming solutions taking place at 1,900 locations in all 50 states. 64 members of Congress and 15 Governors’ offices participated in the events along with hundre...

Correction of the web address! - Philip McMaster

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:21:41 -0500

Sorry, CORRECTION... the web address is: http://www.sustainabilitysymbol.COM hope to see you online February 1st --- Don't forget to invite 3 people to share a 3 finger Photo!

You're invited to Celebrate the One Year Anniversary of 3 Finger "Peace Plus One" - Philip McMaster

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:39:51 -0500

Hello Sustainability Symbol Friends around the WORLD (Especially in Beijing) - IT'S A PARTY / CELEBRATION of the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol... and we're having a WEB-CAM World Party connecting YOUR town with Beijing China, site of the 2008 Olympics. You are most welcome to attend our party celebration for the One Year Anniversary of the 3 Finger "Peace Plus One" Sustainability Symbol on February 1st at 7pm - 9pm Friday, Feb 1st The Bookworm Building 4, Nan sanlitun Road Chao Yang District, Beijing Tel: 65869507 www.chinabookworm.com Plea...

My early Holiday gift to the Rethosaria - sharing an opportunity and recognizing your talent! - Philip McMaster

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:46:31 -0500

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! My gift to you this season are some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains I've collected over the years. All I ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol around the world and brings attention to at least one of the Climate Change related projects we're working on (Like "STOP the GLOFs") The rest will be up to you to use and design as you wish. Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environmental Protection Association. http://www.d...

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:32:14 -0500

King or Queen of your own sustainability domain!

We'd like to offer you some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains collected over the years.

What we ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol (the 3 finger symbol) around the world and brings attention to, and supports at least one of the Climate Change related projects we’re working on (Like “STOP the GLOFs”) The rest will be up to you.

Almost two years ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainab...

Be a Solution Pioneer - the Sustainability Symbol Anniversary February 1, 2008

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:49:16 -0500

Almost one year ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol (Peace Plus One) to the HK Environmental Protection Association. http://www.dragonpreneur.com/images/3fingerPhotos/EPA_0228.jpg http://www.dragonpreneur.com/images/3fingerPhotos/EPAgrp_0256.jpg

Since that time, the Peace Plus One Sustainability Symbol, representing a balanced THINKING considering SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT and ECONOMY has been shared by hundreds (maybe thousands) of people around the world.

DragonTHINK – h...

EcoEverest Expedition 2008 - Interested in participating? - Philip McMaster

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:02:28 -0500

Sorry to all the schools and organizations that asked for a presentation about the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol... something very important that may help nudge the tipping point to Sustainable Thinking has arrived. ...and the Rethos.com community is the FIRST to hear about it! I'm off to Nepal to help with the EcoEverest expedition - if you are interested in participating, enjoying an amazing adventure, and helping bring a "three finger focus" to this area of the planet where climate change and global warming are having a measurable and devastating effect RIGHT NOW... please se...

Write for Celsias - Climate Change Site

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:35:25 -0400

Celsias is rapidly becoming the â€œgo toâ€ online destination for emerging and seasoned writers to showcase their passion for the environment, sustainability and global warming.

Get published alongside world’s climate change thought leaders
Develop an online following
Become a recognized authority online
Be read in over 120 nations
Get paid
Save the world

Alliance Accepted! - The Nature Conservancy

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:27:50 -0400

Are you a great designer, or translator?

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:15:45 -0400

We are in the process of translating the word/concepts/phrase of

1. SOCIETY

2. ENVIRONMENT

3. ECONOMY

... into the languages of the world, and adapting the different ways of writing to the three fingered hand symbol.

You can see a sample of the Sustainability Symbol in Chinese script on this message.

Your name will be forever associated with the chosen modification of the symbol that represents “Society, Environment, Economy” in your linguistic communi...

Convert website into something attractive

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:51:00 -0400

The three finger Sustainability Symbol is beginning to attract attention on and off the internet. This is a double-edged sword.

On one hand, more and more people are learning about the campaign (personally passing it along from one individual to another),

on the other hand, our website stinks.

It’s homemade, and as you will see, I’m no web designer!

If there are any talented web designers out there in the Rethosarian community, please have a look at www.DragonTHINK.com and make a suggestion of how we could use some of the existing conte...

Alliance Accepted! - JAM

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:51:20 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Advansun

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:04:39 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - DanRose

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:39:43 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Benjamin Ackerman

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:51:55 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Arthur Cohene

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:54:06 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Christine

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:32:09 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:35:05 -0400

Make Friends, Have Fun and Make Money Saving the Earth

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:55:33 -0400

Are you Part of the Problem… or the SOLUTION?

Be the first in your community to start the transformation process to sustainability.

+Become a Black Belt Dragonpreneur, Trainer / DragonMentor + (Seminar / Workshop Presenter – CSR Business Consultant – Private Tutor – Sustainable Lifestyle Coach)

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: - Excellent Communications and Interpersonal Skills - Unlimited Positive Enthusiasm & Entrepreneur THinking - Assertive Development of you...

Alliance Accepted! - Nathaniel Devine

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:21:52 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Pascal

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:23:57 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - steph

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:58:51 -0400

Alliance Accepted! - Pablo Salzman

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:49:36 -0400

MTV THINK Host Political EVENT!!!

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:43:43 -0400

Calling all citizen journalists, visionaries, bloggers and vloggers! As part of a collaboration with The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Knight News Challenge, MTV News is looking for one aspiring reporter from every state and Washington, D.C., to be part of our Choose or Lose team. Read more about the program and if you think you have what it takes fill out the application .

MTV&#...

Save Our Planet

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:56:11 -0400

Enough is enough, and it’s time for a change.

-Christopher Howse – EarthThreat.org

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Simple Fall 08 Ads

Simple Fall 08 Ads

Simple Fall 08 Ads

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ChicoBag founder Andy Keller on landfills, Bikram Yoga and his beef with plastic

The Green Vehicle Exchange

Treehuggers to descend on Montreal

Quebec and Ontario showing leadership with cap-and-trade program

What Gets Seventh Generationâ€™s â€œDirector of Corporate Consciousnessâ€ Out of Bed in the Morning?

Science North receives federal funding for new IMAX film project

The Story of Stuff

IBM and the Holocaust

Cuban Relations

Rather Important - Pablo Salzman

PLEASE HELP TO RID QUEBEC OF HORRIFIC PUPPY MILLS

The Chinese Connection : The Red Dragon's tacit support of the Darfur Genocide

DEMONSTRATION AT THE MONTREAL SPCA

The Transformation

Ally Request - lucarseneault

Focus the Nation hiring Organizers for FTN 2009

Correction of the web address! - Philip McMaster

You're invited to Celebrate the One Year Anniversary of 3 Finger "Peace Plus One" - Philip McMaster

My early Holiday gift to the Rethosaria - sharing an opportunity and recognizing your talent! - Philip McMaster

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

Be a Solution Pioneer - the Sustainability Symbol Anniversary February 1, 2008

EcoEverest Expedition 2008 - Interested in participating? - Philip McMaster

Write for Celsias - Climate Change Site

Alliance Accepted! - The Nature Conservancy

Are you a great designer, or translator?

Convert website into something attractive

Alliance Accepted! - JAM

Alliance Accepted! - Chris Advansun

Alliance Accepted! - DanRose

Alliance Accepted! - Benjamin Ackerman

Alliance Accepted! - Arthur Cohene

Alliance Accepted! - Christine

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Make Friends, Have Fun and Make Money Saving the Earth

Alliance Accepted! - Nathaniel Devine

Alliance Accepted! - Pascal

Alliance Accepted! - steph

Alliance Accepted! - Pablo Salzman

MTV THINK Host Political EVENT!!!

Save Our Planet

What Gets Seventh Generationâ€™s â€œDirector of Corporate Consciousnessâ€ Out of Bed in the Morning?