In the past, I’ve written about the importance of supporting local businesses and eating organic. Even more crucial to reducing our carbon footprint and oily food miles is by eating local. Wisconsin based start-up Local Dirt is using the power of the internet to connect conscientious buyers to sources of locally grown food. [...]
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I am ultra sensitive to harsh chemicals and cleaning agents. So, I’ve become somewhat of an expert on natural cleaning methods. One of my favorites is a natural furniture polish that may as well be salad dressing—it’s that good.
Try it out and let me know what you think.
1 lemon (you can also mix it with [...]
The 350 update is in! And I have pictures. The footage brings me chills; its so beautiful to see the world standing up for one magic number, 350!
I wrote about the 350 movement a few months ago. Last October 24th, 350.org organized the International Day of Climate Action. The movement sent ripples throughout the world [...]
When Karen Armstrong won the TED Prize in 2008, she asked the TED community to help her to create a Charter for Compassion. Her goal was to bring together leaders from the Christian, Islamic and Jewish faiths to encourage others to practice more compassion—the ability to feel with others.
Secular in nature, the Charter is based [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words and Beijing artist Li Wei’s “outside the box” imagery is captivating audiences worldwide. Li Wei states that his images are not computer montages. He uses props such as mirrors, metal wires and scaffolding along with a little acrobatics. Later, Wei removes the mirrors, wires and other props [...]
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Social change is a romantic notion. Social change makers are the heads of great organizations, have wonderful acronyms behind their names and their profiles are printed on the pages of glossy magazines. It all looks so effortless.
But many people who are passionate about social change work extremely hard to make a difference. If we look [...]
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