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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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 Despite the overwhelming destruction, Haiti does have one bright spot – the sun. Besides food, water, shelter and medical supplies, solar-powered devices are also being distributed – many of which will have long lasting benefits beyond the immediate crisis. Solar lighting, water purification systems, mobile phones, laptops and solar-powered Sun Ovens are all being donated.
For example, on January 28th, Sun Ovens International, partnering with Friends of Haiti Organization and Feed My Starving Children, will send nearly 300,000 meals and stand-alone solar-powered Sun Ovens to Port-au-Prince.
(Continue reading at TriplePundit.com)
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Posted by Sid OConnell
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
 From a home-based startup in 1991, Danielson Designs has become one of the largest private employers in Las Animas County.
Over the past 15 years Mark and Annie Danielson have poured time, money and faith into reviving not only the economy but the culture and historic prominence of downtown Trinidad, the county seat of about 10,000 residents near the New Mexico border prone to the boom and bust cycles of the coal and natural-gas industries.
Along with employing about 75, the Danielsons’ home-décor business
generates annual sales of about $10 million on items such as custom picture frames, decorative door hooks and inspirational signs – like the one that reads, “Home is where your story begins,” the company’s top-selling item by a wide margin.
(Read more, see photos, at Colorado Biz magazine)
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 |
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 Two days after the earthquake hit Haiti, mobile phone recycler, ReCellular, launched their own disaster relief program in partnership with the American Red Cross. Not only will your discarded cell phones help people in Haiti, they will be assured an eco-friendly afterlife, diverted from landfills and safely recycled.
ReCellular will contribute 100% of the phone value to the American Red Cross in a program that has already earned more than $20 million dollars in contributions for a variety of charities through their partnerships with ReCellular.
With an estimated 130 million phones retired in the US every year, if even a small percentage of them are sent to Phones for Haiti, it would raise millions of dollars for relief.
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Read more... [Recycle Your Phones For Haiti]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
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 For two years now, rock-bottom interest rates have meant nominal returns for savers holding extra cash. But, those who want to do some good in the world have actually done better than their peers – a lot better in some cases, generating enviable returns as high as 6 percent.
Richard Frisbie, a Purdue University administrator with a penchant for strong rates of return and a low tolerance for risk, earns 3 percent on most of his 17 Calvert Foundation community investment notes, which he bought through MicroPlace.
His money supports artisans and other microentrepreneurs in developing nations. And he doesn’t worry about them defaulting. The institutions that broker his microloans stand behind their borrowers and have a 100 percent repayment history through MicroPlace.
Investors with as little as $20 can support microentrepreneurs, while earning rates of return as high as 6 percent. Dozens of MicroPlace investments pay 3 percent on commitments of two years or less.
(Continue reading in the Christian Science Monitor)
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There's been some good news this week in the auto industry, from the optimism about this year's auto show with its roll-out of affordable cars, to the federal green energy grants awarded to four automakers -- a total of more than $41 million from the Department of Energy.
