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Posted by stevegh
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
Alberto Vollmer's programs for poor squatters and young hoodlums is seen as a model for defusing social tensions. The US-educated businessman and heir to a sugarcane fortune, has founded two highly successful programs to provide the poor with land and job opportunities, and earned the respect of the Chávez government. (Christian Science Monitor)
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Posted by jmatz
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Sunday, 03 August 2008 |
Ford, Coca Cola, and Bayer, among other companies, actively demonstrate they care about people and the planet. Here are some examples of how corporations are contributing to society and helping the environment. Even Wal-Mart is making improvements to benefit the planet.
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Read more... [Corporations Making a Positive Difference]
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Posted by jseiler1
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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"Looking to entice those hungry for a healthier option, Dunkin' Donuts will begin offering a new slate of better-for-you offerings in August." (AP News at Yahoo)
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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 |
Kraft Foods has joined a list of major corporations, like Coke and Kellogg, to fund
the collection of used packaging and consumer leftovers of its products through a partnership with upstart super-recycler, TerraCycle, Inc.
In 2001, Tom Szaky, a Princeton University Freshman, dropped out of
school to become an eco-capitalist founding TerraCycle, a company that
turns garbage into useful home products. "TerraCycle’s eco-friendly
products have received a myriad of social and environmental accolades
and are sold at major retailers like The Home Depot, Target, Wal-Mart
and Whole Foods Markets."
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Read more... [Every TerraCycle Product Made From Garbage, Packaged in Garbage]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
The U.S. car market may be moving toward Mini's kind of small,
fashionable and fuel-efficient vehicles, and the British brand will be
ready as it prepares to launch its first electric vehicles in the
United States in 2009 and a small crossover utility vehicle not long
after.
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Read more... [BMW Says Mini's Time has Come: Electrics Due in U.S. Next Year]
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