It began as a way to clean up the environment and make something useful — and perhaps profitable.
The products … women’s clutches, shoulder bags and hip belts created out of candy wrappers, potato chip bags and cookie packages, are now selling on Web sites and in upscale U.S. boutiques for up to $200 apiece.
The nonprofit Group for the Promotion of Education and Sustainable Development (Grupedsac) develops initiatives near Mexico City to help lift the residents in poor communities out of poverty and into better living standards. Eventually, people in Florida admired the purses and wanted to purchase them in bulk to help the women. Sweetiepurse.com was born! … Thanks to AP for reporting on this wonderful development and providing the photo of women and colorful bags, via the Washington Post.
Experimental underwater windmills will be installed in New York City’s East River during the next weeks to begin generating power utilizing the non-stop action of the tides. Enthusiasts of the new environmentally friendly hydropower say the machines generate electricity without the problems associated with wind power. The scenery is not dotted with turbines and engineers say the low-rpm movement from the blades does not harm marine life. Unlike hydro-electric dams, which dramatically alter spawning populations of fish, this instream technology allows fish and mammals to "easily swim around" the turbines. . . 
Which issue aligns artists and musicians with Gun Owners of America? MoveOn.org with the Christian Coalition? The AARP with E-bay and Google? All these bipartisan groups along with 600 others have joined together in an effort to keep the internet free and equal for all websites, no matter how large or small.