This month, green globetrotters trying to "do good things for the planet" have been leaving ‘carbon footprints’ all over the flippin' country flying to conferences hither and yon... Suggestion? Go virtual, folks. 5000 green teens descended on Washington D.C. for the national youth summit on climate change called Power Shift. (a project of Energy Action … [Read more...]
Let’s hope this becomes like one of those airfare wars with a ‘me-too’ scramble from other beverage giants to follow suit and snag some of the parental PR and ‘corporate citizen’ kudos... In the season of Thanksgiving, you might want to send a tip of the hat to Rockstar21 for “doing the right thing” and leading the pack by pulling … [Read more...]
The pop-up antennas look like little Shrek Horns to me, but they serve a vital purpose on this One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) nonprofit green machine called the 'XO'...Those little rabbit ears can transmit educational 'umphf' to kids in developing countries with a bounty of e-books, internet access, video/music and a world of knowledge...all with sturdy simplicity. (video PSA … [Read more...]
Nov. 11, 2019 Update It's important to "teach your children well," beyond the "Veterans Day is NOT Veterinarians Day" basics as this handy "get to know us" explainer on service, sacrifice, and soldiers impacted forevermore imparts so well. Yes, it's a holiday, but Veterans Day continues to be an overlooked and misunderstood nod without context for many, especially in this … [Read more...]
My fuming daughter shoved aside her breakfast bowl to eagerly scan the “how you can help” websites as the oil-soaked wildlife and heartbreaking headlines saturated the morning media routine, coating us with sadness. “Idiots! How can you hit a freakin’ tower in the middle of the bay,” she ranted, as a child totally disgusted with the repeat … [Read more...]
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