$1.5 million contribution and skill-based assistance committed towards Millennium Villages project in Tanzania

200+ Expected from IBM, Intel, Merck, Avon, PepsiCo, Hyatt, Dow, Duke Energy, BT, GE, PNC, Baxter, Eaton, Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Oracle, Orbitz and Dell.

Living Oceans Foundation Research and Monitoring Program to Evaluate;Coral Reef Health and Identify Their Threats

People like living in shelter and in this modern world we can create some really bizzare shelters. Some website has collected 15 truly crazy house designs. I want to live in all of these ;)

The photo above is from this house:

Mushroom House (Cincinnati, Ohio)
So disparate in materials and shapes this hodgepodge house looks like its been welded and glued together. But this is no hobo-construction, it was designed by the professor of architecture and interior design at the University of Cincinnati, Terry Brown, and was recently on the market for an estimated $400K.

Program Is Part of $100 Million AT&T Aspire Initiative to Promote High School Success and Workforce Readiness

By Recycling 90% of Its Water Filter, ZeroWater(R) Hopes to Influence Others to Develop a Broader Recycling Program

Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Largest Listed Companies in Eleven Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries; Fifth-Time Comparison with Peers in BRIC and Ukraine

In my head I just assumed that all Canadian cities had curbside recycling. Apparently I was wrong, and it’s not good that cities lack this program. It is good that Calgary is trying to remedy that problem and that despite the difficulty of recycling in Calgary, people overuse the system.

Moving to a new system is important, Magdich said. Calgary’s community recycling depots now operate at 150 per cent above intended capacity.
“Our community recycling depots have been in place for some time and they served us well for a number of years. But yeah, we’re definitely at capacity with them,” Magdich said Wednesday.
“We are excited about moving to blue-cart recycling. It will really help the city move forward in keeping more waste out of the landfill.”

Wal-Mart Foundation will support philanthropic projects through forty-five student grants and two university grants

Non-profits can match their mission using screened, load-waived or no-load funds

Bonjour,

Voici une annonce intéressante au sujet d'un groupe offrant la possibilité de rédiger une lettre afin de poser des questions aux candidats aux élections fédérales 2008.

Comme vous le savez, la campagne fédérale bat son plein. D’ici au14 octobre, une réelle occasion s’offre à nous d’attirer l’attention des candidats sur les questions qui touchent les jeunes.

Nous considérons que notre prochain gouvernement devra faire preuve de leadership quant aux enjeux concernant les jeunes. Nous lançons donc un appel à tous les candidats leur demandant de définir un plan d’action détaillé sur la question et de communiquer clairement la vision de leur parti sur les programmes de services pour la jeunesse.

Visitez le site POUR LA JEUNESSE à www.pourlajeunesse.ca, une tribune non partisane dédiée à faire des jeunes un enjeu clé de cette campagne électorale. Ce site vous permet de transmettre facilement aux candidats de votre circonscription votre message d’appui aux programmes de services pour la jeunesse

Allez-y sans tarder!

EU's Margot Wallström and Sec. Albright Discuss EU-US Relations

In Sao Paulo the future is looking green for new buildings. There’s a really cool building that has every external wall covered in growth. Deco Journal has pictures of the building known as Harmoania 57 and an english description of what exactly is going on. For those that speak Spanish, here’s a Spanish article with even more pictures.

The eco system which allows the vegetation to grow on the walls of the building is heavily sustained by a watering structure running through the concrete walls. The plants grow in little cavities specially designed for this purpose. In time, all the concrete should be covered in vegetation.

Last time we looked at Sao Paolo, they banned billboards.

Eight grants totaling $146,000 will benefit cocoa farmers through advances in laborsaving technologies, production efficiency and education

Febreze and Family Dollar Respond to Top Military Request with Significant Product Donation to Troops