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Nike Making Clothes Out Of What?

Posted 02.24.2012

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Gearing up for this summers Olympic Games, Nike rolled out its newest inventions this week, including the lightest basketball jersey ever, made partly...

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Solving World Problems Starts With Your Strengths

Josh Tetrick | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Social Change, Youth Ventures, Youth, Social Entrepreneurs, Ethiopia, Green, Innovation, Recycled, Music, Business, Maternal Health, Social Ventures, Human Rights, Recycle, Hip Hop, Social Entrepreneurship, Africa, Environment, Trash, Social Good, Un, Global Poverty, Global Health, Fashion, Development, Inequality, Impact, Maternal Mortality, Healthier Greener Home, Impact News
Josh Tetrick

During this time of pessimism, some see our biggest needs as opportunities to thrive. A few stories show how selflessness is often (ironically) profitable.

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High-Grade Goods: Take Back-to-School Shopping Back to the Earth

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laptop, Water Bottles, Charity, Thrift Store, Paper Mate, Green, Caffeine, Postconsumer Waste, Eco, Banana, Recycled, Lunch Box, Mugs, Dvds, Vaio, Donate, Boxes, Plastic, Ebay, Leftovers, Shopping, Bisphenol A, Plastic Bottles, Hanging Organizer, Packaging, Cds, Dorm, Reusable, Cafeteria, Facebook, Sugar, Back to School, Costa Rica, Containers, Sony, Responsible, Plants, Stainless Steel, Vintage, Nature, Environment, Led, Notebooks, Bpa, Biodegradable, Emoticons, Pens, Earthlust, Lunchbots, Green News
Avital Binshtock

These pens and mechanical pencils from Paper Mate look and feel like regular plastic but are made of biodegradable sugar-plant parts. Their packaging is plastic-free and 100 percent recyclable.

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Grow a Conscience: How to Garden Green

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

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Avital Binshtock

Whether your farm fits in a window box or spans several acres, ensure a truly green thumb with these Earth-friendly gardening gizmos.

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Go, Dog, Go: Next Vacation, Bring Your Pup

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

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Avital Binshtock

When it comes time to hit the road with your furry companion, consider packing these green, portable accessories as well.

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Green Gifts That Keep Giving

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

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Avital Binshtock

Shopping for picky loved ones is difficult enough. Factor in your commitment to eco-sensitive products, and a holiday shopping mission can become as daunting as an unaided ascent up El Cap.

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Life Cycles of Consumable Goods: Lower-Impact Shades of Green

Renée Loux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Renée Loux

Understanding the "life-cycle" of any consumable good offers a fairly accurate sense of how "green" it really is -- basically, where things come from and what happens to them when we are done with them.

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Starbucks: From Fair-trade Zero to Local Hero?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Waylon Lewis

Starbucks is already Fair-Trade. Now, they say they're going green -- and supporting local -- by 2010. If they actually do it, I might have to give up my 15-year buycott.

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Eco-Shopping Made Easy: Green Depot Opens in New York City

Dave Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Pinter

Green Depot, a new retail concept aimed at making eco-conscious shopping easier, opened today in New York City. The 3,500 sq ft flagship store is consumer friendly, informative, and unique.

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Life Cycle: All That's Fit to Print

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Simran Sethi

OK, it's just newsprint. But we journalists tend to get excited about it. More than 50 million newspapers hit stands and porches every morning in this country (double that in China). A tree falls. Many trees, really--200 million per year, just for newspapers.

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