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December 5, 2011, 1 Comment

Dwight Peters is a Social Entrepreneur and the founder of QuarterWaters. He interviews successful Social Entrepreneurs to learn how they did it. You can listen to his interviews at QuarterWaters.com  Last week, the Forbe’s [...]

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Bland urban landscapes transformed by nondestructive street art

November 11, 2011, No comments

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based street artist Eric Reiger wouldn’t describe himself as a graffiti artist… anymore. That period of his life ha ...

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Wisconsin Makes Farming Look So Damn Cool

October 25, 2011, 1 Comment

“Where would you go to learn how to be a farmer?” local author, Patrick Rothfuss asks. “This is where you would go!” He is standing in the mid ...

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CouchSurfing Becomes a Benefit Corporation

September 8, 2011, 2 Comments

After four years of unsuccessfully petitioning for 501c3 non-profit status, co-founder and CEO, Casey Fenton, has announced that the popular online tr ...

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    The Giving Pledge: What We Can Learn
    July 13, 2011, No comments

    It’s hard to know what society asks of us. Sometimes, it’s even harder to hear what we ask of ourselves. How do we find happiness? And if our happiness happens [...]

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    Fodder For Thought
    July 12, 2011, 1 Comment

      Climate change has given us plenty to gripe about during those depressing coffee table discussions about the state of the world. Personally, it has affected me in a very [...]

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    Renewable Energy > Nuclear
    July 10, 2011, No comments

    In the aftermath of the Japanese disaster, politicians around the globe have been debating the necessity of including nuclear as part of the transition to a clean energy future. Unlike [...]

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    The Sex Trafficking Shoe-Down
    April 13, 2011, 2 Comments

    In 2008, we watched Iraqi news correspondent Muntader-al-Zaidi fling his shoes at the then American president, George W. Bush. “This is from the widows, the orphans, and those who were [...]