Category: Causes
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redleaf Water, Canada’s Ultra-Premium bottled water
You might be thinking, “oh no! Not another brand of bottled water!” Or even “aren’t landfills full of plastic bottles as it is?” I know I did. Sure, there are plenty of recyclable water bottles around. But have you ever heard of a water bottle that is both recyclable AND biodegradable? Enter redleaf Water, Canada’s…
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The weapon we have is Love
Just in time for the opening of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows part 1, we would like to draw attention to the works of real-life Dumbledore’s Army: the Harry Potter Alliance.The non-profit organization was founded 5 years ago by anything-but-slacker Andrew Slack. What would Dumbledore do? Why, he’d help eradicate poverty, illiteracy,genocide, social inequality,…
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Green White Way
This was the Broadway Green Alliance table during the annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction that raises funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. It’s great that most of the vendors provide reusable bags for your purchases. Most shows have their own bags, so you get a souvenir as well. They encourage theatre fans to…
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Another Gulf Disaster?
From Environment New York: BP apparently has a new dangerous plan to drill eight miles under the ocean off the coast of Alaska to tap oil. Unfortunately, that’s not the only threat from BP: According to a whistle-blower, BP has another rig in the Gulf with the same faulty safety systems as the Deepwater Horizon…
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Save the Earth, Fight Cancer
DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, has partnered with Cell Phones for Cancer in the fight against leukemia and lymphoma. CPC recycles electronic items and donates a portion of its proceeds to help fight cancer. They also accept laptops, digital cameras, ink cartridges, mp3 players, DVDs, among other things. If you have 10…
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Save the turtles
From Credo: News has just emerged from the Gulf Coast that BP is burning endangered sea turtles alive. A boat captain who has been leading efforts to rescue the endangered turtles says BP has blocked his crews from entering the areas where the animals are trapped, effectively shutting down the rescue operation. BP is using…
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Hands Across the Sand
From Earth Day Network: “Yesterday afternoon, a Louisiana judge overruled President Obama’s suspension of offshore drilling. This decision leaves Big Oil free to resume operations off the Louisiana coast, despite the obvious risks. It’s more clear than ever before: offshore drilling will continue to expand unless we keep the pressure on government leaders and the…
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Address the mess
Comedy Central‘s Address the Mess campaign will donate $1 (up to $50,000) to the Gulf of America Fund each time you re-tweet Stephen Colbert’s tweet: “In honor of oil-soaked birds, tweets are now gurgles.” Go to Stephenathome now!
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Colbert to the rescue
Heartbroken over the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico? Funnyman Stephen Colbert stepped up to the plate. The Colbert Nation teamed up with Bing to help with clean-up efforts. Stephen Colbert raised $100,000 on Monday’s show to start the Gulf of America Fund. The fund is being managed by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation….
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Gulf oil spill
This shouldn’t happen to any of God’s creatures. From Moveon: The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should be a wake-up call for Washington: it’s time for a plan to end America’s addiction to oil. Sign a petition to Congress and the White House telling them it’s time for a bold plan to get…