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Frugality and happiness
Being frugal means to avoid wasting money and resources and being economically thrifty. Generally when we think about frugal people we picture people that are unhappily denying themselves all the pleasures of live to stretch every single penny. But how true is this myth? According to the Canadian Finance Blog, not true at all. Frugal livers... »
Family Philanthropy
Credit Suisse and the Institute for Philanthropy published a whitepaper on different models of family giving to philanthropy in multiple countries and advises in how to involve the younger people in the family in making donations. In the larger western countries there are three popular models used: A family foundation, using a family business as... »
Ireland already met their 2010 goal of 15% renewable energy
Eamon Ryan, Ireland’s minister for communications, energy and natural resources announced last week that Ireland had already met its goal of using 15% renewable energy by the end of 2010. “I have always said that our targets will not be the limits of our ambition and this report proves our success has been greater than... »
The price of green energy
We like to think that in the near-future we are all using renewable energy sources instead of coal, oil and nuclear. But how does the price of electricity generated by renewable energy sources compare? Earth 2017 reports that in 2000, the price for a kWh of non-green energy would cost homes around 8 cents while... »
Turning chicken poop into energy
John Logan is a chicken farmer who learned that his soil was becoming contaminated because of chicken poop. Afraid that it would pollute the river near to where he grows them, he decided to do something with the poop. After working with scientists from Mississippi State University he has now patented the world’s first Chicken... »
What can I do: Shop locally
If you have ever wanted businesses that are more environmentally friendly, that keep the profits of your purchase within the community and spur competition and diversity then you have an easy option: Shop locally. Shopping locally means shopping with small proprietors or local chains rather than large international chains in your area. Going to that... »
Math for Haiti
Colin Beveridge wanted to give 1000 British Pounds to the Disasters Emergency Committee but didn’t have that money on hand. So he decided to use his talents to raise the money individually through the internet. He made a page on JustGiving.Com and is offering to help people with math problems in return for a small donation. People... »
Coke makes chairs out of recycled bottles
Each chair is made out of 111 recycled Coke bottles. To make the Navy chair they teamed up with Emeco but they have a lot of experience in making successful furniture from recycled materials; like their Navy chair which is made from 80% recycled aluminum, which is an extremely complex process. According to the Emeco press... »
Philanthropy boot-camp
Michelle and Chad Bush, a couple of former teachers from Indiana (USA) have always been philanthropic and interested in schools. After their 5-year old daughter died unexpectedly they set up a foundation in her name, the Reilly C. Bush foundation. As they found that people in their town of Valparaiso weren’t generally very philanthropic they... »
Oil demand peaked?
Colin Campell has, until recently, been one of the experts warning the world about the effects of diminishing oil supplies. In fact he is accredited with the term “peak oil”. But the man has changed his tune lately. While he still believes we have seen a peak in the available oil supply he believes it... »
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