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Big investors in Dunkin Donuts, Folgers, Millstone...
climateadaptation:
“Because coffee accounts for 40 percent of [J.M. Smucker’s] net sales and 48.6 percent of profit, and the coffee industry is particularly susceptible to climate change-related impacts, [the company] must provide a robust assessment of climate change risks to its coffee business supply chain,” states a letter (pdf) sent to shareholders, urging them to vote yes on the...
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A Different Education: Compost and Community, Not... →
metropobliss:
Check out this article from The Atlantic about Our School at Blair Grocery, an alternative school in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. The non-traditional curriculum focuses on local history and environmental justice and gives kids an opportunity to improve the local food system through urban agriculture.
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WatchLittle Pratt buddies, y’all.
toalltheladiesintheplace:
Pratt Institute & Urban Outfitters teamed up this summer for a contest in which nine fashion students designed jersey dresses for UO. The three winning designs are now on sale via the website & in stores. Three cheers for my alma mater y’all!
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You Think Contaminated Water is All You’ve Got to... →
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All You Can Eat Crayfish... at IKEA. →
Um, w h a t ? ? ?
thecorcorangroup:
When you think of IKEA, you think of reasonably priced, flat boxed furniture, and all the frustrating hours spent putting it together. However, if you haven’t been to their Restaurant, then you’re missing out on delicious and cheap meals (go for the $1.99 breakfast special or the $4.99 Swedish Meatballs). Further, if you go on August 19th,...
Will Climate Change Make Life Harder for Girls? →
climateadaptation:
A tough, but a necessary read. I’d be grateful if you reposted widely. Thx, m
A new study suggests that climate change will make life even more arduous for adolescent girls in the developing world.
The report from the nonprofit Plan U.K., as well as the U.K. Department for International Development, focuses exclusively on the developing world’s 500 million adolescent...
July 2011
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Excerpts from long lost journals: May 19, 2008
Around 5:45 this morning, after several hours of squeezing my eyes closed and desperately searching for a comfortable way to position my neck, I opened my eyes to see one of the most beautiful sunrise skies that I’ve seen near New York city. My head was a foggy sleepless mess, but even through blurry eyes I could appreciate the soft hue of the clouds as the first light of morning started to...
Excerpts from long lost journals: Oct. 28th, 2008
Where I’m From
I cant remember if I’ve told many people about this, but I decided to be a mentor through a nyc based program called iMentor.org The program is incorporated with underserved nyc high schools and it is based around once a week emails with our mentees and once a month scheduled hang outs and activities. My mentee’s last assignment was to write a poem to me about...
Map: Cutting Air Pollution Saves Lives | Mother... →
702 lives to be saved in West Virginia.
How Craft Beer Brewers Hope To Help Towns Hit By... →
A new initiative aims to find ways for craft breweries to be the business that powers dying industrial towns.
