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Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have a new way to prepare meals, without firewood, kerosene or the risk of smoke inhalation - the solar cooker. Marco Visscher | Jan/Feb 2008 issue Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have a new way to prepare meals, without firewood, kerosene or the risk of smoke Read More...
Katya Andresen: Networking for good
Entrepreneur and bestselling author Seth Godin believes we need to look for the good in the world like Katya Andresen does through her work at Network for Good. Dan Schank | Jan/Feb 2009 issue Katya Andresen considers her impatience an asset. A restless spirit led the Reuters news service Read More...
Albina Ruiz Rios: A passion for recycling
Author and consultant John Elkington says he is inspired by Albina Ruiz Rios's passion for recycling and the environment. John Elkington | Jan/Feb 2009 issue Scene: a quiet gathering of Optimists Anonymous. It's my turn to speak. So I admit it: I'm John, and I'm an optimist, though sometimes you Read More...
Michelle Chan: Fighting for sustainability in the bank sector
Amy Domini, founder of Domini Social Investments, believes Michelle Chan is taking the lead in socially responsible investing. Carmel Wroth | Jan/Feb 2009 issue There’s a framed photo hanging in Michelle Chan’s living room that makes her feel uneasy when she stops to look at it. It shows an Read More...
Rinaldo Brutoco: Sustainable business solutions
Deepak Chopra says Rinaldo Brutoco knows what he's talking about when it comes to creating a vision for sustainable and responsible business. Carmel Wroth | Jan/Feb 2009 issue In 1971, Rinaldo Brutoco was an idealistic law school graduate who wanted to devote his career to fighting for the public Read More...
Susan Davis: Accelerating growth in social investing
Hazel Henderson, president and founder of Ethical Markets Media, nominates Susan Davis as a true female activist forging her way to a new green economy. Hazel Henderson | Jan/Feb 2009 issue Susan Davis, president of Capital Missions, has been working in the trenches of our dysfunctional capital Read More...
Bob and Kelly King: Turning waste into biodiesel
Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson respects the mission of Bob and Kelly King to promote the use of biodiesel in Hawaii and around the Pacific. Jack Johnson | Jan/Feb 2009 issue Bob and Kelly King started Pacific Biodiesel in Hawaii 10 years ago, before anyone knew what biofuels were or why they were Read More...
Martin Vosseler: Curing the environment with solar energy
Nobel Peace Prize winner Bernard Lown calls Martin Vosseler a true maverick in the field of solar energy advocacy. Bernard Lown | Jan/Feb 2009 issue According to the Jewish tradition, 36 righteous people, unbeknownst to themselves and to others, sustain the universe. In their absence, everything Read More...
Ola Altera: Changing Sweden's mind about fossil fuel
Prominent cancer scientist Karl-Henrik Robert calls Ola Altera a silent hero of the energy sector. Andrew Tolve | Jan/Feb 2009 issue The transformation caught everyone by surprise, even the people who pulled it off. In 1981, 90 percent of Sweden's power plants burned fossil fuel, while just 10 Read More...