Beginner’s Guide To Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)

I finally saved up a enough money where investing has become relevant to me. I know a bit about how the markets work, but I don’t know too much about Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). I’ll need a crash course, and for that, there is no better resource than Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia, Socially Responsible Investing… Continue reading Beginner’s Guide To Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)

Intel Has Its Owns Plans To Close the Digital Divide

Intel plans to close the Digital Divide with its own version of the $100 Dollar Laptop. The only difference is that their plan is to release a sub $400 dollar laptop and train teachers as well as extended wireless internet access worldwide. It sounds like a more comprehensive approach than Negroponte’s and Intel certainly has… Continue reading Intel Has Its Owns Plans To Close the Digital Divide

Ford Helps Their Customers Buy Emission Offsets

When companies announce a plan to get X percent of their energy from wind, solar, or other reneable energy source, it most likely means that they will do it by buying energy credits. However, the public might perceive these announcements to imply a different story– that a huge number of solar panels were ordered and… Continue reading Ford Helps Their Customers Buy Emission Offsets

Barefoot College– Bunker Roy Fights Poverty By Using Entrepreneurship

Barefoot College was started in 1972 to help teach local Indian communities how to solve mass poverty. The organization has recently generated some buzz and Fast Company covers it in their most recent issue. (The article should be accessible to the public in a few weeks) An Indian named Bunker Roy, 60, whose Tilonia-based group,… Continue reading Barefoot College– Bunker Roy Fights Poverty By Using Entrepreneurship

Getting Rid of Your Old PC In A Responsible Way (cont’d)

Just saw this totally relevant announcement: Apple Offers Free Computer Take-Back Program Apple today announced an expansion of its successful recycling program, offering free computer take-back and recycling with the purchase of a new Macintosh® system beginning in June. Here is a link to my prior post: Getting Rid of Your Old PC In A… Continue reading Getting Rid of Your Old PC In A Responsible Way (cont’d)

Getting Rid of Your Old PC In A Responsible Way

Got my laptop back so I will be back to regularly posting (after a 2 week hiatus). So this post will conclude my series on  computer related posts.  (See my prior posts: The Truth (and Dangers) of Computer Recycling, and TechSoup Stock- Connecting Nonprofits With Technology Product Donations from Leading Providers) This final post (in… Continue reading Getting Rid of Your Old PC In A Responsible Way

The Truth (And Dangers) of Computer Recycling

Good news: I got my laptop back.  Bad news: It was still broken so I had to ship it back. Anyhow, on the topic of computers– I wanted to post about this Salon.com article that gives us some insight into computer recycling.  What should be a great and environmentally friendly practice is oftentimes not environmentally… Continue reading The Truth (And Dangers) of Computer Recycling