I’ve written about cell phone recycling in the past so I felt it relevant to link to this lengthy New York Times Magazine article from last week on cell phone recycling. Some interesting companies mentioned in the article include: GreenPhone, Collective Good, and Recellular.
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THE FOURTH ANNUAL PACE UNIVERSITY PITCH CONTEST
Here’s a plug for the Pace University Pitch Contest: THE FOURTH ANNUAL PACE UNIVERSITY PITCH CONTEST Thursday, December 6, 2007 5:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Pace University (east of City Hall) 1 Pace Plaza, NYC 3:30 – 5:00 Special Bonus Session on Technology Entrepreneurship, conducted by faculty from the Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer… Continue reading THE FOURTH ANNUAL PACE UNIVERSITY PITCH CONTEST
A Microfinance Story- Count me In For Women
Here’s an interesting story about entrepreneurship and microfinance which appeared in the NYTimes today. It’s an article about Nell Merlino, who founded Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, an online microlender created to help finance companies owned by women. Here’s a good teaser from the article: The theory behind her business was that these… Continue reading A Microfinance Story- Count me In For Women
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Yunnus Criticizes Compartamos Bank
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunnus criticized Compartamos Bank for making a big profit from lending to the poor. PSD blog pulls the quote from this PBS show titled, “Who’s Making Money From Microcredit?“. Poor people’s willingness to pay high interest is not a justification for charging it, he says. Compartamos is not microcredit, it’s… Continue reading Nobel Peace Prize Winner Yunnus Criticizes Compartamos Bank
Members Project Winner Announced: Children’s Safe Drinking Water
An American Express Members Project winner has been announced: Children’s Safe Drinking Water! Check out the video at Members Project. If you don’t want to watch the video, you can just go to the winner’s page. If you don’t feel like clicking anything, here’s the description for the winning project: Children’s Safe Drinking Water Description:… Continue reading Members Project Winner Announced: Children’s Safe Drinking Water
TreeHugger Blog Acquired By Discovery
Congrats to the folks at TreeHugger! Discovery Channel Acquires Treehugger.com For $10 Million Leading up to the launch of their Planet Green network in 2008, Discovery had appeared flush in original content, but not so heavy in terms of what they would project online. In an incredible move, it’s now been revealed that Treehugger.com, the… Continue reading TreeHugger Blog Acquired By Discovery
Citi Will Plant A Tree On Your Behalf If You Go Paperless
I love seeing programs like this. In conjunction with The National Arbor Day Foundation, Citi will plant a tree on your behalf if you enroll in paperless statements. Here’s the text from the message: Enroll in Paperless Statements today, and Citi will plant a tree on your behalf. Maybe you recycle. Maybe you drive a… Continue reading Citi Will Plant A Tree On Your Behalf If You Go Paperless
ShopGreen- A Shopping Guide For Eco-Friendly Products
PriceGrabber.com has launched ShopGreen, a shopping engine that highlights products that “promote a smart, sustainable approach to environmental living”. Products range from “organic t-shirts to Energy Star-compliant PCs”. ShopGreen donates 5% of all profits to charities that promote environmental conservation. Each month, ShopGreen posts a new selection of green charities. Shoppers can vote for a… Continue reading ShopGreen- A Shopping Guide For Eco-Friendly Products
Interesting Facts About Digital Waste
Think about this: Each year, between 20 and 50 million tons of electronic waste is generated globally. Most of it winds up in the developing world. Some of the most popular destinations for dumping computer hardware include China, India, and Nigeria. It can be 10 times cheaper for a “recycler†to ship waste to China… Continue reading Interesting Facts About Digital Waste
Win $1,000 for Your Favorite Cause
Just passing this along from Squidoo: Earlier this week, we announced a photo contest in conjunction with VolunteerMatch called Kindness in Focus. Here’s how it works: 1) You send in great photos that capture moments of everyday kindness 2) The community votes on their favorites 3) The two people who submitted the best pictures win… Continue reading Win $1,000 for Your Favorite Cause