Monthly Archives: February 2010

Support a new wave of social entrepreneurs

The Unreasonable Institute’s first Finalist Marketplace is now online, giving donors the chance to put their money where their passions are and vote for inspiring social entrepreneurs who are vying to become Unreasonable Fellows. From a project aimed at ending … Continue reading

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Tips for making peace with Valentine’s Day

  V-Day isn’t always a delight for everyone. Not everyone has drunk the koolaid of our couple society. More to the point, a lot of us are d-o-n-e with coupledom. What to do? Tip #1: Acknowledge how you feel about … Continue reading

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Society ignores the oil crunch at its peril

Warnings of a crash in oil production are no longer limited to a prescient few individuals – major British companies and oil CEOs are now sounding the alert. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2010/feb/10/oil-crunch-peril

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Fury as Amazon rainforest dam approved by Brazil

Brazil has approved the controversial construction of a giant hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon, defying a 20-year protest by indigenous and environmental campaigners who say that the project will devastate the surrounding rainforest and threaten the survival … Continue reading

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Pentagon and global warming: Can armies clean up the earth?

The Pentagon sees global warming as a destabilizing force, adding fuel to conflict and putting US troops at risk around the world, according to The Quadrennial Defense Review, a major strategy review by the US Department of Defense that was … Continue reading

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