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  • Cadbury Going Fair Trade in the UK

    Cadbury Dairy Milk (a leading chocolate bar in England) is going to start using Fair Trade cocoa this summer. That means they’ll be supporting a better way of live for many farmers and communities, as well as the environment! Fair Trade practices are also sustainable. It’s the first major chocolate bar to go Fair Trade!…

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  • Drink to the Tap Project This Weekend

    For very little money you can help make a big difference in the lives of people lacking clean drinking water. According to Unicef, “Lack of safe water and sanitation is the world’s single largest cause of illness.” The Tap Project, March 22-28, collects donations through participating restaurants. You pay $1 or more for a glass…

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  • Eternal Reefs – Green Burial with the Fishes

    I’ve actually thought a lot about how I dislike traditional burial as we’ve come to know it in the US and around the world. All that embalming fluid, steel and concrete. There are other options, such as natural burial with a biodegradable coffin. Eco Coffins is one provider. But, I only recently learned about Eternal…

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  • PlayPump for Clean Drinking Water

    http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/world/2009/01/01/mckenzie.south.africa.playpump.cnnEmbedded video from CNN Video PlayPumps International has a fun solution to clean drinking water issues in developing countries. And it’s the kids who get to play! Sadly, a child dies of a water-related illness every 15 seconds. But companies like PlayPump International are trying to help change that. The PlayPump system is a water…

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  • Send a Gorilla E-Valentine

    The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is making it easy to say I love you. And it’s free too. Your love may even choose to learn more about gorillas. Send a Gorilla E-Valentine now. I did it. Only took two minutes. And for other occasions, send a Gorilla e-card too. (Image via Peggy Rowland.)

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