
With waste products creeping up to half a billion tons annually in the USA alone, it’s no wonder that the garbage business is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. But something else is moving just as fast … Read More

With waste products creeping up to half a billion tons annually in the USA alone, it’s no wonder that the garbage business is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. But something else is moving just as fast … Read More

Did you know that a staggering 13 billion pounds of paper towels are used by Americans every year – that’s around 130 million trees (on the basis that one paper pulp tree provides 100 pounds of paper)? Paper towels are … Read More

What do Human Rights mean to you? Does it have a tangible meaning that you can see or touch or is it an abstract concept that is too vague to define? Knowing what your human rights are and what it … Read More

Live Below The Line 2012 is an initiative of the Global Poverty Project and happens from May 7th – May 12th 2012.This year, Live Below the Line 2012 will run simultaneously in the U.S. where participants can spend up to $1.50 per day on food supplies, in the UK where £1 is the budget and Australia where the maximum is AU$2. Get active in living below the line so that 1.4 billion others can rise above it. Read More

Academy award-winning director Jessica Wu and the company behind groundbreaking documentaries ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and ‘Food Inc’ are back to stir our thoughts (and our conscience) with the importance of Earth’s most valuable resource: Water. Think about it – our … Read More

If luck hasn’t been a lady and time hasn’t been on your side lately, or even if you’ve had a tiny blow on your week so far, remind yourself – you are not alone. Nothing stopped the legends in the … Read More

Did you know that right at this moment 1.4 billion people have no access to electricity? Make a change to these people by supporting Liter of Light’s “Walk For Life” in Boston on May 13th. Click on the image above to watch the official 2-min video on the work of Liter of Light and how a soda bottle, filtered water and a dash of bleach can brighten the lives of others. Let’s get active together to bring light to the darkest of days. Read More

Treat yourself this Saturday by watching Chip Kidd’s amusing TED talk on designing book covers! In an age where e-readers are the new fad, many have forgotten what it’s like to hold and smell the pages of a book (yes, … Read More
Sure, we may be able to trace our evolution back to chimpanzees but that’s it, right? There is a common assumption that us humans have become superior in every aspect – physically, mentally, emotionally and intellectually. But wait – according … Read More