Posted in activism, changing the world, charities, giving, knitting charities, philanthropic knitters, what you can do, tagged what you can do, activism, giving, knitting charities, philanthropic knitters, charity, changing the world on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here is an article about a number of knitting charities from the Thursday, November 22, 2007, Toronto Star, Living section, page L6:
KNITTERS SPREAD THE WARMTH
With needles and yarn, philanthropic hobbyists are warming hands around the world
Emma Reilly
Toronto Star
Toronto’s knitters are changing the world, one stitch at a time.
“Knitters are unusually generous,” says author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. “I think [...]
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Posted in climate change, environment, global warming, green, green activism, saving energy, take action, what you can do, tagged David Suzuki, global warming, green, environment, take action, what you can do, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon neutral, activism, energy efficiency, idling, Friends of the Earth, earth, planet, world, schools, education on November 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Five Steps to Go Green At School
If you’ve got kids in school, you have an ideal place to combat climate change and the harsh effects it has on the developing world.
According to Statistics Canada, nearly 5.3 million children spend a good chunk of each weekday in public schools across Canada. Imagine the positive environmental impact [...]
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Posted in American, SRI, climate change, defined contribution plan, environment, finances, financial planning, global warming, green, green activism, green investing, green living, pension plan, socially responsible investing, take action, what you can do, tagged activism, climate change, ethical investments, finances, financial planning, global warming, green, green investments, sociall responsible investments, what you can do on November 16, 2007 | No Comments »
Socially responsible investing, is a great way to show the corporate world that you put your money where your mouth is - in green investments that reflect your concern for climate change. It shows that you will support corporations that acknowledge the risk of climate change and have greened their businesses and practices or are in [...]
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