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There's Something About Jane
Advocacy April 8, 2019There is only one Jane Goodall and it’s my belief that there is no close second. My reasons are endless and having been blessed beyond my wildest dreams by getting to spend about 20 minutes in a room with only Jane, my friend and MGW team member, Meredith and me, recently, all my assumptions are correct. There really is only ONE Jane Goodall. She is brilliant, funny, captivating, down to earth beyond anything I can describe and she has a presence that is impossible to describe. Having met her once before, having interviewed her once, having seen her interact with Dave Matthews…
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Good Reads with Mrs. Green: The Battle To Do Good – Inside McDonald’s Sustainability Journey
April 8, 2019Beware the stereotype I have to admit that I did a bit of eye-rolling when our show producer told me we were interviewing…
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Learn MoreWhy Climate Change is Rotary’s Business (And what Rotarians are already doing about it)
March 23, 2019What is Rotary? Without going into too much detail about what Rotary is, just a short description: Rotary is a global network of 1.2…
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March 23, 2019Ready to do some good for yourself and our planet? We start now. “…the care of the earth is our most ancient and most…
Learn MoreShooting for the Moon
February 26, 2019Who Are We? We are a global education platform committed to showing up everyday to change the world – to inspire action through tangible…
Learn MoreSustainability and Social Equity - You Can't Have One Without the Other
February 24, 2019Sustainability and social equity So what does that mean? Do social equity, or social justice, share common ground with sustainable communities? When you use…
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February 24, 2019Understanding the relationship between social equity and environmental sustainability is connecting some powerful dots in how we understand and organize our society. Once you…
Learn MoreThinking About Tomorrow
February 11, 2019What’s next “Systemic problems require systemic solutions.” That’s the premise The Next System Project is operating under. They are viewing some of our most…
Learn MoreThe Pink Wave Goes Green
January 28, 2019More women in Congress than ever In 1917, 128 years after the first United States congress convened, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won a seat…
Learn MoreCelebrating Dynamic Women Leading Solutions to Global Warming
January 28, 2019Women are influential leaders in diverse positions around the world. In May of 2018, we produced a powerful five-part podcast series where we featured…
Learn MoreTake Action to Make the Green New Deal a Reality
January 28, 2019Youth take action Sunrise Movement is calling all young people who want to advocate for a Green New Deal to stop climate change and…
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January 27, 2019Ready to do some good for yourself and our planet? We start now. “We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the…
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November 4, 2018Ready to do some good for yourself and our planet? Our friends at mindbodygreen.com shared 11 tips to remove toxins from your life, written…
Learn MoreTop 10 Reasons to Support Locally Owned Businesses
October 20, 2018With the holidays right around the corner, our friends at Local First Arizona and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance give us 10 great reasons to…
Learn MoreShowing Your Local Community the LOVE
October 19, 2018Getting the Word Out Kimber Lanning, Founder and Director, is flying all over the country to speak to other Local First organizations. Why?…
Learn More5 Actions You Can Take This Week: Change the World
October 19, 2018Hurricane Maria isn’t the first storm to devastate our communities, and unfortunately it won’t be the last. Hurricane Michael is the latest reminder, more…
Learn MoreVOTE Earth: Introducing our Favorite Candidate
October 10, 2018Not sure who to vote for this November 6th election day? We have a candidate for you: Earth the penguin. Learn more about Earth’s platform…
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October 10, 2018Here we are in the month of October. Many places in the world are feeling the cool winds and enjoying the vibrant colors of…
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September 23, 2018Would you have loved to participate in the Global Climate Action Summit? You still can! The community platform for the Summit is called The Hum Sum…
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September 20, 2018Our Mrs. Green, Gina Murphy-Darling, participated in the Global Climate Action Summit earlier this month. You can learn more about the key summit challenges and how…
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