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The Molina Center - sustainability education and internships for at-risk youth

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What would happen if we had an army of young people with the courage, critical thinking, training and sheer inspiration to solve our most pressing global issues? We would change the world! http://igg.me/at/ themolinacenter/x/4475725   The Molina Center is building a place which equalizes opportunity for young people, breaking at-risk youth out of chronic poverty, homelessness and unemployment and tuning them into the reality that solving global challenges locally has a neat side-effect: employment , education and a brighter future for all . We will engage at-risk youth with paid internships in sustainability - a long-term transitional residential program running every aspect of our social enterprise businesses.  Working as a team in an entrepreneurial environment where everyone is encouraged and supported to consider their reach and capacity to make a lasting difference . Within a real eco-village community that gives full support for our interns to run every as

Redirect with Timothy Wilson We could solve a lot of problems if we could get people to redirect their interpretations in healthier directions.”

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We could solve a lot of problems if we could get people to redirect their interpretations in healthier directions.”

The People's World

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The People's World Join our new Empowerment Network and benefit socially and financially.    

Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future

Dr. Peter H. Diamandis — We are evolving into meta-intelligence group-minds

Rural Community College Bhutan | Indiegogo

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Rural Community College Bhutan | Indiegogo Short Summary Contributors fund ideas they can be passionate about and to people they trust. Here are some things to do in this section: I am Dr. Rieki Crins, anthropologist specialized on Bhutan. I have 23 years of experience with the country. The last 15 years I have been working with my Bhutanese partners in the tourist sector. This sector is a growth sector and it can create a lot of jobs for the many unemployed Bhutanese youth. That is why I started this project: and impact investment project: Setting up eco hotels and a rural business academy where we teach hospitality, tourism and social entrepreneurship. We will work closely with respected hotelschools from Switzerland and other experts. This part of the project will be implemented as a non-profit initiative for which the Learning Exchange Foundation has been established. The Foundation will set up the LEF School with limited funds and run the school. The idea is that when

Look Inside BMW's Ultra-Green i3 Factory

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Look Inside BMW's Ultra-Green i3 Factory - Popular Mechanics     BMW claims its i3 electric vehicle , which debuts at the end of the year, is the world's most sustainable car .   BMW i is revolutionising automotive engineering with the first series-produced passenger cells made of carbon, components from BMW EfficientDynamics lightweight construction technology. Carbon is around 50 % lighter than steel and around 30 % lighter than aluminium, allowing BMW i to set new standards in lightweight construction while also completely offsetting the additional weight resulting from the high-voltage lithium-ion battery. At the same time, carbon is a high-tensile material with very versatile applications in construction that increases the safety of all passengers. BMW i is a comprehensive and ground-breaking concept for sustainable mobility. It represents visionary electric vehicles and mobility services, inspiring design and a new understanding of premium that i

Warm Heart Foundation doing a great job in Rural Thailand

DoGooderContest - YouTube

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty ranks #1 on Fortune Magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business for the second year in a row.

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Ginni Rometty - Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women in business - FORTUNE IBM CEO Ginni Rometty ranks #1 on Fortune Magazine 's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business for the second year in a row.   Ginni Rometty next 1 Title : Chairman, President, and CEO Company : IBM Age : 56 Last year's rank : 1 In her second year as CEO, Rometty is sinking IBM's resources into commercializing Watson, the Jeopardy -playing supercomputer. Rometty believes that Watson, a machine that can not only crunch numbers but also learn things, represents new sales opportunities for Big Blue. She's also pushing into underserved markets—Africa, for example—and picking up new customers in marketing and finance, to keep the 102-year-old tech company ahead of the competition.   Congratulations to Ginni and IBM she is the woman who can and will HEAL the world with Watson! She can end Poverty Hunger Climate Change and many other problems by using the most

TBLI CONFERENCE™ - Zurich Switzerland November 14 & 15

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TBLI CONFERENCE™ - TBLI CONFERENCE EUROPE 2013 CONFERENCE USA 2014 “Rethink The Past And Move On” Measuring the impact of investments remains a main challenge for sustainable finance professionals and, together with Climate Change , an overarching theme at TBLI. Sixteen related workshops offer debate on ESG and Impact Investing trends, private equity, portfolio strategy, food production, emerging markets, sustainable energy or philanthropy investing. Register here   About TBLI CONFERENCE™ In existence for over 15 years, TBLI CONFERENCE consists of two annual conferences. These two-day events give the world’s leaders on sustainability an opportunity to network and exchange information on the latest developments in screening, auditing, reporting, SRI analysis, corporate citizenship, indexes and research.

Be the Change You Want to See in Your Company: Gib Bulloch at TEDxPlainp...

Reinventing meat

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Reinventing meat  Nine billion people are expected to live on earth by 2050. What’s everyone going to eat? Venture capitalists are investing in startups that are engineering new foods for a hungry planet–alternatives to chicken, beef, eggs and salt that deliver environmental or health benefits. The food industry, they say, desperately needs reinvention. “The way we generate protein today is just not sustainable,” says Samir Kaul of Khosla Ventures , which has invested in a half-dozen food startups. “We’re running out of fertile land. There are water issues. Health issues.” “Our population is growing, and agriculture just hasn’t kept pace,” says Amol Deshpande, a chemical engineer who worked in the seed business before joining Kleiner Perkins . One company that’s getting lots of attention: Beyond Meat , a startup that has developed a vegan alternative to chicken. Kleiner invested. So has Bill Gates, and the founders of Twitter, Biz Stone and Evan Williams. I’ve written

(9) Help us Make it happen for the Apoccas Campaign

(9) Help us Make it happen for the Apoccas Campaign Watch this video to learn more about WHY you should empower these women We believe in empowering rural communities. We want economic independence for all and work directly with organic silk farmers and cotton growers, expert spinners, traditional dyers and artisan weavers in rural Thailand. In short, we are missionaries of trade, not aid - we live by helping others help themselves. We invite you to join us, to be a champion of positive change http://youtu.be/xU6-OrHoI2w

TED talk: Isabel Allende "Tales of passion" / Blog | Apoccas.com

TED talk: Isabel Allende "Tales of passion" / Blog | Apoccas.com