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Making S%*t Happen and Living the Dream with $25,000 [Video]
Some people really are amazing. What would you do if given $25,000 to live your dream? Would you go to the Philippines a…
Hollywood Philanthropist Sam Simon Dedicates Fortune to Charity
The Simpson’s co-creator, Sam Simon, is leaving his fortune to help animals, the hungry, and sea conservation, amo…
The Friday 5: Word Up Edition
The best of EcoSalon’s stories this week. The novel and the short story are two very different forms of literature…
The 7 Do-Gooders Who Drive Us Crazy
They will always be better than you. To you doers of good, we say thanks. You clean up after yourself. You say kind thin…
Passports with Purpose: Fundraising Gets Inspiring
It takes four travel writers to raise a village. When Seattle-based Michelle Duffy met up with three friends for a coffe…
Holgate Windmill: A New Spin On an Old Industry
A centuries-old mill gets back to work at last. When you’re on an urban hike around your own neighborhood, you don…
Marketing and Meaning: How TOMS Is Inspiring a Movement
A sensibly chic take on the fiber and jute peasant footwear made in Catalonia since the 14th century – and popular…