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How to spend your day, today

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Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog | How to spend your day, today I believe there is time for every one of your dreams. That big project, that bold test, that long-tabled idea—there is time for each if you consciously pick them over the endless office filler of email, politics and drama....    Katya is chief operating officer and chief strategy officer of Network for Good , author of Robin Hood Marketing, a blogger, a public speaker, an adjunct professor of communications at American University, a board member of NTEN and mom to three. Check out this pie from Scott Belsky and Behance - it reinforces to me a very important concept.  We have far more control over how we spend our time than we actually exercise.  Do your pie wedges look like this?  Knowing life is short, how should they look instead? I know my life is better when I slash the insecurity and pare back the reactionary w

New TED Talk - YOU MATTER Angela Maiers | Angela Maiers, Speaker, Educator, #YOUMATTER

New TED Talk - YOU MATTER Angela Maiers | Angela Maiers, Speaker, Educator, #YOUMATTER  <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7FHdHUzRnms?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7FHdHUzRnms?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

Sustainability 24 Today is the day....

Sustainability 24 is the day when Accenture places business sustainability solidly on the global agenda, by advancing debate and discussion with clients, local government leaders and stakeholders around the world. The highlight of the day of activity is a live twelve hour interactive online global broadcast connecting with in person events taking place in Rio, Singapore and London and with individual keynote speakers, panel discussions, live chats, webinars, industry-focused debates and question and answer sessions with guest speakers from around the world.    Sustainability 24 Broadcast Schedule: Accenture

The real reason for Captain Paul Watson's arrest and potential extradition to Costa Rica - YouTube

The real reason for Captain Paul Watson's arrest and potential extradition to Costa Rica - YouTube <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N5gN0wBRcXA?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N5gN0wBRcXA?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

Take Action to Free Captain Paul Watson

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Dear Friend of Sea Shepherd, Captain Watson has been in a German prison since Sunday and is in danger of being extradited to Costa Rica where we fear for his safety from the Shark Fin Mafia and an unfair, politically motivated trial!  When we last wrote you, we had only 15 hours to make our case to the German Federal Minister of Justice, who could throw this whole case out and release Captain Watson, but a stroke of luck has come our way. There was a delay in filing by the general public prosecutor on Wednesday. The delay coupled with Thursday being a bank holiday in Germany has given Captain Watson’s supporters until this Friday to appeal to Federal Minister of Justice and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to end the unjust and politically motivated extradition of our fearless leader. Please act now! Call, email, and fax the Honorable Ministers and politely ask them to intervene before the extradition process of
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Paul Watson prepares defense in Costa Rica  If you believe in Captain Paul Watson and life vote "YES". Please pass around and share. http://www.ticotimes.net/Current-Edition/News-Briefs/Paul-Watson-prepares-defense-in-Costa-Rica_Wednesday-May-16-2012 Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - By Tico Times Marine conservationist faces a penalty of up to 15 years in prison. A German court on Monday ordered Watson, 61, to remain in custody a day after his arrest.  Courtesy of seashepherd.org Oliver Wallasch, conservationist Paul Watson’s attorney in Germany, on Tuesday confirmed that he had contacted Costa Rican attorney Federico Morales to prepare a defense s

Sharkwater Proves Paul Watson’s Innocence

Sharkwater Proves Paul Watson’s Innocence <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42171668" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> TORONTO – Filmmaker Rob Stewart joins the global call to free Paul Watson, the founder of Sea Shepherd, after German officials decided to extradite him to Costa Rica on Tuesday. Stewart has now released video evidence from his documentary Sharkwater to prove Watson’s innocence. Captain Paul Watson was arrested in Germany on Saturday for an international warrant of his arrest. The arrest is based on allegations of violating “ships traffic” in Guatemalan waters, after a clash in 2002 between fisherman of the ship Varadero who were illegally poaching sharks and the Sea Shepherd crew intercepting. The incident resulted in the fishermen accusing Captain Watson of attempted murder. The event took place during the filming of Rob Stewart’s

Urgent Call to Sea Shepherd Supporters - Help Save Captain Watson from Extradition to Costa Rica!

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Sea Shepherd :: Urgent Call to Sea Shepherd Supporters - Help Save Captain Watson from Extradition to Costa Rica! Urgent Call to Sea Shepherd Supporters - Help Save Captain Watson from Extradition to Costa Rica! In shocking news, German officials have decided to proceed with the extradition of Captain Watson to Costa Rica.  Our last hope of saving Captain Watson from extradition is to convince German officials at the Ministry of Justice to step in and overturn their decision.  Show your support for Captain Watson by contacting Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, the Federal Minister of Justice in Berlin, Germany.  Let her know that the warrant for Captain Watson's arrest is politically motivated and thus should be ignored by the German government.  With international support we can set Captain Watson free, and keep him from the possibility of facing an unfair trial in Costa Rica. Please contact: (Please be respectful in your communications) Sabine Leutheusser-

Mandy Patinkin Speaking at Peace Now Conference - YouTube

Mandy Patinkin Speaking at Peace Now Conference - YouTube  <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XdjEALPzbwM?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XdjEALPzbwM?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Peace is POSSIBLE..... Awesome speech by Mandy about the reality in Israel... Mandy is not CRAZY Peace is possible.... there will be PEACE! Within our Lifetime... Watch this if you want to understand how we can create PEACE... Lets give PEACE a CHANCE!

Will Potter - Green is the New Red

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TalkingStickTV - Will Potter - Green is the New Red - YouTube  <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YyPsEPhfJc4?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YyPsEPhfJc4?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> GREEN IS THE NEW RED Die Ökologie- und Tierbefreiungsbewegung im Fadenkreuz von Staat und Kapital 3. – 14. Juni 2012: Der US-amerikanische Journalist und Autor Will Potter auf Tournee durch Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz.   In den USA und zun

How transparent, green and fair are your favourite brands?

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 How transparent, green and fair are your favourite brands? Rank a Brand and the outdoor apparel & footwear sector Introduction To boost sustainability in many sectors, Rank a Brand allows consumers to compare how transparent, green, and socially responsible mainstream brands are. As more and more people choose to buy high-scoring brands, companies are increasingly encouraged to become more responsible. See www.rankabrand.com for the global website, see www.rankabrand.nl for the Dutch version. The German version is coming soon. Invitation to Outdoor brands Rank a Brand has been in active in outdoor with approximately 50 outdoor brands that have been ranked already. Whether or not ranked yet, all outdoor brand owners are hereby kindly invited and encouraged to further report the sustainability performances transparently on the brand websites. In such a way, we can educate consumers to make a considered choice when buying outdoor stuff. If you like to see your br

Compare how transparent, green and fair your favorite brands are

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Rank a Brand: Compare how transparent, green and fair your favorite brands are How transparent, green and fair are your favourite brands? At a glance you will see this at Rank a Brand, the largest brands comparison website in Europe! We are fast on track to get 1001 brands in our database, and we love to see all brands become more open, green and fair. What comes from far…?! Have you ever realized that a real person somewhere far away picks your bananas, sews your t-shirt and solders your mobile phone? Unimaginable many products come from distant countries as China, India, Kenya, Ghana and Bangladesh. Beyond our sight countless workmen are working too many hours for too little money, forests are chopped, soils are worn-out and major rivers are already polluted. You do not see anything of these severe conditions reflected in shiny packages and pretty advertisements. But luckily there is a brand on all products. Open Sesame Rank a Brand assesses the green and fair policy

Growth Isn't Going to last Forever

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Andrew Winston - Finding the Gold in Green Growth Isn't Going to last Forever Aside from tiny Bhutan and their pursuit of Gross National Happiness , every country bases economic policy on the pursuit of endless GDP growth, and companies are right there with them. But common sense tells us that nothing can grow forever, and thus national and corporate-level goals alike have a sizeable blind spot. This recent humorous Platonic dialogue between a physicist and economist, as told by the physicist Tom Murphy, reveals the absurdity of expecting steady growth in energy use (or economic growth) indefinitely. To be fair, it's not like economics is the only discipline with magical assumptions — high school physics is filled with Newtonian models of frictionless environments. But teachers are describing theoretical "laws" to further our understanding of the universe, not perfectly predicting everyday experience, or basing policy on the perfect scenario. Physic

Outdoor-Ausrüster: Der Berg boomt | Wirtschaft | ZEIT ONLINE

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Outdoor-Ausrüster: Der Berg boomt | Wirtschaft | ZEIT ONLINE Der Berg boomt Der Grazer Outdoor-Ausrüster Northland ist in Österreich kaum bekannt. Doch in China ist die Marke längst eine Macht. Nun will man richtig hoch hinaus. Immer wieder fährt sich Arno Pichler mit den gespreizten Fingern beider Hände durch sein halblanges Haar. Der Mann steht unter Strom. Kein Zweifel. Am liebsten wäre der Chef des Outdoor-Ausrüsters Northland jetzt draußen in der Natur, um mit dem Mountainbike über die Hohlwege zu jagen. Gleich hinter der neuen Firmenzentrale im Grazer Stadtteil Geidorf steigen jene Hügel auf, die er jeden Tag während der Mittagszeit eine Stunde lang niederkämpft. Einfach herumzusitzen nervt ihn. Das »Gequatsche«, wie er es nennt, dauere schon viel zu lange. Dennoch hält der braun gebrannte 41-Jährige durch, der Marke zuliebe. Einer Marke, die in China jedem Bergsportler und Outdoorfan ein Begriff ist. Der Spezialkonfektionär stieg innerhalb von fünf Jahren zum dri

Outdoor brands: green by default? – Rank a Brand Blog

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Outdoor brands: green by default? – Rank a Brand Blog Outdoor brands: green by default? With spring coming up and winter sportswear on sale, outdoor brands are doing great business. The products on their websites are surrounded by images of beautiful landscapes. This ‘natural’ branding makes you, as a consumer, trust them easily for producing their products with attention and care for our earth. But is this true? Source: Patagonia website Best practices Setting an example with their environmental policy and therefore on top of our ranking is Vaude , specialized in mountaineering. They score 11 out of 16 points. Inspiring facts: According to the ‘Green Shape’ principle, half of their products are produced out of at least 90% organic materials, like recycled PET-bottles or polyester Since 2008 the brand is a ‘ Bluesign ’ partner and 35% of their collections is following the regulations for use of water and chemicals Furthermore, an honorable mention for Timberland