I subscribe to good news daily through www.dailygood.org, an offspring of charityfocus.org".
It was through them that I heard of Sri Shamasunder, an American doctor who dedicates months out of his year to help in regions of extreme need. Please visit his story at elsrizee.pledgepage.org and then follow the link at the bottom of the page to his posts.
It was a small thing that was asked, just if we would like to send Sri a birthday message of support. Today he took the time to thank those who did… Continue

Paul Hawken is a friend of CharityFocus, renowned entrepreneur, visionary environmental activist, founder of Wiser Earth and author of many books -- most recently Blessed Unrest.
He recently delivered a Commencement Address to the Class of 2009 at the University of Portland.
It was quite brilliant and I thought it valuable… Continue

Exxon, the 5th largest company in the world, engaged in the exploration, production, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas and the manufacture, transportation and sale of petroleum products at the rate of 358 Billion dollars last year, is happy to know that world wide Auto Makers can get their show together, and have individually decided to continue with the hybrid automobiles for many more years. Nevertheless, Exxon, very eager to invest well their 2008 profits of 42 billion USD,… Continue

Please see the following article on Poverty, the Millennium Development Goals and Micro Financing.

http://www.articlesbase.com/politics-articles/poverty-and-the-new-world-order-809385.html

Unfortunately, there are very important industries (Banking and Energy), in addition to governments and countries who are pretty comfortable, and who count more than the 5.4 billion people in the world who are poor and hungry. Therefore, we will continue as is until we run out of resources or the planet come… Continue

Charles Moore does a TED talk about plastic garbage that floats in our seas. This is a powerful video, take some time to view it:

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In 1994, Greenpeace snuck in to the radioactive waste repository at Drigg, near the Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria.

The poorly packaged junk and high radiation levels are disturbing enough; set aside the revelation that LLWR - the current management company - are missing records of what was dumped in there, it becomes really scary.

Read the full story at … Continue

Today's video offers a wake-up call to all who paint and polish. Did you know the FDA doesn't require safety testing on cosmetics ingredients? Umbra reveals the ugly truths about conventional makeup, and shows you how to put on a happy face.

Didn't catch the names of the sites Umbra mentioned? Here they are again:

Check the safety of ingredients and products at the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database [http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/]
See if your product has been tested on a… Continue

Despite below zero temperatures at Midday Well over 100,000 people marched in London in solidarity with the Palestinian People. Not only over a 100 Oxford University Academics have condemed Israels War Crimes every Trade Union in Britain has also condemed Israel. This number includes thousands of Jewish People who are against the racist policies of Israel and Zionism such as Jews for Justice. Continue

A Day In The Life of A Homeless Man - Part 1


A Day In The Life of A Homeless Man - Part 2… Continue

The statistics are staggering: Millions of children under the age of 5 die each year from preventable diseases, including malaria, measles and polio. A solution exists: integrated health campaigns. These campaigns provide multiple health interventions on a large scale. The UN Foundation works to raise awareness and resources to deliver vaccines and other preventive interventions around the world. To learn more about how you can work with us to save childrens lives, visit:… Continue