One of my passions, hobbies and overall releaser of stress is cycling, so I’m always stoked to hear about how bikes are becoming more accessible and more people are using them for basic transportation and exercise. I came across these two awesome bits of good bike news on TreeHugger.
Bamboo Bikes:
“Designer Paulus...
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We may not have flying cars or hoverboards, but Nike has stolen some shoe technology from the future and unlike the manure lovin’ Biff Tannen, they’re using the info for good. Nike has partnered up with Michael J. Fox and his Foundation to raise money for Parkinson’s Research. Together they will auction off 1500...
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Obesity is probably one of the biggest causes of health problems in the US and as many of us know, getting in shape is no easy task. Spark People is probably one of the best examples of a successful social media community taking off outside of Facebook.
If you’re looking to get healthier definitely register for an account. I...
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I was just reading a great article by JustMeans on a US based company AquaSpy that has created some great systems to monitor the soil and tell farmers exactly when to water and fertilize their crops. To top it off their sensors are run by solar power. This technology is not only saving farmers money it’s also helping...
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I will never cease to be amazed by the ingenuity and creatively or socially conscious entrepreneurs. I was turned on to Joe Miller’s company be reading an article about it on GOOD this morning. Print a Forest puts and ad at the bottom of pages you decide to print and for every 100 pages printed they’ll plant a tree.
The...
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I stumbled upon Toyota’s 100 car giveaway yesterday while checking out DoSomething.org and Social Vibe’s charity platform. Toyota is currently 61 days into the giveaway which still gives you plenty of time to help decide which deserving organization gets some new wheels.
Voting is open daily from 6 a.m. to midnight...
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With a background in Producing, Project Management and Business Development, Mike has rediscovered his passion for non-profits and is excited about finding creative ways to integrate philanthropic philosophies into existing for-profit business models.
