Jun
13
Cam and Kinari Webb are an impressive couple. The two live in Sukadana, a ‘village’ of 12,000 in Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, right next to Gunung Palung National Park. Cam is an ecologist with an impressive track record in tropical rainforest ecology, molecular phylogenetics, and bioinformatics, including the development of several software applications. Kinari is a physician who runs a combined health and conservation project. Continued…
May
20
Many of you are graduating soon -this graduation speech speaks to my own heart, and I hope yours…..
Paul Hawken is an entrepreneur, visionary environmental activist, and founder of Wiser Earth. In early May 2009 Paul delivered a commencement address at the University of Portland, OR. I will never forget it. This is an excerpt:
“There is invisible writing on the back of the diploma you will receive, and in case you didn’t bring lemon juice to decode it, I can tell you what it says: you are brilliant, and the earth is hiring. The earth couldn’t afford to send recruiters or limos to your school. It sent you rain, sunsets, ripe cherries, night blooming jasmine, and that unbelievably cute person you are dating. Take Continued…
May
15
In the fall of 2006, Spryte Loriano decided to raise money to feed the hungry children of America. “I thought to myself,” she says, “So what’s next?” Then I wrote “3 Million in 33 Days!” Continued…
May
10
Hello from SE Asia. I’m now well into my 20th mission here (amazing how fast time goes by) and wanted to send you a note and a link to our most recent newsletter.
It will update you on 100 Friends and all the great work your donations are making possible. You can download a pdf here. Continued…
May
2
Kirstin Elaine Myers, founder of Globond.com, a thinktank for progressive movers and shakers, is launching a bold new conference to meet this June, and again in November, called The Tectonic Leadership Summit. Her notes let us in on the radical thinking of this incredible paver of new routes to the future. Continued…
May
1
While the rest of us bust our butts trying to save the world one person at a time – Myra Murphy Jacob took it on to change the world by churning out new leaders – strong and powerful, well trained leaders in global sustainability – not your ordinary types. If that’s not the fastest way to create lasting change, then Continued…
Apr
18
If you haven’t met TED yet, open your calendar right this minute and block off an hour you can spend browsing their site. TED is extraordinary, TED is mind blowing, TED is like nothing else. Their tag line is “Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world” and so it is.
The first talk to watch is “Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight” – this will sufficiently expand your reality and introduce you to TED. From there you can’t miss – dive in and go exploring. You will never be the same.
Apr
3
If you met Cindy, you’d size her up to be like any other young mother with a household to manage, and her cheery smile would win you over right away. She home schools her posse of 5 small children each morning at her kitchen table. Continued…
Mar
9
A simple bike tour takes a left turn and becomes a mission to end poverty in Rwanda. Tom Ritchey’s plan to tour the world on his mountain bike included alot of places, but Rwanda wasn’t even on his radar. Continued…
Mar
1
Exploring the world has been a lifelong adventure for former Mountain Bike World Champion, Hans Rey. On these adventures he has gained a broader, life changing perspective on the impact a bicycle can make. Continued…
