General Blog
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WorldBlu Councils: Democracy In the Workplace
Long entry here, but lots to say: A few days ago, I was fortunate to attend my first WorldBlu Council, hosted by the folks at Linden Lab/Second Life in San Francisco. From tools for implementing organizational democracy to quantum physics, the two days of amazine discussions provided many “ah has” for me and the group.... -
It’s a Better World in the Berkshires
Today we had the fortune to visit with two great organizations in idyllic, wintry Western Mass – EnlightenNext (What is Enlightenment? Magazine) and the Orion Society/Orion Magazine. Located about 1/2 hour apart, these two non-profit organizations are major influencers in our national and international social justice and environmental dialogue, through their respective magazines (What is Enlightenment?... -
Our Visit to Equal Exchange
On a cold & dreary New England day we drove out to the far Boston suburbs to pay our first visit to the folks at Equal Exchange’s West Bridgewater HQ. We were in the capable hands of David Bates, who works in EE’s Finance Dept. – As David opened the door from the front offices and cafe into the operations center and warehouse, our jaws dropped on the ground.... -
The Pied Piper
I’ve been a big fan of Bill McKibben since the 2006 BALLE Conference in Burlington, VT – Bill inspired me to help start the now growing and successful BALLE chapter in Lowcountry South Carolina (www.lowcountrylocalfirst.org). I just heard him speak again this past week at a great day long seminar in Charleston put on by The Center for Humans and Nature (www.... -
The Atlantic Forest Project
My apologies for the blog gap, but a combination of our busiest summer to date and late summer vaca led to a few week gap in the blog – so I thought I’d bring a real doozy for the first one back. We have been meeting and in discussions with the Nature Conservancy on a number of fronts over the summer (in addition to our regular volunteering that we do with them in the DC area) and I can’t help be excited about their new Atlantic Forest project.... -
Our 2007 Environmental Impact Plan
In the past month, BetterWorld completed its evaluation and program implementation with Zerofootprint (www.zerofootprint.net), making BetterWorld the first Carbon Neutral Telecom Carrier in North America. In addition, to our other initiatives we have now achieved our Environmental Impact goals for 2007 and are embarking on Phase Two of our plan, which will be completed in stages by 2012.... -
Businesses Want Green IT, but Aren’t Taking Action
Great Article on today’s GreenBiz.Com – even though it is UK-centric (also, if you haven’t seen it, check out the Eden Project mentioned in the article, it is truly amazing) – this article gets to the heart of what we are doing at BetterWorld in the US though, greening the supply chain through telecom and IT.... -
BetterWorld Telecom Launches the BetterBlog
Welcome to the new BetterWorld Telecom website and the new BetterBlog! As we head into our fifth year of operation at BetterWorld, we are excited on so many fronts – with national and international forces for positive change like Patagonia, Greenpeace and Green Mountain Energy all using BetterWorld as their primary communications partner, and affiliates that include the Social Venture Network, One Percent for the Planet and the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies – we are inspired on a daily basis with the amazing change they are affecting in the world....
