Let’s do a little exercise. I’ll read off a list of country names to you and you tell me the first thing that pops into your head. Cambodia, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Republic of Congo, and Rwanda. For most people the list is easy. War, poverty, despair, corruption, hopelessness, suffering. Most of the time […]
Entries Tagged as 'Conservation'
Amazing Children's Books from Around the World
May 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Animal Causes, Conservation, Developing Areas
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Take Me To Your Weeder
March 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Conservation, Uncommon Goods
Okay, sorry for the atrocious pun, but as spring approaches, here’s a great gift idea for the gardener in your life. It’s a Cobrahead Weeder. This simple-looking tool with a comfortable handle, a curved metal arm, and a sharpened steel blade is a gardener’s best friend. It breaks up any kind of soil, and is much more […]
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Angry Birds Helping Endangered Birds
March 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Conservation
Well, if you were lucky enough to get a cool new iPhone or a cool new Android device like the Kindle Fire or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, one of your first purchase apps is almost sure to be Angry Birds for iOS or for Android. Astoundingly, it’s been downloaded than 500 million times so far. […]
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LUSH Cosmetics Wrapped Gifts that Give to Charity
February 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Animal Causes, Conservation, LUSH
LUSH Cosmetics has this beautifully wrapped My Fair Lady Gift Set all ready to be presented to the lucky recipient. The set includes a hat box full of LUSH Cosmetics’ most luxurious products, such as their whipped Turkish Delight body polish and almond marzipan scented Smitten hand cream. If you haven’t tried LUSH products before, you’re […]
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Charity Mints and Gum that Taste Great and Do Good
January 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Conservation, World Hunger
A while back, the folks at Project7 reached out to me to talk about their great charity. “Project 7” produces “products for good” are directs them to one of seven charitable missions, including: Heal the Sick Save the Earth House the Homeless Feed the Hungry Quench the Thirsty Teach them Well Hope for Peace Why […]
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Fashionable Reusable Shopping Bags from Envirosax
December 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Conservation
We’ve highlighted charity shopping bags before on this site dating back to 2007 when we highlighted the FEED Bag. As people become more environmentally conscious, they’re getting into the habit of eschewing the paper or plastic at the grocery store or drug store and bringing their own bags. This saves landfills from being polluted, and […]
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Honest Ade – A Good Iced Tea that Does Good
August 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Amazon, Conservation
A few weeks ago, Honest Ade did something pretty fun. As part of the Honest Cities campaign, they set up stands of Honest Ade drinks in twelve cities around the United States. Then, they put a donation box where people who took the drinks were asked to deposit a dollar. The results are in. In […]
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Men’s Boxers that Save the Sea
August 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Conservation
Nordstrom has a number of very stylish boxers for men by PACT. And a lot of them are marked down for a limited time, so get them while you can! PACT is an interesting company whose slogan is “Change starts with your underwear”. That’s right, it’s a company that produces men’s and women’s fashion underwear. The […]
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College Textbooks Rental Websites that Save You Money and Help Great Causes
August 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Conservation
One of the biggest practical jokes perpetrated upon college students (and parents) is that of the college textbook. After paying the equivalent of several cars-worth of money for college, the poor student (and parent) finds out during orientation that they have to pay $100 for a book that anywhere else wouldn’t cost more than $5. […]
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Christmas Cards 2011
August 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Animal Causes, Conservation
Every year, my post about Christmas cards is always a very popular one, and so we’re back for 2012. Some of my favorite nature Christmas cards are from the National Wildlife Federation. From now until the end of the month, they’re offering a deal to Get $7 off per box of Christmas cards (exp. 8-31). […]
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