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Favorite Do-Good Books of 2008

Have Fun - Do Good

Her newest book, the story of a Brazilian diplomat who worked for the United Nations for 34 years, has inspired an upcoming documentary and feature film. Her, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide was on my Favorite Do-Good Book of 2007 list. Check out the Chasing the Flame blog for more details. tools, it was about how Web 2.0

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BEYOND EXPO 2024 | UN Coordinator in China urges revitalization of multilateralism amid global conflicts

TechNode

Siddharth Chatterjee, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, said that technology, innovation, and big data can help overcome some of the critical challenges among 70 ongoing conflicts worldwide. Previously when Beijing used to get sandstorms, it used to come from Inner Mongolia. It is an agricultural wonderland.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Nonprofits Lead Fortune 500 in Social Web Adoption, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to a recent national poll , when price and quality are equal, 77 percent will choose a brand that supports a cause. Social Media Nedra Weinreich's tip jar , tipped me off to newly published study from Nora Barnes and Eric Mattson from U Mass Dartmouth about nonprofit adoption of social media tools. Can't afford to visit Bali?

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As Trump threatens to take over Greenland, its melting ice caps could hold a solution to our clean energy future

Fast Company Tech

According to one Greenland official , the island possesses 39 of the 50 minerals that the United States has classified as critical to national security and economic stability. One way to meet that demand, and for the world to diversify control over the rare earths market and speed up clean energy adoption, is to mine in Greenland. (In

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