Fair Trade

This week, I visited Ten Thousand Villages in Mechanicsburg, PA. I've purchased gifts at this store before, but recently I've been buying clothes that are labeled Fair Trade. This time I bought a book about Fair Trade. Check out this store off Route 15 near Mechanicsburg if you need to find gifts, coffee, music, or books that are produced and distributed by socially responsible organizations.

Clean Tech Meets Equitable Wealth Distribution

Clean tech. Empowered women entrepreneurs. Free and limitless distribution of photos, video and music. Aishwarya lanterns. 2008 is the year for energy and opportunity. I've heard the word "sustainability" more in the last six months than in the last 30 years. I recommend the book Clean Tech Revolution by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, for a concise and user-friendly account of the economic advantages of clean tech. Specifically note Pernick and Wilder's marketing advice for clean technology initiatives. Muhammad Yunus' Grameen Bank and Jeffrey Sachs' Earth Institute are leading the drive to end poverty using clean technology.