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Crude – A Film on the True Cost of Oil

Crude – A Film on the True Cost of Oil

Posted by Paula on Mar 28th, 2010 in Chevron, Featured | 0 comments

Crude has been described as the movie Chevron doesn’t want you to see. It was a truly beautiful film which brought to life the horrors that the Amazon and the Ecuadorians have lived under for the past decades, and it thrills me to know that since a month of its screening launch, already thousands of people around the world have seen it. But it must not end here.

TNB Energy Company to Sue WWF over Earth Hour! Pranks and Ideas…

TNB Energy Company to Sue WWF over Earth Hour! Pranks and Ideas…

Posted by Jin on Mar 28th, 2010 in Energy | 1 comment

What???!!! Who’s suing WWF? Over Earth Hour? Why?
Just a note, TNB is short for Tenaga Nasional Berhad, or the national energy/electricity provider.
Before you read the rest of my article, please read this (reading until you see the words ‘Power! Extreme!’ will be sufficient…). I promise you won’t regret reading it! Much as the news will spark [...]

Mario Savio Youth Activist Award – Nominations Open

Mario Savio Youth Activist Award – Nominations Open

Posted by Kasha on Mar 24th, 2010 in Featured, RYSE | 0 comments

Mario Savio was an eloquent leader of the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. Every year there is an award given in his honor to an incredible young activist who is making waves today. Do you know someone who fits the bill? Anyone can nominate – check out more here.

YOUNG ACTIVIST AWARD
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The Story of Bottled Water

The Story of Bottled Water

Posted by Kasha on Mar 22nd, 2010 in Featured, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Happy World Water Day!
Ever wondered where the water in the bottles really comes from?
Is it cleaner than the stuff out of the tap?
Does it at least taste better?!
In honor of World Water Day we present some food drink for thought:
Annie Leonard’s newest short: “The Story of Bottled Water”

Two Contests! Art and Essay for the Earth

Two Contests! Art and Essay for the Earth

Posted by Kasha on Mar 22nd, 2010 in RYSE | 0 comments

We wanna put you up on two upcoming contests for high school students geared toward making sustainable environmental change in our lifetimes. I figure if anyone’s got a winning vision of how to change this world and create a brighter, greener future – it’s RYSE. So get in there!
Check out the “Energy and the Environment: [...]

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