• Leaf It for Compost0

    According to the EPA, yard waste is the second largest component of our trash steam behind paper, and it makes up roughly 20 percent of the trash in most communities.  The Daily Green suggests that instead of bagging up leaves and leaving them at the curb as garbage, we should turn the leaves into compost,

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  • Ten Ways to Create a Mentally Healthy Workplace0

    If you manage employees, remember that maintaining the emotional well-being of those employees is oftentimes just as important as providing benefits and fitness programs. Check out ten suggestions to help create a mentally healthy workplace, including being proactive, being accessible, taking a holistic view of mental health, looking beyond the workplace, and more. The Globe

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  • New Jack Johnson Songs To Benefit Charity0

    Brushfire Records has a new Christmas record coming out, This Warm December Vol 2, and Jack Johnson has two songs on it. This Warm December Vol 2 will feature all new recordings of original songs and classic tracks, including In The Morning and Angel (Holiday) by Jack Johnson. 25% of the profits from the album

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  • Mich. Woman Delivers Clothing To Impoverished Areas Of The World0

    25-year old Mallory Brown is being recognized as the Huffington Post's Greatest Person of the Day today, and for good reason. If you trace her story back to its original appearance in the   Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch, you will see that Brown founded World Clothes Line (WCL) to collect clothing and deliver it to people in

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  • Elton John Charity Candles Raise Money for AIDS Foundation0

    NEST Fragrances has introduced a special new candle: Sir Elton John’s Holiday candle. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the candle will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, one of the world’s leading nonprofit HIV/AIDS organizations supporting HIV prevention programs. Elton John, founder of the Foundation, helped design the candle himself and

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  • Kindergartners Go Green With Their Own Garden0

    At Friends School Haverford in Pennsylvania, teachers are using Chile peppers and chickens to teach students life lessons. Teachers are giving their students hands-on lessons in sustainability and the environment, and the kids seem to be learning and loving it. ABC Local, 11/3/2011

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