Recent blogs by members in international

Charity Choice Gift Cards

Posted August 19th, 2008 by Specialkid

Good Things for Your Good Works

Posted August 8th, 2008 by goodtube

Zero Net Energy City - Masdar Development

Posted July 5th, 2008 by Myles Huddart

The first zero waste, zero carbon emission city is to be constructed in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Masdar City, a $22 billion complex designed by Sir Norman Foster + Partners, will be kicked off with the completion of a mixed-use positive energy headquarters building, the first of its kind in the world.

Help a Bald Brother Out!

Posted May 28th, 2008 by Dorian Adams

The Today Show introduced me to the “Stand Up to Cancer” initiative this morning. It’s anchored by a terrific

Bringing Worlds Together through Grass Roots Tourism

Posted May 26th, 2008 by Yung_Sook

We are in the John Crow Mountains of Portland Parish, Jamaica, resting after a walk through a crystal clear river to Reach Falls.

Fashion Victims

Posted May 19th, 2008 by Alyssa Royse

My distaste for fashion labels, brands, icons and whatnot has more to do with my distaste for being told what to do, than anything else. Even as a child, if someone said to me, “you have to wear a dress,” I would immediately go put on a pair of pants and heaven help the person – no matter how big or “authoritative” - who tried to tell me to take off the pants.

Dwight Yoakam, E-Waste and the Universe

Posted May 16th, 2008 by Dan Hammill

I was listening to my roommate’s iPod while building a fence around the patio last weekend. She’s a Montana girl and no stranger to country music. The shuffle went from a Devotchka tune to Dwight Yoakam’s “Turn it on, Turn it up, Turn me loose”.

25 Years of Experience—Changing Lives Overseas and at Home

Posted May 15th, 2008 by ASCEND

One of the compelling aspects of how ASCEND accomplishes its mission is the use of volunteers in combination with professional staff to accomplish ongoing sustainable programs. ASCEND offers volunteers the chance to participate in short-term expeditions of 1-2 weeks, or longer-term internships / fellowships of 2-18 months.