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The Pepsi Refresh Project, for which GOOD and Pepsi are teaming up to give away millions of dollars in grants over the next year, has its first batch of projects for you to vote on. There are almost 800 worthy options, so please head over to the Pepsi Refresh site, make your selection (you can vote multiple times for multiple projects), and help change a lot of lives-and the world-for the better.
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Birth Control Costs More Than You Think—Even for the Lucky Ones
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Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban Planning Award for Cities That Copy
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Apple’s Brand Is at Stake as Customers Demand Better Labor Practices
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Most Students Who Should Be Taking AP Exams Aren't
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
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The 'Homeless Man with a Golden Voice' Gets a Third Chance
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Most Students Who Should Be Taking AP Exams Aren't
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Birth Control Costs More Than You Think—Even for the Lucky Ones
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GOOD Citizenship Task 10: Contact a Local Elected Leader on an Issue of Interest to You #30DaysofGOOD
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Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban Planning Award for Cities That Copy
In February, the U.S. government passed the $787 billion Recovery Act, better known as the stimulus package, in an effort to breathe new life...
In the 19th and 20th century architects, urban thinkers and landscape architects like Fredrick Law Olmsted designed our cities and neighborhoods...
Getting access to fresh, healthy food is important but so is knowing what to do with it. When confronted with a butternut squash or bunch of kale,...
If you haven't heard already, the Great Lakes are under assault by a "missile with fins," an invasive species otherwise known as the Asian Carp....
The iPad might not save newspapers, but it is going to save the e-reader. Years ago, I took a tour of a tech company's "house of the future"...
President Obama continues to make history with his proposed 2011 Education Budget, and environmental allies, like the 50 million member strong No...
Alaska is the latest state chosen to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's "Wind For Schools" program. The state will receive $60,000 a...
Just in case you were worried that with all this talk about biking and healthy eating America is losing its je ne sais quoi: The owner of the...
When talking about the environmental effects of industrial meat industry, people often refer to a 2006 U.N. report that concluded that cattle was...
We've all heard that going vegetarian is better for the environment. But how much better, exactly? In the chart below, from The Oil Drum, you can...
This video (below the jump) investigates why one in seven people is malnourished, how food dependency affects the poor, and how we can make sure...
How do you know that your pinot noir is really from 2004? Or that the wild salmon you ordered wasn't actually farmed? You don't. The Washington...
We're all familiar with the idea of peak oil-the point at which our oil production will start declining forever. But that's not the only thing...
Creating community is easier than you think. Is it just me or, is the modern urban neighborhood getting remarkably...
Health care, even with insurance, can be expensive. But what if you actually can't afford medical care? This is a look at the percentage of...
A London-based group is advocating the slow movement through total lifestyle deceleration. Slow Down London kicked off their slow club, which...
You'd think that with the advent of ubiquitous digital media, the old brick-and-mortar library would go the way of the video rental store. But...
Dubai can seem more like a mirage than any place on Earth-even in the shade, it's marvelously bright. Whether the city is the most precious gem in...
A new trailer is out for Exit Through the Gift Shop, the documentary about everyone's favorite mystery-shrouded street art superstar, Banksy....
If we don't eat dogs, should we eat any meat? Should you care about the vegetarian author's latest provocation? I do. Almost everything...
