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BigUps: Terry Kenney

The green movement is hitting our lives almost as hard as high gas prices. Many are looking for ways to decrease their carbon footprint, reduce costs, and help save the environment. One of the underlying principles of being green is using available, natural resources to power our consumption with the least amount of harmful waste. [...]

10Jun2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Go Green Checklist

April 22 is Earth Day, a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. The push, especially for Americans, to reduce pollution and help save the environment is based on evidence that the [...]

22Apr2008 | Kimberly | 2 comments | Continued
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YBP Savings Tip


11Feb2008 | Kimberly | 0 comments | Continued
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5 Feeds You Should Be Reading Everyday

Although my previous employer probably would could it slacking off, the appeal of the internet and its mesmerizing goodness is a good thing. Aside from reading celebrity gossip and sneaking in around of porn, today’s life tools are in the form of blogs, podcasts, streaming internet radio, and respectable comment feedback.
One of the most effective [...]

13Dec2007 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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Africa Update

Some good news updates from The Continent (and a cool pic of Cape Town). I think I’ll try to make this a regular feature. Check ‘em out:
President George W. Bush will visit Africa early next year to check out some U.S.-sponsored HIV/AIDS programs and pressed Congress to approve a doubling of funds to combat [...]

2Dec2007 | Eugene | 0 comments | Continued
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Google’s Black Out

Blackle.com. No, it isn’t Google for black people (though wouldn’t that be fun to protest). Apparently someone made the following comment:
“If Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views, according to calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be saved.”
In response Google created a black version of its search [...]

30Nov2007 | Kimberly | 4 comments | Continued
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YBP Savings Tip


28Nov2007 | Kimberly | 0 comments | Continued
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Where’s Booker T. now?

Are we still suggesting people “pull themselves up by their bootstraps?”
By now, some of you have probably read about how getting or remaining in the middle class for blacks is much harder. Here are some excerpts from a recent column on race and class in America:
“The ‘rags to riches’ story is much more common in [...]

23Nov2007 | Eugene | 0 comments | Continued
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Real vs. Fake: Which is the “greener” choice?

Yes, it is only mid-November, but I am already thinking of how I will decorate my house for Christmas. I don’t know if it’s because I’m a newlywed, because of the house, or because I just like decorating, but I am definitely uber excited for the holidays. Fredric and I decided to get a real [...]

12Nov2007 | Kimberly | 5 comments | Continued
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