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Bolivia and Social Change

"Bolivia will have its national elections for President, Vice-President and Congress on December 6, 2009. President Evo Morales and his party are expected to get about 54% of the vote for a second term, about equal to his first term victory.  The party, the 'Movement to Socialism,' is shooting for a clean sweep to get a majority vote in Congress to allow them to implement all their social change program, blocked  in their first term, by the opposition in the Senate." > READ

Are You a Sacred Activist?

"In his new book, The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism, Harvey sounds an urgent clarion call to all who care deeply about the future of humanity and of the planet. 'We need to not only fix the existing system but radically transform it so we no longer, by our choices, threaten our lives or the lives of millions of species.'” > READ

New Business Making Environmental Waves: Ripple Glass Announces Metro-Wide Glass Recycling Program 

"After years of study – and in a first-of-its-kind effort – Boulevard Brewing Company founder and president John McDonald, chief financial officer Jeff Krum and plant engineer Mike Utz have teamed up with local companies DST Systems, Inc. and UMB Financial Corp. to form Ripple Glass. A fully localized glass recycling and reclamation system with economic and environmental benefits built into every step, Ripple is constructing a state-of-the-art processing facility and developing a metro-wide glass collection system that already has 60 sites." > READ

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