Posted on October 29, 2007 by zoeweil
I attended the Bioneers conference in San Rafael a week ago, and what a breath of fresh air it was. Speaker after speaker shared information about the great challenges of our time, but they also talked about the solutions they and others were implementing. Whether it was Van Jones talking about promoting green collar jobs [...]
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Posted on October 8, 2007 by zoeweil
I found myself in a Starbucks buying tea last week for my mother who was in the hospital in New York. As I stood in line, the employees behind the counter would periodically yell out, “May I help the next guest, please?”Guest? When it was my turn I asked the guy serving me if he [...]
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