Michelle Mosser

Do You Practice Conscious Money?

>> Back to November/December 2013 Issue By Patricia Aburdene Today, there are signs that a critical mass of humanity is expanding in consciousness. Millions the world over practice yoga and meditation or voice their commitment to social justice on sites like Avaaz.org. As awareness grows, so does the desire to heal persistent poverty and epidemic […]

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My Health in a Vulnerable Food System

Back to November/December 2013 Issue I am an eater, as are you. My relationship with food, farming, and living systems is very personal. As Barbara Kingsolver writes, “Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of dirt.” Is it inconceivable to

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Honorees announced for OTA’s 2013 Organic Leadership Awards

  Baltimore Museum of Industry will act as backdrop to focus on organic achievements past, present and future Selected from a record-breaking 26 nominations, the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) 2013 Organic Leadership Awards will be presented to a passionate couple who have dedicated their lives to organic for almost three decades, a professional farmer who

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2013 Season Poised to Break Records in Filings, Support Levels for Environmental and Social Policy Shareholder Resolutions

  New Report From the Sustainable Investments Institute Finds Growing Investor Support for Board and Workplace Diversity, Sustainability Reporting and Political Spending Disclosure Investors are filing more environmental and social policy resolutions in the United States than ever before, and more shares are supporting them, new research from the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2) finds. As

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Sustainable Investment Organization (US SIF) Releases Guide for Retail Investors to Address Climate Change

  The US SIF Foundation will also release a Guide for Institutional Investors  In July 2013 the US SIF Foundation released Investing to Curb Climate Change: A Guide for the Individual Investor [1]. This guide seeks to meet the increasing interest of a wide range of investors in using their investment dollars to address the

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Horizons Sustainable Financial Services Announces Zero Carbon Energy Portfolios

  Horizons Sustainable Financial Services, a Santa Fe, NM based registered investment advisory firm, announced in July 2013 a new line of well-diversified mutual fund portfolios with no exposure to any companies directly involved in the production of fossil fuels. With these Zero Carbon Energy portfolios, Horizons joins a very small group of firms offering

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Sustainable Beauty Day (Davines Salons) – October 7, 2013

>> Back to Fall 2013 Issue   Davines North America is pleased to announce a charitable initiative for salons across the US and Canada to celebrate our 3rd Sustainable Beauty Day, which will take place on Monday, October 7, 2013. On that day, consumers can visit participating salons and receive a cut and styling service

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Where’s the Blueprint for a Truly Sustainable Revolution?

>> Back to Fall 2013 Issue   Where’s the Blueprint for a Truly Sustainable Revolution? In the new book: The Shark’s Paintbrush: Biomimicry and how Nature is inspiring innovation Jay Harman’s new book “The Shark’s Paintbrush: Biomimicry and how Nature is inspiring innovation” launched in July 2013. Harman is a leading figure in the biomimicry

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GMOs in Our Food: Do We Have a Right to Know?

>> Back to Fall 2013 Issue   By Steven Hoffman and Nikki McCord If you’re anything like us, you’re probably enjoying a snack while checking your email and catching up on your blogs. If you’re eating a conventionally produced snack – that is, one that is not Certified Organic or Non-GMO Verified – chances are

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