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WHAT'S MINE IS YOURS, via Steve @sammartino of Start Up Blog fame.

God The Citizen

It is frustrating that we are seeing leadership from the Lords Spiritual but still a fundamental lack of delivery from the Lords Temporal on the most urgent issue of our times.

To continue the religious theme, I once heard the late Hugo Grynn quote Father Niermeyer: ‘ask not where was God in the gas chambers of Auschwitz; ask instead, where was man?’.
If you're not reading Citizen ...

The myth of Clean coal (Possibly the oxymoron of all oxymorons in today's vernacular) has been suitably de-mythed by the Coen Brothers, in this wonderful little parody. The ad was commisioned by the Reality Coalition, a non-profit group dedicated to challenging completely rubbish notion that coal can be clean.

Not many of can safely say that our business is Recession Proof. My friend Steve can.

Steve runs a little website called Rentoid. Rentoid is like the 'ebay of renting'.

Instead of buying a lawnmower that you use once a quarter, to mow your dining-table-sized lawn, you can rent one for a day on rentoid. And instead of having your drumkit sitting unused in your shed 363 days a year, you ...

With governments around the world continuing to pump colossal sums of money into their plunging economies, a grand global experiment is under way: can the unprecedented spending provide not only a quick fix for the economic catastrophe but also the measures vital for dealing with global warming. Yes It Can! Dare I say it ... Thank gawd for the downturn. Can the economic rescue plans also save planet? | Environment | The Guardian

This looks interesting. A mobile phone that is A) solar powered, B) touchscreen, C) made from recycled plastics, D) extremely energy efficient and E) non-toxic.

The Blue Earth phone by Samsung has been launched Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. Perhaps it's a promising sign of greener gadgets from Samsung and other manufacturers.

via - PSFK: Samsung Releasing a Solar Powered Cell Phone - PSFK.com
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I like this piece of street art in Amsterdam, reminding drivers about global warming and rising seas levels - which is a big worry in places like the Netherlands. (Via Wooster)

Hugh Hough of Green Team has posted the 10 rules of effective green marketing over at the EcoAmerica blog.

This is a terrific list for companies who are just starting to make the move into green marketing. If your business is thinking about becoming green, and how to market yourselves, this is a good place to start.

Here it is:
1. Forget “green.” Okay, you don’t really want to forget it, ...

Just when I was about to put together a comprehensive list of Green Websites (to add to the ones I'd mentioned here and here), Mashable have put together a huge list of  Green sites.

Of the 80+ green websites listed, here are just a few of my favourites:

Treehugger -  Probably the biggest green news blog out there (and have recently been acquired by the Discovery Channel).
NetSquared - A interesting ...

A little while ago I posted a few websites that are doing their bit to help the planet. Here's a few more to add to the list:

makemesustainable.com - A very cool green site where you can create and track your carbon footprint and share you footprint profile with others. MakeMeSustainable then gives you suggestions on how to reduce your footprint. It's great. The social networking aspect of the ...