Holstee, a company that is dedicated to design with a conscience.
This is their quote.
"To deliver on this, we hold every design accountable for the impact it has for on all people, our planet and the product's quality. 10% of all Holstee revenue is used to empower entrepreneurs in the developing world through micro lending."
This is their manifesto. 
This is their address.
http://shop.holstee.com/
This is what I love.
This is precisely the kind of thing that brings me to tears. It's hard to focus on things that make us unhappy, when beauty like this exists on our precious planet.
A beautiful video made of the world's 2nd largest aquarium by Jon Rawlinson.
Go to the link directly to view a full screen version. Definitely worth the click.
Several months ago, I watched an incredibly informative documentary regarding genetically mutated food crops, the motivation behind them, and the danger we're facing because of it. It became a sort of obsession with me, mostly because I really had no idea how much we are threatening the survival of our future generations with these seed modifications, as well as our own. Yesterday, I came across a blog posting regarding the very company held responsible for the majority of these genetic mutations and that some of their corn has recently been linked to organ failure in lab rats. Everyone (note : if you eat, and chances are you do, then I'm talking to you) needs to be aware of what is happening with our food.
It concerns me that the majority of the public is ignorant (as I was before The Future of Food kick started my research into other GMO claims) that among the crops in the US : 89% of all Soybeans, 60% of all corn, 75% of all canola, and 83% of all cotton are GENETICALLY MODIFIED. I dare you to go one full day without coming across an American made food product that doesn't contain corn syrup. Guess where that corn syrup is coming from? Well, we already know it's bad for us, but add on top of that that there is a 60% chance that corn was genetically modified, and of that roughly an 80% chance it was modified by the Monsanto Corporation. And remember, Monsanto's GMO corn was just linked to organ failure in lab rats. Here's what's even scarier : Monsanto has seed patents. What that means in layman's terms, every time one of their GMO seeds is picked up by the wind and accidentally cross-pollinates with a non-GMO crop, not only is that crop now infected with the genetic mutation, but Monsanto has the legal right to put the newly infected crop's farm & farmer out of business for patent infringement. And that's exactly what they are doing.
What I don't know is what we can do to stop this. What I do know is that light desperately needs to be shed on this issue before any hope for change can exist.
- C.
What Would It Look Like?
What if the world embodied our highest potential? What would it look like? As the structures of modern society crumble, is it enough to respond with the same tired solutions? Or are we being called to question a set of unexamined assumptions that form the very basis of our civilization?
This 25-minute retrospective asks us to reflect on the state of the world and ourselves, and to listen more closely to what is being asked of us at this time of unprecedented global transformation. - excerpt from the Global Oneness website
Be a catalyst for peace, respect, unity and transformation. Spend just 25 minutes today wisely : http://www.globalonenessproject.org/videos/whatwoulditlooklike
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