Wall Street banks are fighting the 'Volcker Rule'. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks down their absurd excuses.

Since we love to single out Apple.

Because it came up in class and I don't think the ambiguities of the law that give private corps the ability to shut down any site without proof of infringement were fully explained.

These people are in my neighborhood. This is the second post from their blog about implementing a "net-zero residential solar power system."

Put your computer charger/computer, monitor, hard drives, scanner, printer, etc. on this power strip and easily turn in on or off with the wall mountable remote.

"The news is what we say it is." - Fox news

Coal? Natural gas? Nuke? We can wipe them all off the drawing board by using current energy more efficiently. Are you listening, Washington?

I thought this was really well done and really cool!

On the subject of food and water consumption, I stumbled across this video that could potentially save a LOT of water! Try it yourself and spread the word :)

Click on "Choose a Pocket Guide" under "ISSUES & WHAT YOU CAN DO" for the pocket guide Mr. Thompson handed out in class.

For instance, this is a map of the word over time where the size of a circle is the nation's CO2 emissions, and the color is the nation's GDP.

Really cool interactive graphs about pretty much everything. Narrow it down by country. Compare countries. Take a look!

This is a really great micro-financing site that I just found out about. I think it's really cool that you see exactly where your money is going, and the specific affects that it's having on specific people in another part of the world.

After browsing dozens of borrowers I decided to finish off this borrower's loan request. goo.gl/OUuql I'm not gonna lie, it feels pretty good :)

"We have some some very exciting news to share: the Charles River is the 2011 winner of the International Riverprize, the world's largest and most prestigious environmental award!" "In the world of river management, this is akin to winning the World Series and it was made possible through the engagement, cooperation and hard work of hundreds of partners at the federal, state, local and grassroots levels, including: U.S. EPA, US Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Geological Survey, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, the City of Boston, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Conservation Law Foundation, universities, local boards and conservation commissions, engaged citizens, businesses, land trusts, river users, and all of you!"