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Leveling the Playing Field

US Federal subsidies encourage waste and incentivize unsustainable business practices.

By Jeffrey Hollender | 3 | Apr. 5, 2012
 
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Filming Alternative Energy

Two documentaries explore the move from fossil fuels.

By Laura Starita | Mar. 2, 2012
 
Marc Henrich is founder and executive director of the nonprofit Ecodana.

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From the Field: Vietnamese Anti-Poverty Model May Work Elsewhere

I set out to see if the organizational models of two successful Vietnamese nonprofits were location-specific.

By Marc Henrich | Aug. 26, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Stephanie Wolcott is social responsibility director for the Alcoa Foundation in New York City and serves as content contributor to KIN Global at the Kellogg School of Management.

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San+Co: Waste is Terrible Thing to Waste

A new social enterprise aims to provide a unique sanitation service to shantytowns.

By Stephanie Wolcott | 1 | Jun. 28, 2011
 

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