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January 04 2012
What To Do When You’re Doored: Fill Out A Bike Accident Report Card

What To Do When You’re Doored: Fill Out A Bike Accident Report Card

To combat the confusion that reigns in the aftermath of bike accidents, a Boston lawyer has designed a helpful card to make sure cyclists don’t leave the accident without the important information they may need.

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Source4Style Ensures Your Clothes Aren’t From Sweatshop Labor

Source4Style Ensures Your Clothes Aren’t From Sweatshop Labor

The new site helps determine where clothing materials come from, and is making it easier for designers to focus on designing clothes instead of on sourcing their fabrics.

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Our Vehicles Are Fuel Efficient, But They’re Too Heavy To Have Good Gas Mileage

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The Future Of Service In America

Michelle Obama makes a case for service by painting--but couldn't the former hospital executive donate more helpful skills?

Making Volunteering More Popular By Making It More Relevant

Written by: Rachael Chong

Most opportunities for service involve painting schools or serving food. But many Americans have skills--accounting, design, communications--that would be incredibly valuable for nonprofits and would make their volunteering more rewarding.

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Fly Parasite May Be Contributing To Colony Collapse Disorder

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The Civic Commons Marketplace: An App Store For Civic Tech

The Civic Commons Marketplace: An App Store For Civic Tech

Apps for making cities function smoother are proliferating. Now there is a place where you can find them all--from allowing citizens to adopt local fire hydrants to helping governments streamline their budget process.

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A Paper Company’s Salvation: A Wood-Based Product That’s Stronger Than Steel

A Paper Company’s Salvation: A Wood-Based Product That’s Stronger Than Steel

Responsible paper company Domtar is seeing its market evaporate. Instead of holding on to what paper used to be, it’s finding new uses for pulped wood--everything from car parts to bone replacements.

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Question Box Answers Questions In Remote Villages That Can’t Just Google It

Question Box Answers Questions In Remote Villages That Can’t Just Google It

Without an Internet connection or robust smartphones, many people around the world don’t have access to instantaneous information. Question Box--a mobile phone connected to an operator--can help villagers from settling bar bets to answering serious questions about health and farming.

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