Producing more and more things does not produce more... -Vincent Stanley

Patagonia was to be our irresponsible company, bringing in easy money, a softer life,” wrote Vincent Stanley and his uncle, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard in their book, The Responsible Company.

Writer, environmentalist and Patagonia's longest-serving employee, Vincent Stanley, shares some of his wisdom on our shared responsibility to nature with Huck Magazine

Fascinating commentary on "Outrospection" as a path to Empathy and onto 21st century possibilities.

What can the SES do?

Zero to 15 mph in 3.7 seconds, now that’s pretty impressive.

Here are some more stats:

20 mile range.

Most people will ride it 2-4 miles at a time, but if you forget to charge the battery, no worries, you still have plenty of range available.

15 mile per hour. 

Fast enough to cruise through town and at that speed where you have these other benefits:

            - No insurance.

            - No registration.

            - No license.

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss the boost in the latest jobs report, President Barack Obama's effectiveness at the start of his second term, and political partisanship in battles over gun control and immigration reform.

  There's almost a stigma that attaches. It becomes a terribly vicious cycle. When you're out of work, you remain out of work, and obviously the problems that were cited of, you're expected at a -- younger workers are more flexible in salary. They're more flexible supposedly on training or employers are willing to invest the time and the money in training.

Moyers & Company head writer Michael Winship speaks with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! about the importance of an independent press.

This is a passionate, courageous, first hand telling of how out of control commerce and government have become for the sake of perpetuating the status quo; socialized risk, privatized profit at-all-costs.

Patagonia's founder and CEO, Yvon Chouinard, talks with Joel Makower at the 2013 GreenBiz Forum on authenticity and responsibility in building Patagonia, and how consumers can use the power of their wallets to change society.

Sometimes it is time for alarm, sometimes it is time for the Good News. Today it's Good News.

Girl Rising | Official Trailer

The Film

Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film, directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins, which tells the stories of 9 extraordinary girls from 9 countries, written by 9 celebrated writers and narrated by 9 renowned actresses.

The Cause

10x10 is a global action campaign for girls’ education, founded by award-winning journalists at The Documentary Group and Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Productions, along with strategic partner, Intel Corporation. Centered by the new feature film, Girl Rising, 10x10 uses the power of storytelling and the leverage of strategic partnerships to deliver a simple, critical truth: Educate Girls and you will Change the World.

The Campaign

Educated girls dramatically improve the well-being of their families, their communities, and their countries—multiplying the impact on society. Educating girls will..

reduce poverty

reduce child mortality

reduce population growth

reduce HIV infection rates

change the conditions that lead to terrorism

reduce corruption

The Game Change

Dow at 14,000, sequestration, unemployment, income & wealth inequality, and old economy publicly subsidized businesses continues to threaten anything that gets in the way - including humanity and the planet.