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Fish Tale Has DNA Hook

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I recently was forwarded a post from David Duthie (of the UN Environment Program) that spotted a new application: truth in sushi labeling.

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Meet the Nonprofit Hero Behind the Hardware: Charles Brennick

Tech Soup

He subsequently worked as an ecotourism developer in Costa Rica. He saw firsthand the benefits that access to technology, especially computers and the Internet, have for remote organizations with limited resources. He founded InterConnection in Seattle in 1999.

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When you give someone the gift of an acre of rainforest in Costa Rica, you're helping to protect and restore one of the world's most extraordinary yet highly threatened regions now and for future generations. Can't get much more pertinent for holiday hope than the gift of human beings caring for one another! Photo by Dmason.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

Four countries in Latin America now have e-waste laws or rules: Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. It now has a quarter billion Internet users and 450 million mobile phone users. At 16 percent growth, it is the fastest growing region in the world in adding Internet users. Latin America.