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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

Tech Soup

These programs are one big reason why refurbishment is now a significant part of the global recycling industry. It's Not Just About the Environment. Access to the Internet and computers is still a serious issue for most people in the developing world and even the U.S. Refurbishing can also be lucrative.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’ve wrote about the importance of building resilience in networks given the complex and connected environment we live in today. They had no internet access and – most distressingly for me – no phone service at all. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia.

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