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Time for a totally new climate strategy

Our existing strategies for addressing the climate crisis are not enough. Governments could lead, but the Trump administration is the worst-case scenario that has come true. The economic advantages…

Brent Schulkin · July 27, 2018 · 8 min read

Bionic Democracy

Here is one sentence to summarize the five sections of this post: 1) Democracy is in poor health 2) because power has shifted from governments to businesses 3) but there is a way we can reclaim pow…

Brent Schulkin · July 24, 2018 · 14 min read

Straws suck. Why are they still everywhere?

Human desire to optimize drinking efficiency is nothing new.

Sophie Carmel Speer · April 25, 2018 · 6 min read

Carrotmob turns 10! A decade of lessons learned helped us develop a big new idea.

Ten years ago today I launched the Carrotmob movement by swarming a liquor store with hundreds of other people.

Brent Schulkin · March 29, 2018 · 9 min read

The Little Chihuahua had ZERO vegan entrees on the menu. Not anymore!

This is Rachel. She lives in San Francisco, loves yoga, and cares deeply about animals.

Sophie Carmel Speer · March 25, 2018 · 4 min read

Think you understand compostable packaging? Let this cafe expand your horizons…

For those of us with an adamant distaste for single-use plastics, its hard to understand why so few businesses opt for compostable products. Our oceans are littered with plastic bags, polypropylene…

Amanda the Millennial · March 17, 2018 · 5 min read

Our First Business Response to Customer Feedback!

MoneyVoice user kzacar1 left the following feedback for Under the Mango Tree:

Amanda the Millennial · March 15, 2018 · 4 min read

Voting with your money just leveled up.

Today, we launch MoneyVoice, the ultimate tool for voting with your money. Why should you care, when a thousand other tech products are also launching today? Most of today’s thousand shiny product…

Brent Schulkin · January 23, 2018 · 11 min read

FAQ about privacy and security on MoneyVoice

From the first days that I ever showed MoneyVoice to anyone, I began hearing the following question from people like my sister, my aunt, my housemate, etc: Why does MoneyVoice require me to import…

Brent Schulkin · January 23, 2018 · 4 min read