Buzz words: Clean energy. Green jobs. Sustainable facilities. Climate change. Obama hit them all, but what impact will it have on our future? For years, Change Agents across the globe have addressed these issues. Finally Washington is chiming in, but is it enough?
Pepsi thinks they can change the world with the help of Change Agents across the globe. I agree.
The scale of the devastation in Haiti came to light as reports poured in showing photos of the destruction, stories about millions without homes and a hundred thousand dead. Immediately, the gut reaction at Changents was “What can we do to help?” We wanted to use our social media skills to see if we could make an impact. Curious if we did?
If Jake Sully existed in our world I’d nominate him as a Change Agent on Changents. If you haven’t seen Avatar—I highly recommend checking it out—Jake’s a human turned humanoid who realizes the implications of human greed, and sense of entitlement, on the Avatar world Pandora and its indigenous population.
Farewell My Friends!
It saddens me to let you know that as of December 31, 2009, I have stepped down from my post as Editorial & Community Lead for Changents.com.
New Year’s Eve! Woohoo. I’m in Boston, so the day is barely getting started but in Australia it’s already 2010. Isn’t that weird, how time zones work? Here, we’re still in one decade, but over there, they get to be in the next decade at the same time!
Recently Outside Magazine posted an amazing article “Adventure Altruism All-Stars” that’s all about individuals who are changing the world (AKA Change Agents!)
Ok, so how many of you have noticed the changes around Changents? None? Ok, you’re forgiven…but only because they’ve been subtle (but SUPER important!)
Last night we launched a brand new URL structure and SEO game plan for ALL of Changents.com!
If you’ve been a member of Changents for a little while, you probably know how much we admire Scott Harrison. In fact, maybe you noticed that last week we had a promo congratulating him and his org charity: water for winning $100K from Levi’s Go Forth contest!
It always amazes me to see teenagers, so often looked down upon for a variety of reasons, taking more action than most adults do these days!
