Paper or Plastic Bags at the grocery store?

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/PaperVsPlastic/

sidenote, i was astounded that angelfire was still being used today.

another inconvenient truth

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-UN-Labor-Productivity.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Market Meltdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWksEJQEYVU

The truth about recycling

http://economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9249262

Finance

In figuring out my loans for med school, I came across this site comparing savings account interest rates. The blog is a pretty good resource for financial advise.

Lending to the Poor

I don't know if you have heard about the book Banker to the Poor. The author, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, won the Noble Prize this past year. It is about Micro-Lending and why it is a good idea. It is is on my list of books to read.

Anyway here is a website where we can actually help out:
http://kiva.org/

General Motors

General Motors

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060828fa_fact