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The Change in Carbon Emissions: http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/0911/globalemissions/flash.html

As the world gets closer to the COP15 Climate Change conference, it’s important to look at from where the emissions around the world are coming. In the last year, some countries have started to clean up their act, wh...ile other countries continue to pump out carbon dioxide. Our latest Transparency is a look at the five highest emitters in each region of the world as of 2007 and whether they have increased or decreased both their total emissions in the from 2006 to 2007 and their ranking on the list of biggest emitters.Read More

GOOD has always been a huge supporter of Kiva; we covered them when they were just getting started. Four years later, Kiva has raised almost $100 million in microloans, landing them in our GOOD 100 issue. Next Tuesday, join GOOD and Hub Bay Area at The David Brower Center to celebrate Kiva’s 4th birthday. Cheers to ano...ther four years!

There will be live music performances including Gaucho and Baba Ken and the Afrobeat Connexion. Drinks will flow from Barefoot Winery, SKYY Vodka, and Drake’s Brewing Company, and there will be delicious food courtesy of Slanted Door, Café Gratitude, FeelGOOD Grilled Cheese, and many more.

$20 for a ticket gets you open bar, food, music, changing the world. What could be better?

RSVP: http://kivaatthehub.eventbrite.com/Read More

Foods That Might Make You Sick: http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/0910/food-poisoning/flash.html

Until recently, food-borne illness was most often associated with contaminated meat. But after last year’s tomato scare, illness from more innocuous-seeming foods has become more acknowledged. With the exception of mea...t, which falls under the purview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, most of America’s food sources are overseen by the Food and Drug Administration. Some argue that the FDA isn’t empowered to do enough to enforce food-safety regulations, and legislation is currently before Congress to give it more power. Right now, these are the FDA-regulated foods that have made the most people sick since 1990.Read More

The First Ever GOOD 100 on stands now!

We spent the last few months consulting with the entire GOOD community—readers, thought leaders, staffers, the old guy at the bar—to create a list of people, businesses, projects, organizations, and ideas that will be improving the planet and the lives of the people on it. Our list... ranges from cities racing to become the most electric-vehicle friendly to gardeners illegally fertilizing with human waste, neighbors banding together to change the economics of solar power to scholars pressing for new approaches to international aid.

Here are 100 (or so) ways to get inspired: http://www.good.is/departments/the-good-100Read More

The Rise of Atheism in America: http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/0910/what-we-believe/flash.html

America has always been a religious country. But a recent study finds that might be changing; The percent of the country who considers themselves atheists is rising rapidly. While they still make up a small minority i...n comparison to the major religions, the current trends indicate that we may not be one nation, under God, forever. Our latest Transparency is a look at what we believe.Read More

Do Health-care Companies Have to Compete for Customers?: http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/0910/healthcareless/flash.html

Opponents of the public option claim that by being forced to compete against the government, health care companies will be at an unfair advantage. But right now, health care companies hardly ha...ve to compete at all. In most states, one health care provider controls the vast share of the market, which allows them to raise premiums far faster than the wages of their customers rise. The market might be the best solution for health care, but right now, it’s being controlled by virtual monopolies in many states.Read More