Day: 22 December 2017

“Re(store) It”: Green America Launches Campaign On World Soil Day To Save The Earth … Literally

Stuart Mitchell

Green America have launched the Re(store) It campaign to educate the public and U.S. corporations about the benefits of regenerative agriculture, an approach to farming which uses methods that rejuvenate the soil and trap greenhouse gases. The campaign will educate consumers about the importance of regenerative agriculture and offer ways to support it. “We are in a farming crisis and we can no longer continue with our current industrialized, chemical-intensive system of agriculture,” said Anna Meyer, the food campaigns director at Green America. “If we want to sustain farming for…

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DoSomething.org and truth® Partner With Actor Dexter Darden for #MyBigRegret

Stuart Mitchell

Planking. Spending too many hours playing video games. Watching an entire season of Game of Thrones in one sitting. There will always be regrets. But making a decision that could cause 320,000 deaths by 2050? That might be the biggest one yet. In 2011, the FDA had an opportunity to ban menthols, but due to a “lack of research,” they never did. Despite the FDA’s own scientific review concluding that menthol cigarettes pose a public health risk above that seen with non-menthol cigarettes, menthols still have not been banned. Promoted…

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USA Nordic Women’s Ski Jumper and Olympic Hopeful, Abby Ringquist, Sets out to Help Other “Girls On the Rise” Fund Their Dreams

Stuart Mitchell

World Cup Ski Jumper and member of USA Nordic, Abby Ringquist is paying it forward by teaming up with non-profit 1,000 Dreams Fund (“1DF”) to become the face of their new national fundraising campaign, #FundGirlsOntheRise. Abby is the perfect spokeswoman for this campaign, being the ultimate “Girl On the Rise” but also knowing the hardships young women face today in striving for their dreams. Despite being an elite athlete, until recently Abby and her Teammates were self funding their travel and expenses to compete on the World Cup and Olympic…

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Why Save It For A Wedding To Be Your Mate’s Best Man? Asks Charity

Stuart Mitchell

The male suicide prevention charity the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), in collaboration with The Drum’s Do It Day. has launched the Best Man Project. An honour many men experience, being a best man is an opportunity to display exemplary mate behaviour. Beyond planning the stag do and crafting embarrassing stories for the speech, a best man comes into his own by being there for the groom through thick and thin, having his back, and acting as a rock of support. A best man is the epitome of a great mate, so…

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New Age UK film shows heart-breaking reality of the festive season for many older people

Stuart Mitchell

New research for Age UK shows that nearly a million (928,000) older people feel lonelier at Christmas time, two-fifths of whom have been widowed. Alongside the new findings published to launch Age UK’s Christmas campaign, No one should have no one, the Charity has produced a short filmentitled ‘Just another day’ which shines a light onthe crushing, chronicloneliness which 1.2 million older peopleare living within England. Directed by the award winning and highly acclaimed Philippe Andre, ‘Just another day’ – which premieres on Saturday 2nd December – shows the everyday…

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