428154212 2010-01-27T15:25:37+00:00 As Haiti begins to receive desperately needed funds to cope with the earthquake, it still owes hundreds of millions of dollars in debt -- a legacy of loans from global financial institutions and donor nations to unelected governments of years past. If these debts aren't cancelled, Haiti will be sending tens of millions to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IMF even as it struggles to rescue and rebuild. Sign the petition, and Avaaz will deliver it to the IDB, the IMF, and donor governments like the United States to urge them to cancel the debt immediately -- and to make sure that earthquake relief doesn't create a new debt burden. 1 933946833 1855 2010-01-27T17:16:37+00:00 516519629 2010-01-27T14:33:13+00:00 With rising fuel costs and difficult financial times that all business are facing it's a no brainer to employ as many cost saving ideas as possible. How much energy are you using? where is it being used? when? answer all of these questions with an energy monitoring system. 1 933946832 1855 2010-01-27T14:37:17+00:00 516519628 2010-01-26T16:33:53+00:00 We are fighting a David and Goliath type fight against Big Box Development going in right next to a protected park area, with hundreds of species, some of which are endagered and threatened , and a few that are not found anywhere else in the world. Big Box stores can go anywhere, these plants and animals are running out of habitat!!! Please help, it's a worthy cause!! -1 933946831 4782 2010-01-26T16:33:53+00:00 428154212 2010-01-13T15:12:39+00:00 From Sky.com today Jan 13, 2010: "The quake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, is said to be the most powerful to hit Haiti in more than 200 years. It took just 60 seconds for the quake to destroy large parts of Port-au-Prince, just 10 miles from the epicentre of the tremor. As darkness fell last night, screams could be heard coming from victims still trapped in the debris of buildings across Port-au-Prince." This is one of the poorest countries on the world and they have no chance of recovering without everyone's assistance... Get behind it. Add links and video and photos of your efforts to support the Haiti Appeals.. Thanks. 1 933946829 1859 2010-01-27T15:04:04+00:00 516519628 2010-01-05T19:46:59+00:00 I have such good intentions buying the ecobags but then what's the point when I forget it going into the supermarket?! So my option is - remember it or fork out cash!! It's easier to remember ;) -1 933946827 4577 2010-01-05T19:46:59+00:00