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When I think about what the world needs most and what I need to do to contribute to at my highest level of capability I think about what we need more of not what we need less of! I believe in endless possibility. That tomorrow doesn’t have to be the same as today. On a good day we use less that 5% of our potential, on a bad day we’re likely to use none at all. I believe nothing is impossible – unless we are thoughtless and lazy.

The sun is out. The week is young. The news is in. Here’s the scoop on weird pollution, gold medals, landfills nowhere near any, and more.

Yesterday I had the wonderful challenge of sending a group of college graduates off on the next chapter in their journey through life. What to say? I wrote and rewrote my speech, practiced it with my wife, and both my 11 and 18 year old daughters. But you know what? As I stepped up to the podium , I barely read a word that I had written! Here's some of what I ended up saying instead.

The world spins on and the news stops for no one. Here’s the latest word on reporters not reporting, beasts going bye-bye, happy food, and more…

I just popped in to see how things are going on our new blog. And all I can say is… Wow! I never expected this kind of response. I’m stunned. So many of you taking the time to say such kind things and to wish us well. It’s completely overwhelming. I just want to say that it means a lot to me and to everyone here who’s worked so hard to make bring this thing to life. Thanks for giving me such tremendous hope. You’re all filling me with optimism tonight.

Welcome, friends, to the Inspired Protagonist, the brand new, first ever Seventh Generation blog. I'm Jeffrey Hollender, the President and CEO of Seventh Generation.

Our Top Stories Tonight… Needful World Seeks Informed Populace. Read here now and be the first on your block to know which way the global winds are blowing! Food dudes freaking out, bad hombres in the business world, clams gone wild, and more await...

Stop the presses and stand up for what’s right! Here’s the day’s look at what’s going down all around the home world…

Seth Godin suggests we change the name of global warming to "Atmosphere cancer" or "Pollution death" - Wow, where was he when we needed him – 5 or 10 years ago! This supposedly helpful and thoughtful “marketing” insight is both overly simplistic and borders on being stupid & trite!

The world is changing. First one of my favorite journalists, Simon London quits the Financial Times to go work at McKinsey. I think, wow, we just lost one of our best thinkers, but then the recent McKinsey Quarterly issues an in-depth report revealing to all their clients (Wal-Mart included) that they can’t afford to not only take corporate responsibility seriously, they must become involved. Corporate responsibility as a strategic imperative?