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Peter Getty is a philanthropist and contributing blogger for the Huffington Post. His work and writings revolve around environmental issues. Getty's philanthropic initiatives, as well as the organizations he supports, are committed to protecting the environment and spreading environmental awareness.

Trailer: What Is Philanthropy?

In this age of technology, Flipboard, and social media, there is information all the time -- frenetic, constant information. Among all the hashtags and trending phrases, philanthropy is one of them. But what is philanthropy? In this trailer for the documentary What Is Philanthropy, the org by the same name hopes to proliferate a ...

Waste No Food Mobile Philanthropy App

An online marketplace that connects people to philanthropy? Yes, there’s an app for that. Waste No Food, a California-based nonprofit has a mobile app that bridges people who want to donate food with the people who need it. When seventh grader Kiran Sridhar discovered that the United States could feed the world’s hungry six ...

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Demand Response: California’s Clean-Energy Potential 

California is one of the leading states when it comes to clean-energy potential, with significant statewide efforts to reduce energy use. Recently, the state passed S.B. 1414, which, according to an article published by the Environmental Defense Fund, “will help accelerate the use of demand response”. “Demand response” is an ...

Napa Earthquake : Drought :: Apples : Oranges

Ever since the Napa Quake, which thankfully didn't claim any lives, there has been a lot of chatter regarding what could have caused it. Some are writing that it could be linked to the California drought and the groundwater depletion that goes along with it. Since I don't think this thinking will likely be enough to tip the scales ...