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Want to make a difference in the health of the planet, but don't know where to start? Check out the Be The Change Program, which brings together people from across the spectrum to show you how, and help give a frame to your enthusiasm.

Ever wonder what happens to those seasonal banners in malls? Thrown out, mostly. In Vancouver, they make them into stylish shopping bags, the proceeds going to create more green spaces there. And they can go even further, with biodegradable. Check it out!

Coming out of Bali are details on a new plan to address the largest overlooked contributor to climate change – the destruction of forests. Right now, developing countries earn more from cutting forests than from keeping them standing. This plan looks to establish a financial value for the carbon stored in standing forests.