Today I stumbled on an article about Bitcoin, a newish online currency:
http://techland.time.com/2011/04/16/online-cash-bitcoin-could-challenge-...
http://www.bitcoin.org/

http://www.wwoof.org/ World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms - I often want to opt out of the monetary culture and just grow food and live in peace, so it's cool to know that that's an option. This organization lists opportunities to exchange some work on an organic farm in exchange for room and board.

I have an idea for a new currency that promotes helping others and the earth. I welcome your ideas and critiques, as this is a newly birthed idea and needs reflection to ground it into being. The main idea is that to obtain the new currency, instead of trading dollars for it, you donate to a non-profit. So say I donate $100 to Greenpeace, then I would receive 100 units of this currency.

Third generation hamsters fed genetically modified soy show infertility and hair growth in the mouth. Male rats fed GM soy had testicles that changed from the normal pink to dark blue. 91% of US soy is genetically modified, so if your soy product is not labeled organic, it is most likely genetically modified.

Source: http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/18

Fascinating article on how our society and our lack of nurturing of our children has resulted in the current mess we are in.

Cool architectural company Whole Trees Architecture uses whole trees harvested on site instead of milled pieces of wood for significant benefit:

Douglas Rushkoff on letting the corporate and bank based economy die: http://www.arthurmag.com/2009/03/16/let-it-die-rushkoff-on-the-economy/
The article features the history of the corporation and how local currencies were historically squeezed out. Here are a few highlights:

New technology has allowed reconstructions of the paint job on ancient Greek statues. I saw the picture of the archer statue and was like, "Hmm, that looks like a familiar pattern." I've heard that the Eleusinian Mystery ceremonies may have utilized LSA, and that these ceremonies inspired much of Greek art. I see much evidence of this from the colorization.