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Be the Change You Want to See

One of the best things about building a company like KOR are the relationships we forge and the conversations we hold with others seeking to change the world.

by Eric Barnes on August 12, 2011
NASDAQ example - Water costs will be rising.

Water Just Filed for an IPO

We often hear of the impending plight of water scarcity and how what we've known only as a "third world" problem will soon confront us in the US. However, it's one thing to read about these problems and another to experience them first hand.

by Eric Barnes on July 9, 2011
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Iggy’s World – Sweat the Small Stuff

Ah, the small print; we so often just ignore it. One would think that after being in business this long, I would learn that whenever there is small print, it probably is the most important information on the document. You know, the old “gotcha clause.”

by Randi Iggulden on June 3, 2011
This fountain produces only a trickle when the button is pushed.

You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Hydrate

Pan Pacific Park thrives with sports games, kids riding bikes and casual joggers. Yet none of their four water fountains work. This is a public health hazard.

by Paul Shustak on May 29, 2011
Dust hangs in the sunset sky above the Suncor Millennium mine, an open-pit north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Canada's oil sands are layers of sticky, tarlike bitumen mixed with sand, clay, and water. Around a hundred feet of soil must be stripped off to reach many deposits. (National Geographic)

Iggy’s World – Do the Math, Stupid.

The process of eeking out a barrel and a half of oil out of the “oil sands” of Alberta, Canada = using at least one ...

by Randi Iggulden on May 27, 2011
A broken KOR ONE makes a nifty watering can for your small garden.

Sustainable Hydration for Plants

Even plants need to be hydrated. Let's help them out in a sustainable way.

by Tiffany on May 25, 2011
A group of entrepreneurs participating in shark tagging. Summit at Sea, April 2011.

The Only Shark Tank That Matters

Everyone knows about the show "Shark Tank" on ABC where would-be entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of investor "sharks". However, it's safe to say far fewer people know what takes place in the real shark tank -- the world's oceans.

by Eric Barnes on May 2, 2011
Coca Cola diesel-electric hybrid delivery trucks. These hybrid trucks are 30% more fuel-efficient than traditional trucks, produce less emissions when idling or stopped in traffic, and reduces overall emissions by one-third.

Iggy’s World – “It’s the REAL thing!”

Be on the look out for these electric-powered hunk of burnin' love Coca-Cola red trucks.

by Randi Iggulden on May 1, 2011
Make your prom dress out of Caprisun drink pouches.

Iggy’s World – Happy Earth Day: Don’t Just THROW IT OUT There; Get Creative!

We are all “trashy” folks, so if you got it, flaunt it!

by Randi Iggulden on April 22, 2011
Habitat for Humanity's ReStore resale outlets sell reusable and surplus building materials to the public.

Iggy’s World – Honey Do, Honey Don’t

As the sun finally starts to make its appearance, warming our souls, and germinating those ideas -- the dreaded relationship wrecker is about to be made.

by Randi Iggulden on April 4, 2011