| Days of Our Lives' James Scott has | | | | been established a year ago. |
| recently joined the bandwagon of | | | | The beaming actor said, "Urth Solution |
| spokespersons for earth-friendly | | | | helps communities in developing |
| campaigns and organizations. The | | | | countries find ways to address social, |
| 28-year-old actor is actually a | | | | environmental and humanitarian issues." |
| co-founder of Urth Solution, an | | | | Scott recently flew to Bolivia to |
| organization aimed at helping developing | | | | represent the company and help a |
| countries capitalize on their natural | | | | community richly blessed with gold. |
| resources without damaging the | | | | Scott told Soap Opera Digest that they |
| environment. He has been all around the | | | | would like to teach the community how to |
| world to communicate with these | | | | extract the precious element without |
| countries in behalf of Urth Solutions. | | | | hurting the environment. |
| "I was thinking about doing something | | | | "We're investing in a program to help |
| like this for a few years," Scott said | | | | the residents of that community mine the |
| in a conversation with Soap Opera | | | | gold in an environmentally sustainable |
| Digest. "It's good to carry some sort of | | | | way, so that we can generate profits for |
| certification of being Green. I thought | | | | the community," James Scott explained. |
| I'd try and find a company that would | | | | Urth Solutions has also been to |
| help communities in resource-rich areas | | | | Madagascar, where they have a current |
| to be able to harness those resources in | | | | project. They also plan to expand their |
| a sustainable way then sell them for a | | | | outreach even further. |
| premium to the West. It's basically | | | | "I'm going to Mongolia in September," |
| about helping communities help | | | | Scott said to Soap Opera Digest. "I have |
| themselves. 'Trade not aid.'" | | | | been asked by World Bank to go and give |
| James Scott, who plays EJ Wells on Days | | | | a small presentation on my company, |
| of Our Lives, was proud to say that Urth | | | | which they see as being a fairly good |
| Solution was very well received, having | | | | model for progressive businesses. |