Social Entrepreneurship
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Reviving the Bronx with green jobs
One of the first green jobs programs in the US was started in the South Bronx, by a filmmaker turned community activist.
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Tracking your food
One solution for ensuring food safety: A website that allows you to track food items from the farm to the grocery store....
One boy's vision brings change to Malawi
The story of William Kamkwamba, who had a vision to bring power his village in the very poor African nation of Malawi....
A farm in a pickup truck
Two documentary filmmakers plant vegetables in the back of a pickup truck to show that food can be grown just about anywhere....
A new kind of baby incubator
A sleeping-bag-like incubator, the Embrace, was created to help save low-birth-weight or premature babies....
Combating climate change by storing CO2 underground
Project in Iceland aimed at removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it beneath the earth’s surface shows promising results....
DIY: How to turn urine into fertilizer
A do-it-yourself kit turns urine into fertilizer for household plants and makes human waste less harmful to the environment....
Solar medical system
A self-contained, solar-powered system for operating rooms ensure clinics in the developing world aren't impaired by blackouts....
New tuition-free online university
Exploring a tuition-free online university where professors volunteer and students teach each other using social media....
Bamboo bicycles for eco-conscious consumers
Bicycle frames made of bamboo will be available for sale in the US next year -- they're eco-friendly, extremely durable and made in Zambia....
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