Social Entrepreneurship
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....
Growing trees to fight climate change in Burkina Faso
The Sahel region of West Africa is being hit hard by climate change, but a small, green secret is helping farmers fight the warming trend: trees....
Harnessing North Africa's solar power
A group of European businesses plans to launch the world's most ambitious solar energy project -- in North Africa....
An environmentally sustainable economic model
Economist Jeffrey Sachs says we need to look beyond our borders in order to understand what a sustainable economic strategy would mean....
Environmental sensors in mobile phones
Imagine if in addition to making calls and snapping photos, cell phones could measure air pollution or pollen levels....
Growing hope in New Orleans
Sunflowers are bringing new life to blighted neighborhoods of New Orleans by cleaning up contaminated soil and being a source of biofuel....
Kids speak out about climate change
From banning plastic bags to raising awareness about rising sea levels, kids are proving that they can be a powerful force in the battle against climate change....
Designing a Green World
A new exhibition in New York explores the relationship between product design and sustainability....
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Anthony Cloud (22 May, 2012 10:35:29)This is not a hate crime, it's an indifference crime. It is hard to say which is worse. There are no statutes covering "indifference crimes", ... -
Yaccob (22 May, 2012 01:14:39)I am from Eritrea as well. I had been through similar situations before i finally managed to arrive in Australia two years ago. so ...
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wavettore (21 May, 2012 12:10:25)Not the protests or the violence in the streets could ever stop one relentless Plan relying on its long tentacles and on the short memory ...