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Culture and agriculture in Cuba

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Diversity is needed for both strong culture and strong agriculture, according to Cuban musician and agricultural scientist Humberto Ríos Labrada.
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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....
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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....
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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....
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A new kind of baby incubator

A sleeping-bag-like incubator, the Embrace, was created to help save low-birth-weight or premature babies....
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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....
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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....
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Solar medical system

A self-contained, solar-powered system for operating rooms ensure clinics in the developing world aren't impaired by blackouts....
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New tuition-free online university

Exploring a tuition-free online university where professors volunteer and students teach each other using social media....
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