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Small sources could yield an energy windfall'Energy scavenging' draws on a wide array of untapped energy sources颅 鈥� radio waves, vibrations created by moving objects, waste heat from computers or car exhaust systems 鈥� to generate electricity.
Jacob Lief uses an 'old recipe' to help South Africa's poorHis Ubuntu Education Fund provides intensive, long-term help to 2,000 impoverished children and their families in South Africa.
An appetite larger than EarthFor most of history, humans struggled to survive in the natural world. Today, the very success of the human race has put nature under severe stress. Now it is up to humans to help.- Readers RespondReaders Write: Obama executions flout ConstitutionLetters to the Editor for the March 3, 2014 weekly magazine:聽The US Constitution prohibits government from depriving a citizen of life, liberty, or property without due process. President Obama has demonstrated his indifference tow this protection by executing US citizens overseas.
Audrey Forshey gives the gift of education in KenyaThe Gift of Education event supports the St. Monica's Children's Home outside Nairobi, Kenya, and covers most of the education costs for the 44 girls who live there.
Toward a global collaborationThe Internet is more than cat videos. It was born with the promise of making us all smarter by connecting smart people everywhere. Guess what? It is actually doing that. Look at the case of prodigies discovered in the far corners of the globe.
Difference MakerBarbara Harrell-Bond gives refugees what they say they need most 鈥� legal aidThe tiny Fahamu Refugee Programme has an ambitious goal: provide lawyers and advocates around the world with the legal resources they need to win a refugee's case.
Tiny houses for the homeless: an affordable solution catches onGovernments and nonprofits are working together on a practical solution to homelessness through the construction of tiny-house villages.
Points of ProgressObesity among young children fell 43 percent in past decade, CDC saysChanges to a federal nutrition program and Michelle Obama's nutrition and exercise campaign may have played a role in the dramatic decline in early-childhood obesity, some say.
Who'll fund journalism? Meet the new MedicisWith newspaper revenues falling billionaires are stepping in to fund reporting, either by buying existing media outlets or starting new ones.
A credit card that steers consumers out of debtThe Trust Card, or 'un-credit card,' helps low-income borrowers shed unhealthy debt and stay out of debt while accessing affordable credit.
MacArthur recepients show 'what's working best'The MacArthur Foundation has given a financial boost to seven 'highly creative' nonprofit groups that have 'outsized impact in bringing about social change.'- Readers RespondReaders Write: Vague definitions of income inequality; Our daughter's interview with MaryLetters to the Editor for the February 24, 2014 weekly magazine:聽Without parameters for the term, how can one know if 'income inequality' has been eradicated?Intuitively, the solution to income inequality is income equality. If that is not the goal, then there will always be income inequality 鈥� and the potential for class warfare.An essay on meeting the Beatles reminds me of when our daughter Alice interviewed Mary Travers of the group Peter, Paul, and Mary, developing a relationship that lasted until Mary's death.
Money pools: a centuries-old savings tool reinventedeMoneyPool updates and improves on the 1,000-year-old practice of poor people pooling their savings as an informal banking system.
Difference MakerDenise Dunning unlocks girl power through Let Girls LeadLet Girls Lead has provided training and services to more than 40,000 adolescent girls to foster a movement of global girl power.
Darfur cookstove project brings economic, health benefitsTen thousand efficient cookstoves are being delivered to communities in Darfur, saving more than 300,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions over 10 years and bringing other benefits, such as a lower cost for fuel and less smoky homes.聽
'The Sockman' Tom McNamara is all about feet and greetRetired teacher Tom McNamara travels the US handing out socks to the homeless while listening to their stories.
Valerie Weisler takes on bullying with the Validation ProjectThe Validation Project aims to put a worldwide end to bullying. The project, founded by 15-year-old Valerie Weisler, helps youths 13 to 25 change the world one person at a time.- Readers RespondReaders Write: Bridge-gate spells end for Christie; Drought and immigration growthLetters to the Editor for the Feb. 17, 2014 weekly magazine:If 'bridge-gate' was caused solely by Christie's underlings, he has no control of his staff. If he had prior knowledge of it, it is a criminal matter. Such a person is not deserving of the presidency 鈥� or a governorship.The Pew Research Center projects that 82 percent of US population growth between 2005 and 2050 will come from immigrants and their descendants. Yet we dodge discussing the consequences demographics have on scarce water resources.
- Readers RespondReaders Write: An education on the real IranLetters to the Editor for the Feb. 10, 2014 weekly magazine:聽His wife handed out oranges from her basket and told us, 'In Iran, everything is good except the government. But governments come and go; the people stay.' We need to remember the people.
