All People Making a Difference
Five simple things to reduce food wasteHaving enough food for everyone begins with reducing waste 鈥 from buying less and storing it properly to sharing more.
Honduras envisions building a Caribbean 'Hong Kong'A poor Central American country, Honduras, is pondering creating a new semi-independent 'charter city' that would play by different rules and become an engine for economic growth.- Difference MakerAsher Elias uses high-tech training to lift Ethiopian Jews in IsraelIn Israel, most Ethiopian Jews are trapped at the bottom of society in dead-end jobs. Asher Elias gives them high-tech training to boost their upward mobility.
Tim Tebow, the philanthropistHow is Tim Tebow using his fame as starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos? Impressively.
A warrior turns peacemaker in LiberiaFormer soldier 海角大神 Bethelson鈥檚 only job skill was killing 鈥 until a meeting on a muddy road in Liberia changed his life, and many others.
Julie Leven brings classical music to homeless sheltersThrough Shelter Music Boston, Julie Leven brings live music to residents that feeds their souls and makes them feel 'elegant.'
Work, reimagined: Detroit gets creativeHow residents of Detroit, America鈥檚 most famously down and out city, are building livelihoods that also rebuild their communities.
Lisa Trainer films the remarkable return of the 'Lady of the Loch'For more than two decades an osprey known simply as 'Lady' has returned to Scotland, drawing attention to the country's role as a wildlife haven.
Henry Red Cloud: a solar warrior for native AmericaHenry Red Cloud returned to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to found Lakota Solar Enterprises, which builds and installs solar-heating equipment that saves low-income families money on heating bills.
In Africa, using ants and termites to increase crop yieldsResearchers are confirming what African farmers already know: Termites and ants can be used to increase soil fertility and crop yields.
Jason F. McLennan brings buildings to lifeBy designing 'living buildings' that go beyond LEED certification, Jason F. McLennan is challenging architects to take 'green' building a step farther.
12 simple ways to go green in 2012If many people resolve to make their lives just a little greener in 2012 it could make a huge difference.- Difference Maker脕lvaro Cogollo uses popular music to entice Colombians to love natureBiologist 脕lvaro Cogollo draws on Colombia's native vallenato music to inspire a love for his country's biodiversity.
