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Visionaries Take on Life, Evil, and the Universe at TED Conference
Acclaimed thinkers and doers are gathering on the picturesque California coast to candidly discuss evil, beauty, the future and how to save humanity. The...
UN Backs Small-Scale Farmers in Madagascar
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced it will spend more than $30 million to help farmers and other rural residents...
Poor Earn Income From Trees – Without Felling Them
Entrepreneurs don't grow on trees, but with a little help from the U.N., poor families around the world are starting their own small...
Dubai Tours Offer Positive View of Islam
With tensions high between the Western and Islamic worlds, Dubai's leaders are funding mosque tours for Western visitors that aim to clear up misconceptions...
Paper Made From Sheep Droppings
Creative Paper Wales wanted to create a product with which foreign imports could not compete. Its Sheep Poo Paper accomplished that (Wales has...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Ontario Hailed as First to Subsidize Solar Power
Ontario, Canada announced an historic proposal to buy clean, renewable electricity from homeowners and entrepreneurs who produce solar, wind or other green power over...
A Better Way to Recycle Plastic
Perhaps we can take a lesson from the innovative entrepreneurs of India when it comes to recycling plastics.
"Alka loves plastics for an exciting reason;...
Paper Companies Find Substitute for Trees
Weyerhaeuser, International Paper and Crane are experimenting with non-wood papers, which reduces deforestation, involves fewer pesticides, bleaches, and chemicals, and may create jobs in...
Corporations Mimic Rainforest Efficiency While Creating Profits
In natural systems like rainforests, one creature's waste is another's food, and virtually nothing is lost forever. Contrast this highly efficient natural system with...