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Reuse a Pocket-Sized Pepper Mill as a Coffee Grinder for a Fresh Ground Brew Anytime, Anywhere

Life Hacker
January 31st, 2012

Using a pepper grinder as a portable, no-power coffee grinder is a great way to leave the luxuries of a coffee grinder behind without sacrificing a great cup of coffee.

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DOE Reaches Major Milestone in Builders Challenge: Completing 10,000 High Performance Homes

US Department of Energy
January 13th, 2012

Challenge Homes Save $15 Million in Energy Costs, Eliminate 71,000 Tons of Carbon Pollution

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Yoxi: A New Media Platform for Social Innovation Rockstars

Forbes
January 10th, 2012

Sometimes when you immerse yourself in a diverse range of challenging and seemingly unrelated projects you will suddenly recognize patterns and see powerful connections.

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Failure Shouldn’t be a Dirty Secret

Echoing Green Yobo Member
January 6th, 2012

Young people are beginning to take more risks, some that may lead to some big fails, to help find a career with meaning. FailFAIRE takes the notion of “learning from your failures” to a whole new level.

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Students Say “Occupy Your Plate”, Plan to Converge at Retreat to Grow Food Cooperatives

COFED Yobo Member
January 3rd, 2012

CoFED, the Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive, is gearing up for their second national event to train students to run successful sustainable food businesses on campuses nationwide.

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Permaculture pioneers — Stories from the new frontier

Our World 2.0
January 26th, 2012

In these days of increased concern over food security, resource scarcity and deteriorating ecosystems, the system of design known as permaculture is an important part of finding sustainable solutions.

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Ecosystem Services in Support of a Greener Revolution in Africa

New Agriculturist
January 11th, 2012

In particular, the research team wanted to test the hypothesis that a diversified system would offer improved ecosystem services, and that these would contribute to enhanced food security among a broad base of Malawi’s rural poor.

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The News Is Getting Better All The Time

Ode Magazine Yobo Member
January 9th, 2012

The Melbourne Age reports this week that, despite the European debt crisis, faltering Chinese economic growth and uncertainty in North Korea and the Arab world, there are lots of reasons to be optimistic about 2012.

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Home: From Displacement Camps to Community in Haiti

Other Worlds Are Possible Yobo Member
January 6th, 2012

As 2012 begins, a growing movement of displaced people and their allies in Haiti is actively claiming the right to housing, which is recognized by both the Haitian constitution and international treaties to which Haiti is signatory.

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