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Building A Social Network For Clean Water With Apps And Cheap Tests
Co.EXIST
May 28th, 2013
The app mWater is taking advantage of technology and readily available water testing kits to create a “social network for water” that allows people access to data concerning the quality and location of water that they are planning on using and drinking.
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Loading ...Indigenous Resistance Grows Strong In Keystone XL Battle
WAGING NONVIOLENCE
May 9th, 2013
Opposition against the Keystone XL pipeline is connecting communities through a massive stand of resistance and common values.
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(+1 rating) Loading ...How To Power 10 Million Off-Grid African Homes In 10 Years
Co.EXIST
April 3rd, 2013
The Tanzania- based company, Off.Grid:Electric has made providing clean energy through solar-powered electric services to rural and impoverished people its mission.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...An Incredibly Detailed Map Shows The Potential Of Global Water Risks
Co.EXIST
February 1st, 2013
Through the alliance of companies such as GE and Shell, the World Resources Institute has created Aqueduct, the highest high-resolution map of global water stress available today.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...This Solar-Powered Medical Airship Can Go Where Other Emergency Vehicles Can’t
Co.EXIST
January 24th, 2013
A solar-powered airship may make the process of delivering healthcare and resources to remote communities a much more feasible task.
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Baobab Africa
May 23rd, 2013
The blogger Baobab gives insight as to why many African countries struggle economically despite having a wealth of natural resources to use to their advantage.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...A Simple, Elegant Stove To Make Cooking Safer In Africa
Co.EXIST
May 7th, 2013
A new start up called The Baker Stove is on the quest to provide people with a an affordable cooking method that is safer and more efficient that previous strategies and stove models.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...Redefining Sustainable Development
PROJECT SYNDICATE
March 25th, 2013
A new approach to sustainable development is needed, and requires an understanding of the importance of safeguarding the Earth’s resources, not just for the present, but for future generations as well.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...“Flash Mob Prayer Circle” Shows Idle No More’s Spiritual Side
Yes!
January 31st, 2013
Although flash mobs are not usually associated with Native American treaty rights, the Idle No More Movement- which began as a protest against Bill C-45 in Canada last year- incorporated such a gathering to show the strength of group cooperation as well as to highlight the connections between spiritual and political issues.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...North Of England Gym Becomes First To Turn Exercise Into Energy
PositiveNews
January 22nd, 2013
A gym in England is putting a new spin on exercise- health enthusiasts not only get a work out, but also generate power through the energy produced during exercise sessions on the gym’s machines.
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