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Avi Lewis: Taking Care of Business

Avi Lewis: Taking Care of Business

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Avi Lewis' acclaimed documentary The Take inspired many with its message of hope: hope that economic alternatives exist, and that change can happen at a grassroots level. He even convinced himself—and that has given way to a whole new project.
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How to Survive Anything

How to Survive Anything

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"Survivorman" Les Stroud has endured some of the harshest physical environments on earth. He speaks with Verge about the headspace you need to survive.
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Exploring some NGOs in Laos

Exploring some NGOs in Laos

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Julia Steinecke finds it easy to meet NGOs and community organizations, like Big Brother Mouse.
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Our Generation: Homegrown Electricity in Kenya

Our Generation: Homegrown Electricity in Kenya

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Local ingenuity brings homegrown electricity to Kenyan communities.
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Rock, Water, Fire: Quenching Guatemala's Thirst

Rock, Water, Fire: Quenching Guatemala's Thirst

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A team from Niagara tackles water scarcity in rural Guatemala.
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Undoing the Limbo: Recovering from Hurricanes in the Caribbean

Undoing the Limbo: Recovering from Hurricanes in the Caribbean

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It's one thing to put the roof back on a house—what about rebuilding young lives in a Caribbean economy torn apart by hurricanes?
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Surfers Turning The Tide on Climate Change

Surfers Turning The Tide on Climate Change

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Activist Bill McKibben says climate change is the most important issue of our time. And he's leading a tech-savvy movement to demand serious change from our governments.
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New Life for the Dead Sea?

New Life for the Dead Sea?

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A pipeline to bring water to Israelis, Jordanians, and Palestinians might encourage more than just a scientific partnership.
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All the News That's Fit to Print: Changing the Face of Human Rights Reporting In Ghana

All the News That's Fit to Print: Changing the Face of Human Rights Reporting In Ghana

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He's 26 years old, he lives at home with his parents... and he's changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana. Meet Ben Peterson, co-founder of Journalists for Human Rights.
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Dreaming up a Borderless World

Dreaming up a Borderless World

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Doctors Without Borders Canada founder, Dr. Richard Heinzl has travelled to 75 countries (and counting.) He speaks with Verge about living life adventurously.
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Pumpin' the Volume: District Six Records

Pumpin' the Volume: District Six Records

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Former development studies student and District Six Records founder, Dave Guenette, has introduced North America to some of Africa's hottest musicians. It's not about charity: it's about music.
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Cooking up Clean Air with Clean Burning Stoves

Cooking up Clean Air with Clean Burning Stoves

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A stove that can save lives and slow global warming? How the clean burning stove is doing just that.
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