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Avi Lewis: Taking Care of Business
Written by Andrea Gourgy
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
Written by Jeff Minthorn
"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
Written by Julia Steinecke
Julia Steinecke finds it easy to meet NGOs and community organizations, like Big Brother Mouse.
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Local ingenuity brings homegrown electricity to Kenyan communities.
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A team from Niagara tackles water scarcity in rural Guatemala.
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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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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?
Written by Andrea Gourgy
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
Written by Clare Byrne
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
Written by Jeff Minthorn
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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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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A stove that can save lives and slow global warming? How the clean burning stove is doing just that.
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