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The Victory of the Commons
Over many decades, Elinor Ostrom has documented how various communities manage common resources -- g... posted on Nov 19 2009, 2 cmts
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Can Twitter Help Us Save Energy?
There's a house that tweets all of its energy usage. And that's just the beginning of the informatio... posted on Oct 17 2009, 1 cmts
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Lost Dog Gathers Clues to Find its Family
After the car had flipped over and landed on the side of the road, rescue workers never figured a do... posted on Oct 02 2009, 1 cmts
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India's Tree Planting Guru
An Indian civil servant, SM Raju, has come up with a novel way of providing employment to millions o... posted on Sep 19 2009, 8 cmts
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A Teenager's Plea for Clean Air
Among her many accomplishments, Otana Jakpor, 15, has managed to break up the monotonous atmosphere ... posted on Sep 06 2009, 1 cmts
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An 8-Year-Old's Compassion
It's no "Harry Potter," but 8-year-old Joshua Bayer's book about monsters is getting much attention ... posted on Aug 25 2009, 4 cmts
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Summer Night Lights
In 16 parks of Los Angeles, families have started to have fun after dark as crime rates are retreati... posted on Aug 22 2009, 1 cmts
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The Efficiency Trap
"A central pillar of our society is the drive for efficiency. Extracting the most in the shortest pe... posted on Aug 19 2009, 2 cmts
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Teenager Finds Solution to Plastic
Getting ordinary plastic bags to rot away like banana peels would be an environmental dream come tru... posted on Aug 05 2009, 2 cmts
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The Healing Opportunity of Art
"I think raising consciousness, helping people see and understand how they're connected to these lar... posted on Jul 27 2009, 2 cmts
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From Bush to Bike: A Bamboo Revolution
"We planted this bamboo last year," he says, "and now the stems are taller than me. When it's ready ... posted on Jul 26 2009, 4 cmts
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The Perceptiveness of Dogs
Some dogs can smell odors given off by humans with bladder cancer and diabetes, researchers say. In ... posted on Jul 20 2009, 2 cmts
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Two Dogs,Two Thousand Miles
Two dogs are walking more than 2,000 miles from Austin, Texas, to Boston to raise awareness, and may... posted on Jul 12 2009, 4 cmts
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The Compassion of Dogs
For centuries, humans have imagined that they are the only animals with morals. But humans are not a... posted on Jun 23 2009, 3 cmts
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The Millenium Seed Bank
All life on earth depends on plants, but in spite of our reliance on plants, 60,000 to 100,000 plant... posted on Jun 19 2009, 1 cmts
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Humane Lessons from An 8th Grader
"I had the privilege of mentoring a young friend of mine, Claire Russell, on her 8th grade project. ... posted on Jun 12 2009, 2 cmts
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Rescued Dog Pays It Forward
A dog rescued in March at Blewett Pass, has now become a rescue dog. Dozens of people tried to rescu... posted on Jun 06 2009, 1 cmts
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The Plastiki Expedition
In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and a crew of five men traveled across the Pacific Ocean to Peru on craft co... posted on Jun 03 2009, 3 cmts
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Goleman on Ecological Intelligence
"There's a new kind of math for the environmentally concerned, one that answers those everyday eco-c... posted on May 31 2009, 4 cmts
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A Maternity Ward -- For Turtles
With its white sand and clear, blue water, Trinidad's Matura Beach looks like a postcard. It's a far... posted on May 30 2009, 4 cmts
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