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No Easy Task: Bringing Solar to the Bottom of the Pyramid

No Easy Task: Bringing Solar to the Bottom of the Pyramid

Look at a satellite photo of the Earth at night. Some parts of the planet blaze with light, but much of the globe--home to more than a third of the world's population--is still in the dark. Ainsley Lloyd reports from Ghana on the challenges entrepreneurs are facing as they try to ensure energy access for all.
by × February 27, 2012 × 2 comments

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How the Next Farm Bill Will Hurt Sustainable Agriculture – and Help Industrial Farms

How the Next Farm Bill Will Hurt Sustainable Agriculture – and Help Industrial Farms

Patrick Baron looks under the hood of the next US Farm Bill. What's inside? More hidden subsidies for industrial farm animal production in the guise of crop subsidies. How the next Farm Bill will undermine sustainable agriculture.
by × February 23, 2012 × 0 comments

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Op-ed: Local Climate Solutions as Christian Calling

Op-ed: Local Climate Solutions as Christian Calling

think you have to love something before you’ll fight for it. At least that’s been my experience growing up in Minnesota. My friends and I built snow castles in the winter, chased rabbits in the spring and marveled at the …

by × February 18, 2012 × 0 comments

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Sage Briefs: Energy Mapping the Masses

Sage Briefs: Energy Mapping the Masses

An ambitious project to map the energy consumption of every building in New York City shows off the limitless potential of energy mapping for future planning and development.
by × February 16, 2012 × 0 comments

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Deadly Dish – How Our Food System Is Creating The Next Superbug

How the widespread use of antibiotics in our food production system is creating, and spreading, a new breed of serious diseases.
by × February 9, 2012 × 3 comments