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UN Backs Small-Scale Farmers in Madagascar
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced it will spend more than $30 million to help farmers and other rural residents...
13-Year-Old CEO Mixes Fun with Science
"The buzz on the expo floor of the big technology conference yesterday was about Silicon Valley gaming startup Elementeo and its precocious 13-year-old founder...
Rap Music Guru Russell Simmons Wants Bad Language Cleaned Up
Al Sharpton and other black activists are angry at hip-hop superstar entrepreneur Russell Simmons for stepping forward to initiate a new dialogue around offensive...
World Bank Gives Africa $164.5 Million for Internet Connections
The World Bank approved a financing package of US$164.5 million in grants and credits for Kenya, Burundi and Madagascar to establish high-speed connectivity to...
Costly Tax Mistakes and What You Can Do about Them
The time for filing your tax returns is just around the corner. Are you ready? Here is the third in a series...
Poor Earn Income From Trees – Without Felling Them
Entrepreneurs don't grow on trees, but with a little help from the U.N., poor families around the world are starting their own small...
Dubai Tours Offer Positive View of Islam
With tensions high between the Western and Islamic worlds, Dubai's leaders are funding mosque tours for Western visitors that aim to clear up misconceptions...
Paper Made From Sheep Droppings
Creative Paper Wales wanted to create a product with which foreign imports could not compete. Its Sheep Poo Paper accomplished that (Wales has...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Paul Allen, Billionaire Philanthropist Delivers A Better Future Today
Do you think humans should strive to send airplanes into space? Listen for ET? Develop a real understanding of the human mind? Such ambitious...
Ontario Hailed as First to Subsidize Solar Power
Ontario, Canada announced an historic proposal to buy clean, renewable electricity from homeowners and entrepreneurs who produce solar, wind or other green power over...
A Better Way to Recycle Plastic
Perhaps we can take a lesson from the innovative entrepreneurs of India when it comes to recycling plastics.
"Alka loves plastics for an exciting reason;...
Businesses Set Ethical and Quality Standards
Today, Harvard University is among more than 30 business schools offering courses on social responsibility.* This is illustrative of many positive trends in business,...
Bank Supports Green Initiatives in Pacific Northwest
A new bank in a seacoast town on the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State is taking a cue from urban experiments...
Paper Companies Find Substitute for Trees
Weyerhaeuser, International Paper and Crane are experimenting with non-wood papers, which reduces deforestation, involves fewer pesticides, bleaches, and chemicals, and may create jobs in...
Corporations Mimic Rainforest Efficiency While Creating Profits
In natural systems like rainforests, one creature's waste is another's food, and virtually nothing is lost forever. Contrast this highly efficient natural system with...