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Nigerian pupils work on OLPC computers in Abuja, Nigeria, in May, 2007.
Development & Education
Let’s talk: How can technology change the lives of people in poverty?
Dr. Oluyombo Awojobi inspects the autoclaves at his clinic in Eruwa, Nigeria. The autoclaves, which sterilize surgical equipment, are made from recycled propane cylinders.
Health & Medicine
This Nigerian doctor runs his hospital on corn cobs and used bike parts
Taxis, buses and other cars stuck in the honking traffic in Kolkata, India
Environment
Bicyclists in crowded Indian city fight to take back the streets
Environment
With water system unreliable, some Mexicans turn to rain to keep their homes supplied
Business, Economics and Jobs
Successful energy development program in Haiti shut down because of funding
Environment
Clean energy sector surging in Massachusetts
Development & Education
The Promise and Perils of Playpump
Environment
Recycled trash to fuel Haiti
Business, Economics and Jobs
Bamboo bicycles for eco-conscious consumers
Environment
Energy challenges for post-nuclear Germany
Business, Economics and Jobs
Clean water for Kenya
Business, Economics and Jobs
A new kind of baby incubator
Lifestyle & Belief
Why China has Fallen for Fixies
Development & Education
The Rise of Bike Culture
Environment
In Mexico City, Harvesting Water from the Sky
Global Politics
In Haiti, Success Isn’t Enough to Keep Innovative Energy Program Alive
Conflict & Justice
Clean cookstoves protect women and the environment
Global Hit
Video: Rupa and the April Fishes’ Bicycle Powered Tour
Development & Education
Why Germans Don’t Like Bicycle Helmets
Israel Threatens Renewable Energy in West Bank
Fighting a Renewable Army
Sports
Cycling the World
Arts, Culture & Media
Cal-Earth
Green Cars II: A Higher Octane
Energy Deregulation in California
Renewable Energy Challenged
Claus Enters Low-Emission Vheicle Market
Claus Enters Low-Emission Vehicle Market
Appropriate Technology: “Small is Beautiful.”
Cars VS Bikes: Level the Playing Field
Putting Bikes to Work
Note on Emerging Science/Solar Storage
Three Men and a Bike
The Battle for Cape Wind
Art of Synthetic Biology
Solar’s Bright Future
Power to the People
Re-energized on the Hill
Texas Green
California Sun
Arts, Culture & Media
Cal-Earth
Development & Education
Tiny Giants: Netbooks and Personal Computing
Harvesting water from rooftops
Environment
Clean tech cleans up
Environment
Clean water for Kenya