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Nina Jablonski—The Illusion and Power of Skin Color
posted Mar 26, 2010 - Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure.
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The Story of Bottled Water
by Madeline Ostranderposted Mar 22, 2010 - Should you be worried about your tap water? Yes, but not for the reason you expected.
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Banking on Change
posted Mar 18, 2010 - With a briefcase and a motorcycle, a banker in India gets poor communities on their feet—and, in the process, blurs the lines between finance and community organizing.
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Green-collar Jobs in Newark, New Jersey
posted Mar 09, 2010 - A weatherization program in Newark, New Jersey, is creating jobs and helping low-income residents save money.
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Drafting Nature's Constitution
posted Mar 02, 2010 - Video: Simply regulating pollution will never really stop it. Mari Margil of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund discusses why we need a fundamental change in the way we use law to protect nature.
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Avatar in the Amazon
posted Feb 23, 2010 - Indigenous Amazonian communities in Ecuador share their take on the American blockbuster, Avatar.
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World Economic Forum, Take Two
by Brooke Jarvisposted Feb 12, 2010 - Prankster filmmakers found a way to make business and political leaders say all the right things.
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The Hapa Project
posted Feb 11, 2010 - Artist Kip Fulbeck's portrait project delves into the complex relationship between race and identity for hapas, a growing population in multiracial America.
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An Interview With Paolo Lugari, Founder of Las Gaviotas
posted Feb 10, 2010 - Paolo Lugari, the founder of Las Gaviotas in Colombia, describes how the incredible energy of the human spirit has made Las Gaviotas into a world-famous example of sustainable living in a harsh environment.
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End of the Long Summer
posted Feb 10, 2010 - Author Dianne Dumanoski discusses climate change as a human crisis and why we must find our way "through this thicket of uncertainty."
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A Call to Bring the World Together…
posted Feb 08, 2010 - Video: Since its November 2009 launch, over 36,000 people have affirmed the Charter for Compassion, a project that sprouted from author Karen Armstrong's TED speech. Based on the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," the charter is a result of public input from 150,000 religious and secular people worldwide.
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Dave Moore: Fighter for Civil Rights and Working People
posted Jan 27, 2010 - Video: A tribute to Dave Moore, an icon of the civil rights and labor movements, who passed away in the fall of 2009 at the age of 97.
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Silk Purse from Sow's Ear
posted Jan 26, 2010 - Two Brooklyn, New York, furniture designers salvage scrap from New York's woodworking industry and turn the discarded material into one-of-a-kind pieces.
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We Are All Connected
posted Jan 25, 2010 - Electronic musician John Boswell's project "The Symphony of Science" sets scientific knowledge to music, exploring our relationship with one another and with the universe.
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We're Not Done Yet
posted Jan 22, 2010 - Video: Copenhagen may have been an official failure, but for a new generation of climate activists, it was transformative.
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