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Nature and her problem-solving skills
Without knowing it, beavers help the environment by keeping carbon out of the air when constructing dams. According to a recent study conducted by a team at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, beavers’ homes store up carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere as a result. When beavers Read More...
High tech farms
The American farmer is a dying breed. The average age of the American farmer is 58, and less than 1% of the U.S. population identifies farming as their occupation. Urban farming has gained some traction in recent years but with options being between a repurposed vacant lot and a vertical garden Read More...
More to life than profit
Profit margins have long reigned supreme as the benchmark of business success. More recently companies have been taking their corporate responsibility one step, sometimes two steps, beyond their economic bottom line and venturing into the realms of social and environmental consciousness. Those Read More...
Meditating in modern times
Meditation is a prehistoric practice with modern benefits and applications constantly being discovered. Most recently, a study conducted at The University of Oregon has proven that meditation can help smokers quit their unhealthy habit, a useful piece of information for those struggling with Read More...
The power of light
Beautifying a city can seem like a taxing process, and for many American urban areas, it is. With constant space and traffic congestion concerns, cities are constantly faced with the question of how to best invest money. As a result, sometimes embellishing a city gets put on hold, as it can be Read More...
Harnessing the power of two wheels
In rural parts of the developing world, much of the time the biggest problem is distance. The distance between home and the market, the distance to school, and the distance health care professionals have to travel to treat their patients. Bicycles are a cheap cost-effective way to cut travel time Read More...
Childhood obesity rates fall in US
For decades the number of obese children in the U.S. has been on the rise. Lower-income children are at the highest risk of developing obesity, and currently one in eight preschoolers in the U.S. are obese. Data released earlier this week by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Read More...
Soap does more than eliminate bacteria - it helps kids grow
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the international charity, WaterAid, observed approximately 9,500 children and their families’ hygiene practices. Fourteen studies were conducted in ten different countries, namely Cambodia, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Read More...
Can bankruptcy spur growth?
Detroit’s name alone evokes images of hollowed- out houses, a desolate downtown, and fleeing residents, essentially a dying city. The once booming motor capital of the world has been crippled by the economic crisis; it’s lowest point coming last month in the form of a chapter 9-bankruptcy Read More...
The Sunnydale Kids
Sunnydale is the location of the largest housing project in San Francisco, and arguably one of the worst neighborhoods in the city. Gangs are prevalent, shootings a regular occurrence, and the children of Sunnydale have it as hard as any in an inner city neighborhood. Big Dog Surf Camp, a summer Read More...