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Determined to Change the World BOISE, Idaho - If you want to change the world but don’t know how, ask an eleven-year-old. If she happens to be Ana Earl, the answer might be surprisingly simple. "Be the change you wish to see in the world," she says, quoting Mahatma Gandhi.
Canadian City TORONTO, Canada - Evergreen, a not-for-profit organization bringing communities and nature together for the benefit of both, is transforming a 40-acre heritage site in the heart of Toronto. When complete, the new venture will be Canada’s first fully-fledged, large-scale environmental discovery centre called Evergreen Brick Works. The centre will demonstrate that nature can be experienced, not just in the wilderness or in a conservation belt on the residential fringe, but right in the heart of a bustling metropolis.
Energy out of the Blue Oyster is the world’s largest operational hydroelectric wave-energy converter. It harnesses the abundant natural energy found in nearshore waves and converts it into zero-emission electricity. The device consists of a mechanical hinged flap, connected to the seabed ten metres beneath the surface. As it moves back and forth with each passing wave, it extracts energy to drive huge hydraulic pistons.
We want Less LONDON, UK - This past January, twentyfive people enter a Japanese noodle bar in London and gather for a meal around one of the long, bench-lined tables. They order saki, noodles, beans, miso soup. The diners grapple with chopsticks. It is not quite the Oscars, but today, they are heroes and they are celebrating.
Africa Leads the Way Recently, the Central African Republic (CAR) became the first African nation to ratify the ILO Convention 169, the only legally binding international law that recognizes indigenous peoples’ land rights. It also protects their right to control their own development and maintain their identities, cultures, languages and religions.
Sweat Your Prayers MILL VALLEY, CA - In the San Francisco Bay, dancers of the 5Rhythms are taking this wisdom to heart and offering the fruits of their discoveries. Focused around The Moving Center School in Mill Valley, participants open to the sacred rhythms of a more authentic life through a movement practice resembling a modern shamanistic journey - one which revels in community, unfolds personal creativity, and inspires engaged service.