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Help save the Cape Fur Seal

A better world, I am trying, I am on my knees. Here, at the southern tip of Africa, there are…

Be a river, not a dam

People always ask me about the secret to abundance. They say, “How can you give away so much, and still…

An Educational Renaissance

It is becoming clear to everyone—teachers, parents, the government, and the experts—that education must change. Our children are bored at…

Palau and Pentagon looking to harness solar energy from space

A joint venture between the U.S. Department of Defense and Palau is set to test the feasibility of using satellites…

Natural building, green building

Building materials have undergone a speedy evolution over the past century. Standard dimensions and shapes, predictable qualities, and manufactured precision…

World’s Most Efficient Solar Panels?

An Irish company, Surface Power, has launched what could be the most efficient solar hot water panel ever produced. The…

Food from Trees: the Kei Apple

A bountiful crop of roundish, velvety, bright yellow fruits with thick succulent flesh carpeted the ground beneath a tree in…

Issue 4 Editorial

We are living in such extraordinarily interesting and challenging times! It seems that no lies can be hidden for long,…

Stevia vs “Truvia”; Health vs Poison

An email to Betty… I am concerned about Truvia. Truvia claims it is an extract of the stevia plant. However…

Move over, Mr Manuel!

The search for alternative taxation world-wide is driven by two imperatives. First, we need to diminish dependence on conventional sources…