Power shift
Jurriaan Kamp

Stopping toxic shop syndrome
An auto repair shop goes green. Josey Duncan

In pursuit of peace
Rio de Paz organizes event to raise awareness to Brazil's violent crime problems that occurred more than a decade ago. Ode Editors

A different kind of sit-in
A group in London is fighting back to save public street seating. Brigid Marshall

A pretty picture
A 14-year-old boy from Peru becomes an internationally acclaimed photographer. Peter Den Hond

A sucker for conspicuous consumption
A UK-based activists main target is the consumer society. Josey Duncan

An inside job
Prison in Italy provides jobs to inmates to help them get back on their feet when released. Giovanna Dunmall

Cowpooling: you herd it here
Friends team up to share a whole cow. Ode Editors

Land of the not-so-free
Book review of "The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in he Age of Globalazation", by Rinku Sen. Marco Visscher

Open Source: the movie
Taking a fresh approach to film making, open-source style. Josey Duncan

Raise a glass - and some funding
Beer lovers use the concept of crowd funding to run their own brewery online. Ode Editors

Riders of the Andean ark
Animal puppets teach children in Ecuador how to save the Earth. Josey Duncan

Shares and sharing alike
A new European tech fund makes donations to non-profits by giving shares. Bruno Giussani

Shiny happy people having fun - and doing good
The Roskilde Festival in Denmark is not only a good show, but is also set up to aid the world's poor. Brigid Marshall

This is not fado
CD Review: Em Português by Rabih Abou-Khalil. Ton Maas

Talkin' 'bout my generation
Good news! Soaring energy costs could get even worse, spurring a new era in which people make clean power for themselves.
Blaine Greteman

Carrying the torch
How to keep socially responsible investments on the right track. Amy Domini

Chasing the Cheetahs
More than 40 percent of Africa’s people are under 15—and they’re getting ready to change the way the continent works. Vijay Mahajan
Interview with Vijay Mahajan

The six million dollar men
Silicon Valley plans to clean up by investing in green energy. Justin Mullins

Power couple
Rebekah and Stephen Hren took a 75-year-old house and turned it into a model zero-carbon home. Here’s how. Diane Daniel
Zero carbon living

At our fingertips
Want to make the most of preventive medicine? Supplement your annual physical with the ancient Chinese technique of pulse diagnosis. Carol Greenhouse

I'm feeling your pain - really
Tracing the neurological roots of empathy. David Servan-Schreiber

What a long, strange trip its been
Frank Ferrante allowed a film crew to record his transformation from obese drug addict to clean, serene grad student. Now he’s coming soon to a theatre near you. Josey Duncan

Burn bright, don't burn out
Four ways to recharge your energy while you're changing the world. Leonard Felder

Fancy butter
Rediscover our old spreadable friend Elbrich Fennema

Fortune always leaves some door open in misfortune
James Geary

Toilets can change our lives
While scientists may regard penicillin or vaccinations as the greatest medical breakthroughs of all, Jack Sim claims toilets have done more for our health. Sim, founder of the Singapore-based World Toilet Organization, wants everyone to have access to a clean and safe toilet. Marco Visscher