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INTERVIEW: Chloe Maxmin on Leadership

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

If any progress is being made on the global fight against climate change, it is because of Youth Venturers like Chloe Maxmin. Just 16 years old, she is an eloquent voice for our planet – both at her school and in her community. She founded Climate Action Club at her school in Newcastle, Maine, and [...]

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IDEA: Green Fountains

Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Kitzia, 21, Sweden - My project’s purpose is to mainstream the use of reusable bottles and eliminate the pollution caused by the billions of plastic bottles produced each year. Modern consumers love the convenience of bottled drinks, but often don’t realize the problems their actions are causing the earth. I believe there is a need to [...]

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IDEA: Composting Toilet

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Teniera, 15, Vanuatu - Climate change is affecting nowhere on earth more seriously than in the South Pacific, where rising sea levels and increased storms are slowly drowning our small islands. In our coastal village, we have already noticed the impact of sea level rise because our underground wells are mixing with sea water. We have [...]

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IDEA: Recycle Cell Phones for Microfinance

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Brian, 24, Texas - I’m excited to present you with a program that celebrates the last two Nobel Peace Prize concepts: environment and microfinance. Electronic waste like cell phones pollute the environment (up to 35,000 gallons per phone) and microfinance has been proven to be an effective poverty alleviation tool. In response to these issues and as a fundraising [...]

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IDEA: Plant Fruit Trees

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Laura, 17, USA - Each student at Hope Integrated Academy (Uganda) will receive two fruit-bearing trees to plant on their property. They will be able to use the fruit to eat,to sell some in order to generate income, and use the seeds of fruit to plant more trees. They will be asked to give some of the seeds [...]

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IDEA: Promote Biomass Stoves

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Joseph, 20, Uganda - My community greatly depends on the available forest resources for survival. This includes cutting trees for wood fuel (charcoal and firewood) for cooking, timber for income and creating spaces for agricultural practices. These practices are creating a huge socio-economic, biodiversity and environmental problem. We are now experiencing an increase in drought, floods, [...]

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IDEA: Solar Food Carts

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Juan Carlo, 20, Philippines - In my country food is everywhere from restaurants, to fast food chains, to rolling stores and even rolling carts, that is because everyone loves to eat. Food carts are the best way to attract people’s attention and can be able to go to different places from urban streets to rural villages. The [...]

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IDEA: Community Bicycle System

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Vikas, 20, India - We propose to establish a self-sufficient community bicycle sharing system in India that will significantly decrease the carbon footprint of the average citizen and bring to the fore a powerful means of local transportation. The system will support itself by trading the carbon credits it will generate in the international carbon market. A [...]

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IDEA: Eco-fit Small Businesses

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Georgiy, 15, USA - The Next Big Step organization is a non-profit group that operates to convert small communities to more environmentally conscious, “green”, habits. The group will introduce itself to small businesses concerned with being both environmentally responsible and surviving these tough economic times. NBS will perform an energy audit and calculate the negative impact [...]