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National Georgraphic: 2015 Emerging ExplorersDeforestation, much of it illegal, is one of the main contributors to climate change. Detecting and interdicting illicit loggers in remote areas has always been…Jun 2015
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One Acre Fund is Energizing the Green Revolution in Africa“In the fight against global poverty, there are very few hugely powerful leverage points,” says One Acre Fund founder, Andrew Youn. “The majority of the world’s poor…Jun 2015
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Men's Journal Names Gregg Treinish One of the 50 Most Adventurous MenFive years after returning from the Andes, armed with a biology and sociology degree, Gregg Treinish founded Adventure Scientists, a non-profit that uses the unique talents…May 2015
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Agora Partnerships Announces New Partnership with KivaAgora Partnerships is excited to announce their very first lending opportunity on the Kiva platform:Aflore, a 2014 Agora Accelerator Alumni. Through Kiva, Agora Partnerships will be…May 2015
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Crisis Text Line's Texts From Teens Build Real-Time Maps of Crisis in AmericaWhen texters first send a message, they receive an automated response welcoming them, offering up the service’s privacy policy, and showing them how to opt…May 2015
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Sandra Day O'Connor's Post-Court Legacy: iCivicsSince the first iCivics games appeared online in 2009, they have been played millions of times. Each school year, players — the vast majority of…Apr 2015
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Clean Energy Trust Awarded 8 Start Ups $1 Million in the Clean Energy ChallengePut on by Chicago’s Clean Energy Trust, the Clean Energy Challenge aims to seed clean energy startups and has been a launching pad for more than 60…Apr 2015
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President Clinton Visits Solar Sister Site in TanzaniaPresident Clinton visited a Solar Sister program site in Karatu town. Solar Sister is part of Sustainable Energy Solutions Powered by Women’s Enterprise, a Clinton…Apr 2015
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SIRUM's Business Model in NYTSIRUM was designed to make it easy for institutions to donate medicines with the assurance that they would be safely transported and dispensed to people…Mar 2015