A Solar Bottle to Brighten Up a Day

Have you heard? Plastic soft-drink or water bottles can create cheap lighting. That’s what “Liter of Light”, an organization created by graduate students from the University of St.Gallen in 2011, is doing. Its aim is to “spread an alternative cheap source of light.” The technology is incredibly simple. It consists of a 1.5 liter PET bottle filled with purified […]

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Sustainable Cosmetics that Help the Poor

“Human Nature” is a company that produces organic cosmetics to help the children and poor in the Philippines. The purchase of one of this company’s items helps pay public school teachers in the south of the country so children there stay in school instead of becoming child soldiers. The company aims also to help the country’s farmers and […]

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Eco-tourism Builds Livelihoods and Bolsters Whale Shark Populations

Eco-tourism has changed everyone’s life in Donsol, Philippines. It is helping build livelihoods for local residents while bolstering whale shark populations. CNN reports on this shift in nature’s balance — from destruction to preservation — in this remote area: “Welcome to Donsol, the home of the gentle giants,” Alan Amanse says, smiling broadly at us […]

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