On the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, the Asri Clinic doesn’t take credit cards. Instead, the clinic accepts payments that improve the local ecosystem, be it seedlings for replanting, eggshells for composting, even manure. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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In Colorado Desert, Hope Blooms for Pond Scum as Fuel
In our continuing series on innovations, Tom Bearden reports on an effort to extract clean fuel from algae.
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India’s Population Boom Tests Green Revolution’s Legacy
Fred De Sam Lazaro reports from India about new questions about the environmental impact of the nation’s first major initiative to grow more food to meet the needs of a booming population.
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Better Storage Options Sought as Wind, Sun Power Catch On
Tom Bearden reports on new innovations that would allow for better storage of electricity generated by the wind and sun.
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One Man’s Trash, Another Man’s ‘Earthship’
A report on how one architect is turning unlikely items into environmentally-friendly homes he calls “earthships.”
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Netherlands Health System Mixes Cost With Quality
Ray Suarez reports on how the European country balances cost cutting with high quality care.
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In Russia, Unhealthy Habits Make Funerals Outpace Births
In her latest report from Russia, Margaret Warner takes a look at the health and well-being of the Russian people, including the low life expectancy for adult males. Russia’s population now stands at 141 million, a drop of 12 million people, says the U.N., since the collapse of the Soviet Union 16 years ago.
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Bargain Hunting Adds Up to Unexpected Costs
Author Ellen Ruppel Shell talks about her new book “Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.”
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Eye Hospital in India Restores Sight with Free Surgeries
Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from India on the Aravind system of eye hospitals and clinics that subsidizes sight-restoring surgery for impoverished patients and provides top-of-the-line care for patients who can pay.
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In Tanzania, New Push to Combat Malaria
Between 60,000 and 80,000 Tanzanians die from malaria each year. Ray Suarez looks at a mult-million-dollar effort to slow the spread of the disease through the distribution of bed nets.