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JAN/FEB 2008: VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1


What the world needs now

We remember Gandhi as an opponent of colonialism and a campaigner for social justice. But he also pioneered everything from environmentalism to fair trade. Sixty years after his death, here's what Gandhi still has to teach us.
Various Authors






Chasing the sun
How the Nuon Solar team won at chasing the sun. Marco Visscher



Building a future
Angola restructuring its communities.



Sacred ground
Indigenous people are gaining rights to their land. Eric Larson

Plug in your Prius
A group of California-based engineers, electric-car fans and environmental activists have been tinkering to create a plug-in hybrid that can be charged at any outlet and can drive farther on electricity. Jacco Kroon

Peddle power for the disabled
Hand-powered tricycle developed for the physically disabled. Marco Visscher

A Kyoto in every home
A wireless transmitter that calculates energy consumption.
Dan Schank

Save a snowman today!
A failing school in London gets new identity and new sense of hope. Marco Visscher

Appearances matter
Dutch company pumps employees care tires at work which results in better fuel efficiency. Giovanna Dunmall

What the Taliban never wanted you to hear
CD Review: Mahwash by Ghazals Afghans. Ton Maas

Burn, baby, burn
Terra preta not only offers the world's most sustainable farmland but could help control global warming. Craig Cox

Activism you can bank on
A co-operative bank in with an activist tradition. Jay Walljasper


We don't need no supervision
Kids may find it harder to grow up if adults over-regulate their lives. Tim Gill

Never bet against the banks
What we have to learn from the housing market crisis. Johan Schaberg

Safer than you think
The real danger in most cities isn't crime, but traffic. Jurriaan Kamp


From the heart
Ernest Madu left a lucrative career as a doctor in the U.S. to build a cardiology clinic in Jamaica - and show that quality health care is possible in the developing world. Jay Walljasper


A better business model
Social business entrepreneurs can make more than just money - by making the market work for more than just profit. Muhammad Yunus

Bluy sky thinking
Peter Barnes' Sky Trust would make companies pay for permission to pollute - and then give the money back to us. Janet Paskin


Strengthening the weakest link How investors can help forge safer, more transparent supply chains. Amy Domini

The meanings of life
Four noble truths of connectedness. David Servan-Schreiber

The good fight
Peace is the last thing we need if we want to realize our dreams. Paulo Coelho


Hot stuff
Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have a new way to prepare meals, without firewood, kerosene or the risk of smoke inhalation - the solar cooker.Marco Visscher


Power Points
Acupuncture has been practised for millennia in China, but it's only now getting the attention it deserves from western medicine. Kim Ridley


Efficient edibles
Slow food isn't the only approach to a satisfying meal. Elbrich Fennema


Give bees a chance
Reports of catastrophic declines in the bee population have scientists buzzing. Is it mites? GM crops? Mobile phones? Habitat loss? Here's what the plight of the humble bee says about our own relationship to nature. Pat Thomas


"God saw that everything was fine" German Benedictine monk Anselm Grun on silence, consumerism, the senses - and the need to see yourself as you really are. Tijn Touber


"We should start eating insects" Why Arnold van Huis would like us to eat cricket pies, fried grasshoppers and mealworm quiche. Marco Visscher


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