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Water Footprint Network

    Aims & history At Water Footprint Network, we believe that sustainable use of fresh water is a critical foundation for healthy lives and a healthy planet. As our consumer society grows and pressure on our limited supply mounts, the race is on for us to rethink and ultimately, transform the ways in which…

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Jadav Payeng – Creates his own forest on sand bar in India!

Jadav Payeng started planting trees on a barren sandbar at 17. He is now 47 and lives in his own 1360 acre forest which now houses rhinos, tigers, deers, apes and elephants. Jadav Payeng – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Padres’ compassion hits a home run – The Orange County Register

good people story! Padres' compassion hits a home run – The Orange County Register.

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A blind man and a double amputee planted 10,000 trees. What’s your excuse?

We need more of these peoples… 🙂 “I am his hands. He is my eyes.” Jia Haixa talks of his symbiotic relationship with his friend Jia Wenqi — a double amputee. The pair work together to plant trees in Yeli village, just outside of Shijiazhuang city, northern China. Losing his sight in one eye to…

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Six more hanged in Iran as regime execution rate soars | Iran Liberty

I’m pretty friggin’ lucky to live in the USA as messed up as our politics can be. At least we have rights to a “fair” trial… Actually, that makes me think about the wrongly accused. Still, this shit seems crazy and reminds me how lucky I am to be alive. Six more hanged in Iran…

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Most Powerful Social Issues Ads – Amazyble

Most Powerful Social Issues Ads – Amazyble.

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…evolution…

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Rawlemon | Rawlemon Spherical Solar Power

I’d really like to get one of these… We all know that the sun is the greatest sustainable energy source on earth. Since more than over 40 years the Technology helps us to transform this source into power. The problem is the low efficiency: 80% of installed PV panels worldwide have a performance of 15%…

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32 Photos That Shows How Bad Pollution Has Become in China | MyScienceAcademy

Enjoy all those cheap products we buy from China. Our greed is ruining a country. Hopefully China can get control of this atrocity. 32 Photos That Shows How Bad Pollution Has Become in China | MyScienceAcademy.

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Life in a North Korean Prison Camp. Drawings from an escaped prisoner!

Not sure if I’d have the will and luck to survive under these circumstances. The prison guards are the lowest of low. imgur: the simple image sharer.

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Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx | Talk Video | TED.com

I like this guy alot alot! A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York’s tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery — and jobs. Just try to keep up with this New York treasure as he spins through the many, many ways…

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The Free Thought Project

Site with some pretty good content about the “police state” in the USA.     The Free Thought Project.

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The Islamic State (Full Length) | VICE News

holy shit dude… Islamic State is successfully brainwashing all the kids. Islamic Calaphate. Basically Kill all Infidels no matter what! Fuckin’ CRaZY?! The Islamic State (Full Length) | VICE News.

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LiveLeak.com – Kurdish TV news anchor cries for dead Kurdish Kids…

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh— ahhhhh 🙁 ///////////////////////////////////// The news anchor could not hold his crying when he learns theyfound more than 15 Kurdish kids hiding in the mountainsnear Shingal town dead from lack of no water and foods… After the attack ofISIS on Shingal Town, lots of Kurdish Yazidi families ran to the hills and mountains near Shingal town to…

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Derinkuyu & The Underground Cities of Cappadocia | Sometimes Interesting

In 1963, a man in the Nevşehir Province of Turkey knocked down a wall of his home. Behind it, he discovered a mysterious room. The man continued digging and soon discovered an intricate tunnel system with additional cave-like rooms. What he had discovered was the ancient Derinkuyu underground city, part of the Cappadocia region in…

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Delta Dawn – Paddling a River Run Free on Vimeo

The 2014 Colorado River Pulse Flow. Of the 260 rivers that cross international borders, this is the first binational agreement of its kind. A short highlighting the first crossing of the delta via watercraft (self support Standup Paddle Board) in over two decades. Video, writing and editing by Pete McBride/ Pete McBride Productions. Shot on…

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A father stares at the hands of his five year-old daughter, which were severed as a punishment for having harvested too little rubber. : WTF

I saw this picture earlier in the day and it definitely had an affect on me… Later in the day the image came back in my head and I had to review it again and come to terms with what happened. I’m still in total disbelief and It really hit home because I have a…

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15 Powerful Quotes From the World’s Most Humble President – Mic

Pretty solid dude! 15 Powerful Quotes From the World's Most Humble President – Mic.

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One Map Shows How Devastating U.S. Gun Violence Is Compared to the World – PolicyMic

More guns means more gun violence. It’s an intuitive relationship — so why can’t we seem to grasp it? This world map, created by Reddit user phillybdizzle using 2012 data from The Guardian, shows just how high the rate of firearm ownership is in America — 88.8 guns per 100 people, by far the highest rate on the planet. (The…

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Saving Sgt. Bergdahl – Yahoo News

Saving Sgt. Bergdahl – Yahoo News. This shit is getting blown out of proportion Here’s my comment on Facebook Y! We live in the greatest country on earth. Many have sacrificed for all that we have here. One phenomenal right is the right to a fair trial. “Various rights associated with a fair trial are explicitly…

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