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CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciat/5367322642/">International Center for Tropical Agriculture</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 15, 2011 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Is Famine the New Norm?

If we truly consider world hunger an abomination, and not merely an investment opportunity, big changes need to be made in food policy.

William Lord

FEB 10, 2011 • Article

2nd Prize Undergraduate Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2011

Sustainability is more complex than just green policy, says William Lord. It is "a state of being in a society where the protection of the ...

GMC's Outdoor Classroom. Credit: Ashley Staron

FEB 9, 2011 • Article

2nd Prize, Teacher Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010

Professor Jacob Park and student Ashley Staron of Green Mountain College, Vermont, declare that to mainstream sustainability in higher educational institutions, the U.S. needs ...

Anthony Itodo Samuel

FEB 9, 2011 • Article

1st Prize, Teacher Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010

By forming an environmental club in Marymount College, Agbor, Nigeria, Anthony Itodo Samuel intends to address the challenges of environmental sustainability: a lack of awareness ...

McGill University. Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirsasha/3869487834/" target="_blank">mirsasha</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

FEB 9, 2011 • Article

2nd Prize, Post Secondary Education Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010

To have a meaningful impact, Lisa Blake proposes that McGill University focuses on developing two programs--one focused towards the overall McGill and Montreal community, and ...

Phaedra Jaggernauth

FEB 9, 2011 • Article

Ist Prize, Post Secondary Education Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010

Phaedra Jaggernauth, University of Trinidad and Tobago, gives a detailed blueprint on how to transform her school, from installing solar panels and reducing energy needs, ...

Greenhouse. Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mymoustache/42565076/" target="_blank">moustache</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

FEB 9, 2011 • Article

First Prize High School Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010

Jacqueline Dufalla's inventive and practical proposals for raising student awareness at her school include field trips, an annual "Day without Power," an environmental elective class, ...

CREDIT: Photo collage details <a href="http://www.policyinnovations.org/ideas/briefings/data/000195#photocredit">here</a>.

FEB 3, 2011 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Digital Rations

Internet access is politicized in Castro's Cuba and critical expression suppressed, but as technological savvy increases on the island many are able to connect through ...

Egyptian Flag, Jan 30 2011, Tahiri Square <br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkroomproductions/5405135474/" target=_blank">darkroom productions</a>

FEB 3, 2011 • Article

Egypt: Liberalism and Intervention

The next time we claim that some peoples, traditions, religions, or civilizations cannot achieve democracy, rights, or freedom unless we help them, we might want ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceekay/2736396045/">C. K. Koay</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 1, 2011 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: All Aboard for High-Speed Rail

The Obama administration has given passenger rail the strongest federal push since the days of Abraham Lincoln in hopes of spurring job growth and keeping ...