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Changing Rural Lives through Renewable Energy in Nicaragua

by Annika Hipple » 1 October 2010 at 3:23 pm

Imagine having to walk for an hour just to get drinking water or wash your clothes. Or being forced to rely on candlelight and gas lamps for all your household chores and other activities after dark. That’s what daily life is like for many rural people in Nicaragua, one of the poorest countries in the […]

Iran’s Isolation Encourages Sustainable Tourism

by Katia Savchuk » 1 September 2010 at 5:45 pm

Iran does not top most lists of sustainable travel destinations, but the country’s isolation may have unwittingly made it a pillar of responsible tourism. “Iran has not been McDonaldized yet,” said Jerry Dekker, a former humanities professor who has led over 30 cultural tours for Americans with Iran Traveler and lived there for 13 years. […]