By Anum Hussain — 01/29/11
The protest march about the situation in Egypt went from Harvard Square in Cambridge to Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston. It all started Thursday night when 23-year-old Marihan Hashesh had a plan to show fellow Egyptians that the United States is behind them.
Category: International
Pro-Immigration Rally Takes Over Capitol Hill
By Anaridis Rodriguez — 10/02/10
“Si Se Puede” means yes we can. That was the message echoing throughout Capitol Hill this morning. Hundreds of Latino immigrants crowded the northwest lawn of the Capitol to gear up for the One Nation rally.
United Nations Plan Threatens Animals
By Alyssa Altman — 11/16/09
Protecting rainforests has never been so debated. A United Nations plan to protect tropical forests and fight climate change could possibly threaten more plants and animals with extinction.
Coke to Reveal ‘Plantbottle’ at Vancouver Games
By Stephanie Miceli — 11/16/09
At the Vancouver Olympics, athletes will be going for the gold… and cola.
Coca-Cola Canada says it will introduce its recyclable plantbottle at the Winter Games.
Japan Hopes to Go Clean and Green
By Christina Clements — 11/09/09
Ready, set, energy! Japan hopes to have infinite clean enery by 2030. Japan has few natural energy sources. But it is using solar and renewable energies to make the initiative happen.
Sustainable Chocolate to Debut in Europe
By Justine Frostad — 11/02/09
Chocolate is going green. Kraft Foods is using sustainable cocoa farming for its premium dark chocolate production. The company will employ only farms approved by the conservation organization, Rainforest Alliance.
Sahara Desert Provides Solar Power to Europe
By Andres Acosta — 11/02/09
Europe will soon be receiving solar power from the Sahara Desert. The project known as the Desertec Industrial Initiative plans to place thousands of solar panels in Africa. The panels will generate heat to power turbines.
International Day of Climate Action
By Brett Connolly — 10/24/09
It seems as if the entire world has its eyes on the environment. And it all has to do with the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference. To get ready for the conference, environmental activists from 350.org organized a world-wide “Under Water Festival.”
WEBN at the G-20
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Continue readingKenyan Prime Minister Calls on Africans to Make Democracy Work
By Mumbi-Michelle Kimani — 9/24/09
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga believes Africa’s problems can be resolved through the continent’s people and their hard work. He spoke Thursday night to an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Politics at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA about his vision of Making Democracy Work in Africa.