Before wind power can feed 20 percent of America's energy diet, new high-voltage wires will need to connect turbines to cities. After mapping which areas of the country have both strong wind speeds and little human development, Ohio-based American Electric Power developed one possible plan for future power lines included in a US Department of Energy report on wind last year.
How some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are helping turn around a drug-infested neighborhood of Baltimore – and themselves.
What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change. See how individuals are making a difference...
Pastor Jean Enock Joseph (c.) visits one of his projects in Croix-des-Bouquets, just outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.
Jean Enock Joseph teaches self-help to lift Haiti
Pastor Jean Enock Joseph doesn't shy from Haiti's toughest problems. His message: Haitians have the ability to help themselves.
Become part of the Monitor community
36K on Facebook | 12K on Twitter | 2,250 on YouTube