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10 organizations that protect the environment

We tell you about 10 organizations that are working to protect and conserve the environment. All 10 of these organizations have four-star ratings from Charity Navigator and at least $13.5 million in total annual expenses.

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10 organizations that protect the environment

We tell you about 10 organizations that are working to protect and conserve the environment. All 10 of these organizations have four-star ratings from Charity Navigator and at least $13.5 million in total annual expenses.
Change Agent Joshua Williams found his purpose in life – at age 5

Middle-schooler Joshua Williams is the founder and president of Joshua's Heart Foundation, a Miami-based organization dedicated to combating hunger and helping individuals improve their quality of life.
Global News Blog How a Quaker missionary from Philly became India's Johnny Appleseed

Samuel Evans Stokes spent years trying to persuade his neighbors in the Himalayas to grow apples, giving away plants freely until locals took to apple farming and Indians took to Red Delicious.
Earth Day 2013: 10 quotes about planet Earth

Earth Day is April 22. There is no shortage of famous musings on what Carl Sagan once called our 'pale blue dot.' Here are 10 of our favorite things said about planet Earth.
In Morocco, activists struggle to keep protest fervor alive

After tens of thousands protested on Feb. 20, 2011, Morocco's powerful king pushed through reforms. Two years later, activists say little has changed, and vow to face down threats and keep up pressure for a 'real' democracy.
Google takes Easter heat over Cesar Chavez doodle

Rather than Easter, Google's doodle today commemorates farm labor leader Cesar Chavez's birthday. That's brought much criticism, although Chavez himself was a devout Christian.
Difference Maker Indira Johnson places intriguing sculptures to create dialogues on peace

Dozens of giant Buddha heads emerging around Chicago are meant to be a catalyst for conversations about peace in troubled neighborhoods.
11 quotes from people who made a difference

Ever wonder how you can help create positive change? Here is advice from 10 outstanding people whose lives made a difference in the world.
Change Agent The 'gift economy' offers a rule-breaking way to relate to others (+video)

What’s better than turning a profit by selling your work? Filmmakers, cafe owners, and even corporations like Panera Bread point to the satisfaction that comes with giving it away.
Will Indian gang-rape death lead to reforms? (+video)

In response to the death of a young woman after a violent sexual attack in India, protestors are taking to the streets. They have also submitted a petition asking for politicians facing charges of similar crimes to be removed from office.
Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar bridged India and the West

Labeled 'the godfather of world music' by Beatle George Harrison, Ravi Shankar helped millions of Westerners — classical, jazz, and rock lovers — discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music.
Ravi Shankar: Sitar virtuoso and father of the rock benefit concert (+video)

Ravi Shankar: George Harrison called him "the godfather of world music." Ravi Shankar helped millions of classical, jazz and rock lovers discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music.
India executes surviving gunman of 2008 terrorist attacks

On Wednesday Indian officials quietly executed Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, one of the Pakistani men responsible for the Mumbai terrorist attack of 2008, which killed 166 people and escalated tensions between the two countries.
The Monitor's View China's new leaders can't rule by pedigree

Xi Jinping, the new leader of the Communist Party, takes power along with others as descendants of Mao's revolutionary elite. But China needs rulers open to change, not those who cling to hereditary privilege.
Baba Ramdev: Can a yogi turn Indian politics on its head?

Baba Ramdev is a Hindu yoga guru-turned-anticorruption campaigner. He's the latest incarnation of the spiritual political reformer, an archetype running throughout Indian history.
Difference Maker She pours her wealth into getting books to India's poorest children

When she found herself suddenly wealthy, the Indian philanthropist founded Pratham Books, a nonprofit publisher that uses innovative ways to put low-cost books in the hands of millions of kids.
Indian artist jailed for anticorruption cartoons

Aseem Trivedi was arrested on charges of sedition and insulting national honor, raising concerns in India that the government is increasingly intolerant of dissent.
Opinion A win for 'secularists' in Libya? It's not what you think.

This week, so-called 'secularists' were declared official winners in Libya's parliamentary elections – and yet they support a constitutional place for Islamic sharia values. This seeming contradiction in Libya belies Western stereotypes about the incompatibility of Islam and democracy.
After 15 years, Aung Sun Suu Kyi and Nazi resistance figure Hessel finally meet

French intellectual Stéphane Hessel, a former Nazi resistance figure, will meet Aung Sun Suu Kyi tomorrow as she concludes a tour of Europe. He talks to the Monitor about what this means to him.
What Europe can learn from Aung San Suu Kyi's visit

During the next 16 days, Burmese Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting Norway, Ireland, Britain, and France, where some say she is an example of turning weakness into strength.
Reader recommendation: Gandhi's List of Social Sins

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Aung San Suu Kyi's historic moment: 5 things to know

Once possibly the world's best-known political prisoner, today Aung San Suu Kyi made the historic move to lawmaker, after a swearing-in ceremony at Myanmar's parliament in the capital of Naypyidaw. Here are five things about her.
Toward freedom for Myanmar

A Christian Science perspective: When visiting with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last fall, this author found fresh insight on the promise of freedom for the Burmese.
Quiet

Is it getting harder to hear the quiet voices among us?
How Occupy Wall Street plans to spring back to action

Occupy Wall Street isn't dead, leaders of the movement say. It's ready to emerge from a winter of hibernation with a spring of renewed activism.