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Husk Power Systems Wants to Lead "a Revolution in Electricity"

With a simple but effective design that transforms rice husks into power, the Indian for-profit social enterprise is expanding at a rate of two plants per week. An ambitious agenda has them in up to 15 countries in 10 years--and serving some 15 million people.READ»

Good Cause, Good Ideas, Good Money

When I pull up to the village in which my mother grew up in Bangladesh, I feel like I'm on the set of a cowboy movie. Two long streets cross in the center, each bordered by a well-planned lineup of storefronts. From this ...READ»