Pedal-charged lights provide sustainable power
The Nuru light requires no fossil fuel and can be recharged by anyone capable of riding a bicycle
Charting US media coverage of conflicts
The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism has just released its annual "State of the News Media", looking at the American news industry and its coverage of a huge variety of subject matter. The full report is a whopping 180,000 words, but if you want a
Is the media getting tougher on corruption in aid?
(Updates with more reaction to BBC's Ethiopia report and removes for clarity reference to $144 million of aid money from summary of BBC Online article) This past week hasn't been great for the reputation of the aid world. Media reports have alleged misuse
Bin Laden blames US for climate change, calls for action
Even Osama bin Laden, it appears, may be dissatisfied by the lack of progress at climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. In an audiotape broadcast by Al-Jazeera television Friday, the elusive Al Qaeda leader blamed the United States and other wealthy na