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Friday Roundup ? 6/10/11: Balancing Idealism Vs. Pragmatism
This week felt like a bit like a tennis match between pragmatism and idealism. That’s always the balancing act we try to strike on NextBillion, to mix a metaphor. But whether it was one-for-one models, the effectiveness of microcredit or the promise of $300 homes, the volleys this week seemed to move a bit more fast and furious than usual.
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ViewChange Video of the Week: Coconut Oil is Helping to Power Papua, New Guinea
It’s cheap, in plentiful supply, contributes less greenhouse gases that diesel, and smells great. The people of Bougainville have found their own solution to the energy crisis: the humble coconut tree. German emigrant Matthias Horn who established a "coconut refinery" several years ago, and now produces an oil that can replace diesel.
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