Teaching Happiness: The Prime Minister of Bhutan Takes on Education

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Teaching Happiness: The Prime Minister of Bhutan Takes on Education interviewed by Dahlia Colman

With a shift to democracy in 2008, many in Bhutan are worried about the consequences of increasing globalization and modernization. Now, Bhutan?s first prime minister is attempting to radically transform the country?s education system to fight materialism and promote the values that lead to true prosperity.

Harvesting Utah’s Urban Winds by Cathy L. Hartman, Edwin R. Stafford, Sandra Reategui

Despite wind power being one of the largest growth industries in the energy sector, many wind energy projects are struggling to win approval from local governments and communities. This piece describes the struggle to build the first urban wind farm in Utah and offers lessons for how to win local support for alternative energy.