Blogging In Nicaragua?

Category : Nicaragua & Developing Nations News

Finding good blogs in Nicaragua is a difficult task, but some of the best ones are actually those started and maintained by Peace Corp members.

Here is a directory of all the Peace Corp blogs in Nicaragua. Feel free to comment and tell us which ones you like the best!

Indian Boy In Critical Condition After Drinking Kerosene

Category : Poverty & New Ideas to Combat Poverty

This story which happened three days ago, is unfortunately another all-too common occurrence in both the “developing” and “developed” worlds – kerosene ingestion. The online article can be found here.

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Energy Tax Increase in Nicaragua

Category : Nicaragua & Developing Nations News

Nicaragua’s daily newspaper La Prensa reports that the Nicaraguan Institute of Energy (INE) will raise electric energy taxes by 8.5 percent beginning this month of February.

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Introducing…Kyle Potter!

Category : Exploration & Discovery, Poverty & New Ideas to Combat Poverty

I thought since this is my first post on this blog and I’m new to the Bright New Ideas organization that it would be a good idea to do a little introduction on my background and why I want to work for Bright New Ideas.

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Minnesota Air Pollution Advisory

Category : New Ideas to Reduce Air Pollution

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency today released an advisory that air pollution levels in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota have been rated as “unsafe for sensitive groups” according to an article from the Pioneer Press. But where did this pollution come from?

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Bright New Ideas Work Covered in China Tribune

Category : Uncategorized

Bright New Ideas founder Patrick Delaney’s recent presentation at Nankai University in Tianjin, China was covered by local newspaper, “China Tribune.”  The article can be viewed here.

Translation will be posted in the near future.