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Haitian Orphans Find a Second Home
Texas family adopts nine kids
HERE'S THE THING ABOUT THE SCHNEIDERS OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS: Their hearts were open long before the quake. Ange and Paul Schneider adopted their first child from Port-au-Prince in 2002 and never looked back. Two more kids—Jessica and John, numbers 8 and 9—made their way from a shelter in the decimated capital to Pflugerville last week. But they were only allowed to go because the Schneiders started the process before the quake; all new adoptions have been put on hold by the Haitian government. The lesson? Don't wait to act on your instincts to TakePart.
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60 billion animals are raised for the purpose of consumption each year, the majority in CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feed Operations).
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Noted and Quoted
“We believed we needed to cut our emissions in half, but today’s data means a lot more work needs to be done.” -- Ma Jun, director of Beijing's non-profit Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, in response to the government's release of a long-awaited pollution report
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FAIR TRADE
2 cents is the average amount conventional farmers receive from a $3 latte. more numbers
TEACHER QUALITY
43 percent of parents have done their kids’ homework. more numbers
CLEAN WATER IN HAITI
45 percent of the Haitians lacked access to safe water before the quake. more numbers
