Stories from around the Web that inform, incense, and inspire us here at TakePart:
Alternative Fuel: With ridership up, transit agencies are now making the wise decision to harness kinetic energy. [Huffington Post]
Climate Change: Figures show the extreme carbon footprint of a volcano. [Guardian]
Women's Rights: Michelle Obama tops the list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. You'll be surprised to see who's at #7... [Forbes]
Social Action: Here's a well written retort to Malcolm Gladwell's claim that social media cannot be a tool for change. [Change Observer]
Technology: Five percent of babies under the age of 2 now have a social media profile, and 7 percent have an email address. [The Next Web]
Literature: A new Ted Hughes poem, chronicling the days after Sylvia Plath's suicide, has surfaced. [The Awl]
Obesity: Mayor Bloomberg might ban New York citizens from using food stamps to buy soft drinks. [CBS]
Biodiversity: Strange new species are being discovered in Papua New Guinea. [TreeHugger]
