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	Agriculture & Permaculture (38) Colombia - Lack of Viable Crop Alternatives Cat litter boxes smell bad, cause undue waste in landfills, and are time consuming to maintain Water pollution caused by manure from factory farms

	Alternative Currencies (3) Standardizing Value Capitalizing on New Capital Evaluating alternative currencies

	Alternative Energy (9) Alternative Energy is Here, but Communities Aren't Ready for It. ELECTRICITY Algae not being used as a biofuel

	Business & Economics (47) Green jobs Bank don't give loans to starting businesses We have become a culture of sound bites, short attention spans, expecting instant gratification, and are missing out on deeper meaning and understating of the world we live in.

	Culture & The Arts (5) Art for all Lack of Diversity in Exposure Vulgar Lyrics

	Cyber Crime (6) Scam Advertising on Open Fora International marriage brokers/mail-order brides Internet Child Pornography

	Educational Advancement (24) Education does not teach the joy of living. Children are rude to teachers in school, to the point that is intolerable Hazing in colleges across the US

	Emotional & Mental Health (11) Stress at Work Continued misunderstanding of psychiatric phenomena Occupation for those with Serious Mental Illness

	Environment & Ecology (65) Factors affecting population of endangered species Methane Gas Capture and Decreasing Time for Improved Sewage Treament Toxic Ash Dumps

	Family & Community (8) At-risk Youth Long-Term Care - Affordable? Elder Abuse

	Food & Nutrition (7) Unsafe genetically modified food Toxic food additives Predominance of fast food

	Global Climate Change (4) A Combatant Ocean Global Warming Excess Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere.

	Government & Law (33) Spent Nuclear Fuel Store in Spain A New Global Constitution Kashmir Solution

	Health, Wellness & Healing (70) Pediatric HIV/AIDS Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Science Advances

	Human & Civil Rights (87) Unaccompanied Minors International Child Sex Tourism Gender Inequalities in Africa

	Interpersonal Relationships (10) Gays & Lesbians in Burundi Untested rape kits Lack of Male Mentorship

	Media & Communications (4) National and international newsmedia continues to give bias reporting. Irresponsible Press, CNN. Journalistic irresponsibility

	Peace, War & Security (51) War Journalism Rape as a Weapon of War in the DRC Internal Displacement in Colombia

	Recycling (8) E-waste is a huge social and environmental problem. Artists and business could join forces to invent solutions and strategies to solve specific pieces of e-trash Recycling styrofoam packaging materials Giant Floating Landfills in the Earth's Oceans

	Scientific Advancement (24) Keeping up with scientifc advances in the literature Bad practices hinder the advancement of science The problem of being a good significant Problem solver

	Spirituality & Religion (2) Technology vs. Spirituality Denial of right to freedom of religion of indigenous peoples

	Substance Abuse & Treatment (23) Substance abuse by physicians Nicotine addiction Methamphetamine drugs

	Sustainable Development (12) Where's the Money? Money for working with Non-Profits Brownfields Refusal to Listen in International Development

	Transportation (10) low cost water carrying product for rural india Fatal road accidents Hydrogen Cars

	Water Resources (8) Water pollution caused by manure from factory farms solar powered water desalination Privitization of water