She learns disturbing facts about such atrocities as factory farms and institutional violence. Thousands of signers have vowed that their next vehicle will be a clean car that will get 50 percent more mileage and emit 90 percent less tailpipe emissions than current national averages. Other states might well consider franchising this idea. Besides exploring the countryside, kids on the brink of adulthood look into leadership, self-confidence, ecology and social justice issues, while tossing around solutions to planetary problems. Youth from 27 countries have attended the 43 YES Action Camps since 1990.
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Sing Out for Seva A new CD benefits SEVA, the group that gives the gift of sight to the poor people of the Third World with affordable eye and health care, including cataract surgery. Students at the University of Michigan, Davidson College in North Carolina and many other schools are running similar campaigns. The program was fast-tracked by Gore.