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"Why did this tour happen?” asked Ringwald. “Why this mad, insane plan to travel across India in a caravan of solar electric cars and jatropha trucks with solar music, art, dance and a potent message for climate solutions? Well … the world needs crazy ideas to change things, because the conventional way of thinking is not working anymore."

via Yes, They Could. So They Did. - NYTimes.com

This article talks about how these two recents grads from Yale (one of them graduated in 07) going on this crazy drive around India and raising awareness about environmental issues while linking environmental groups in India together, who may not have been in contact with each other otherwise.

Its kind of inspiring. There’s so much to do out there and it’s cool to see that you don’t need to be someone or have a lot of money to do something really great. Maybe I’m being young and idealistic again. It definitely makes you wonder, what value are you adding to the world?