The Brief 9/9: Urine Growth, Solar Fields, Jay-Z's Benefit

Teachers think outside the box and make a mega-dent in young people's minds. The good kind of dent, don't worry.

 

Love your planet? Tinkle on your tomatoes. Stop squirming -- science says this homemade fertilizer is good for your garden and for the earth.

 

Mongolian solar field set to harness some serious sun power.

 

Self-serving? Perhaps. But even if Jay-Z's sold-out fundraising event supporting 9/11 survivors -- with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward the New York Police and Fire Widow's & Children's Benefit Fund -- conveniently coincides with the release of his new record, his heart is still in the right place.

 

Brooklyn's finest: Your rescue story of the day, courtesy of two brave firefighters.