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Over 6 Million Acres of New Protected Areas Established in the Amazon
On June 6, 2006, the Brazilian government announced the creation of protected areas of the Amazon rainforest totaling 6.2 million acres, including The Juruena...
Cameroon, France Sign Africa’s First Debt-for-Nature Swap
France and Cameroon have signed a debt-for-nature swap that aims to conserve some of the most pristine and threatened rainforest in Africa. Under...
Wonderful Life Tops 100 Most Inspiring Films List
Last night the American Film Institute presented the list of Top 100 Most Inspiring American Films in a three-hour television special on CBS. A...
Underwater Windmills Supply Environmentally Friendly Power to NYC
Experimental underwater windmills will be installed in New York City's East River during the next weeks to begin generating power utilizing the non-stop action...
195 Miles Per Gallon, Zero to 60 in Four Seconds… The Electric Supercar is Here
When you think of an electric car, you may imagine a vehicle that provides no power, no safety, no range, and taking forever to...
Amur Tiger Cubs Born in Southeast Siberia for First Time in Over 100 Years
VLADIVOSTOK — The first birth of Amur tiger cubs in over a century has been reported in southeast Siberia, according to World Wildlife Fund.
Scientists...
Crackdown on Pollution in Scotland
The environment minister in Scotland announced new sewage pollution guidelines for 80 lochs and rivers, a 20-fold increase in the number of protected waterways...
National Donate for Life Month
April is National Donate Life Month, a time to bring awareness to the astounding fact that with a simple choice today, you can save...
NY’s Cabbie of the Year
Hossam Abdalla was crowned New York's cab driver of the year year because he returned a king's ransom in jewels to a passenger who...
A Sure Sign of Spring: Wild Whooping Cranes Return to Wisconsin
Among the signs of springtime these days in central Wisconsin is the arrival of wild whooping cranes on Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and along...
2003 Salmon Run Bountiful at Last
For the first time in 38 years, American Indians on Oregon's Columbia River have harvested a surplus of summer chinook salmon. 120,000 salmon are...
New Microbe Destroys Chemical Pollutant in Groundwater
Scientists have discovered a microbe that interacts with a hazardous industrial chemical in tainted groundwater rendering it biodegradable.
Trichloroethane (TCA) is an industrial solvent and...
Forest Restoration Program Alleviates Poverty
The Cauto River, Cuba's longest, was ravaged by a five-year drought, and its forests were destroyed for firewood. River banks crumbled, damaging the river’s...
Healing the Globe: 11 Bright Spots
A quick rundown of 11 bright spots that are healing the globe, from Cairo to California, from Bolivia to British Columbia, From Moroco to...
Las Vegas Used Car Dealer Saves Travelers Stranded After 9/11
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in the United States, Don Forman, a used car dealer in Las Vegas, heard on the...
Sports Arena Rises From Toxic Wasteland
Instead of looking for land in the outer suburbs to house a new stadium for its basketball and hockey teams, the city of Dallas...
Woman Donates Part of her Liver to a Child She Didn’t Even Know
While the season of giving flourished in department stores, the true meaning of the word was demonstrated in a hospital in North Carolina. A...
Congress Votes Overwhelmingly to Restore Everglades
The House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a $7.8 billion project to restore the Florida Everglades and undo a half-century of human impact.
Rep. Clay Shaw,...
Oyster Tide is Turning
In a rare show of consensus, scientists, fishermen, environmentalists and area residents are joining together to restore the Chesapeake Bay's historic shellfish bars, or...
Airman Finds and Returns $9,000 in Cash
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Good guys still exist, and one of them is an airman from the 25th Intelligence Squadron here, who recently returned...