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World’s First LEED Platinum Hospital Thriving in Austin
Unique among its peers, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas is the first healthcare facility in the world to achieve a LEED Platinum...
Major Breakthrough in Desalination Easily Generates Drinking Water from the Sea
Concern over access to clean water is no longer just an issue for the developing world, as California faces its worst drought in...
Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan Drops by a Fifth
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has gone down by a fifth as compared to last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported...
Colleges Moving to Retire Cafeteria Trays
US colleges are turning away from cafeteria trays, deciding that to save water and detergent is a greener way for schools, especially in drought-ridden...
Idaho Rehabilitates Scorched Land From Wildfires
A year after the devastation from Idaho’s worst wildfire, Governor Otter has drummed up support for a statewide, citizen-led volunteer effort to rehabilitate torched...
No Water Wasted with State Capital Collection System
Even with the recent drought, the grounds of the North Carolina State Legislative Building are lush and green. A water-collection system funnels rain water...
Fastest Mammal in North America Averts Extinction
We all heard yesterday that the bald eagle was taken off the endangered species list. (Hadn't heard? Here's the scoop on the eagle numbers,...
Brewing a Sustainable Energy Solution — With Beer!
A joint project between Australia's most famous lager brewer, Foster's, and the University of Queensland to turn beer wastewater into electricity has won $140,000...
Five Ways the United Nations is Saving People and the Planet
In 1997, the owner of Cable News Network, Ted Turner, shocked the world when he handed over a billion dollars to the United Nations....
First UN Food Shipment to Mogadishu in More Than Decade
Aiming to alleviate suffering caused by drought, a ship chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme docked this weekend in Mogadishu – the...
Tropical Storm Blesses Many in Gulf Region
The rains from Tropical Storm Alberto have turned out to be a blessing to officials fighting wildfires in Florida and to farmers in Georgia...
Optimism on the Rise for Tech Workers
Newsday reported April 13 on the trends, surveys and recent news that indicates, "The job drought that has plagued information-technology workers since the dot-com...
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...
Tiny Mite Saves African Crops
Crop yields of Cassava, the main staple in the diets of 200 million Africans have rebounded since the introduction of a mite from across...