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Italian Ingenuity: Europe’s First Zero Waste Town
Capannori, a rural town in the Italian province of Lucca, in Tuscany, boasts a proud history. Six years ago, it became a trendsetter and...
Eco-friendly Green Funerals Catching On in the U.S.
In an ecologically approved "green burial," loved ones are laid to rest without caskets on plots surrounded by trees in places like the Prairie...
California Kayaker Saves Family After SUV Plunges into River
A kayaker in California is being called a hero for helping to rescue a family after their SUV veered off the road and slammed...
Hundreds of Executives and Officials Sleep Outside, Raising Millions for Homeless Teens
In 12 cities across two countries, nearly 500 business executives, advocates and celebrities slept outside on the streets Thursday night to let homeless kids...
At Urban LA School, Nature Grows and Test Scores too
Biological diversity does not come easily in one of the most crowded and disadvantaged neighborhoods of Los Angeles County.
In that setting, Leo Politi Elementary...
Aussie College Grad Builds First Night School in East Africa
Kyle De Souza created the first Masaai night school in East Africa, where he spent seven months building solar and wind infrastructure that could...
White House Secret Service Agents Come to Ducklings Aid
A mother duck and her ducklings visited the White House Wednesday, but the mom was the only one of the group big enough to...
Michael Jackson’s Children Imprint Father’s Glove in Hollywood Cement (w/ Video)
Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the "Thriller" singer's glove and shoe prints in...
Hard Plastic Bottles, Reborn as a Bridge
The town of York, Me., is putting up what could be a bridge to a better future, not because of it where it goes...
Growth After Disaster: Going Beyond Resilience
It seems whenever we turn on the TV these days we witness disastrous scenes of flooding, fires, and typhoons forcing people from their homes...
Obama Announces Higher Fuel Standards For Trucks
Fire trucks and concrete mixers, semis, heavy-duty pickups and all trucks in between will, for the first time, have to trim fuel consumption and...
Coal Waste Could Save Billions on Road Repairs
Fly ash, a byproduct of coal-burning electric power plants, could save billions of dollars if used in the repairing of U.S. bridges and roads,...
Zoo Goes Solar in Big Green Test
Visitors to the Cincinnati Zoo are marveling at the sight: Nearly four acres of solar panels over a vast span of concrete parking lot....
Contaminated Sediments Turned Into Safe Construction Materials
What if all the contaminated sediment lingering in bodies of water, like the Mississippi River, could be used for good? Researchers for a Scandinavian...
World’s Largest Solar Project Breaks Ground in California Desert
The largest solar project in the world broke ground in the Mojave desert yesterday as the first ever to be built on federal land....
Live-saving Crash Leads to Friends Forever
A Boeing manager and engineer by training, Duane Innes is credited with saving the life of a driver who'd lost consciousness on Highway 167....
Eco-Friendly Cemetery Allows Burial Without Casket
A West Virginia county board of supervisors has approved the development of an ecologically friendly cemetery. A special-use permit approved this week...
Obama Attacks High School Drop-out Rate; Gen. Powell to Help, So Can You
Do you remember the commencement speaker at your high school graduation? Well, this year the event will be absolutely memorable for one lucky high...
Company to Recycle Carbon Dioxide into Gasoline
Until we live in a society dominated by hydrogen and electric vehicles, new bio-fuel and carbon capture technologies can help us lower our dependence...
Helicopter Rescues Dog From Swollen California River (Video)
Epic storms have swollen waterways in California and much of the country was riveted by the rescue of a dog that got trapped on...