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G8 Pledge of $20B to Feed the Hungry also Promotes Peace and Stability
The annual G8 meeting, which wrapped up last week, has yielded pledges of $20 billion over three years to feed the hungry and mobilize...
Bamboo School is Earthquake and Hurricane Safe
Traditional brick school facades could become a thing of the past as educational institutions aim for sustainability. Take, for example, the first U.S....
Sturgeon Return to Spawn in Detroit River Thanks to Artificial Reef
For the first time in almost 40 years lake sturgeon have spawned in the Detroit River, thanks to an international reef construction effort completed...
Crews Rescue Cat From Top of 6-Story Freeway Pillar
A cat was rescued from a six-story concrete pillar below the East Freeway in Houston when a local resident spotted the feline after...
Wal-Mart Canada Opens First Environmental Demonstration Store
Wal-Mart Canada last week opened its first mega-green supercenter in Burlington, Ontario, which uses heat from the earth in a unique geothermal energy design,...
UN Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman Calls for Millions to Reduce Violence Against Women
UN Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman called for millions of people to add their name to an online petition for opposing violence against women. "I...
Houses Built on Plastic Bottles Combat Poverty, and Litter (Video)
A house made of littered plastic bottles filled with sand and reinforced with concrete has given a Bolivian family a much-needed sturdy dwelling, while...
Kitten Almost Became Part of Cement Stairs
"Construction workers at a high school were shocked to find a small kitten trapped beneath concrete that was being poured to secure a set...
Get Outside – It’s Good for You
When your mom told you to go outside and play — she really did know what was best for you. Just being outdoors or having...
Tortured Congolese Mom Wins America’s Hometown Hero Award and New Car
In 1998, Rose Mapendo was sitting on the concrete floor of a Congolese prison cell summoning up every ounce of courage, strength and intellect...
Virginia Tech Shooting: Crisis Charity Offers Tips, Tools to Deal with Aftermath
Following the fatal shooting of dozens of students at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, the national children's crisis charity KidsPeace is issuing expert tips...
7 Ways to Make Yourself Happier in the Next Hour
You can make yourself happier — and it doesn’t have to be a long-term ambition. You can start right now. In the next hour, check...
Nations Reach Tentative Deal on North Korea Weapons
"Negotiators from six countries reached a tentative agreement about initial steps for North Korea's nuclear disarmament, the first concrete steps achieved in nearly three...
500,000 Oysters Added to the Bay in Record Year
Volunteers with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation planted hundreds of thousands of baby oysters into a specially prepared habitat made of recycled chunks of concrete...
The Top Ten Green Buildings for 2006
This summer, the American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design...
UN Treaty Protects Rights of Disabled
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the agreement reached late Friday on the text of a treaty to protect the rights of persons with...
Gaza Children Flown to Israeli Hospital
Larry Rich sheds some positive light on relations in the Middle East that are hidden from the world's media. Israeli technology, medical expertise, and...
Ecobrique: Building With Sewage
A French company is winning awards for innovation with its building materials that are made from sewage! Introducing, Ecobrique: vBc 3000 has...
How a Chocolate Bar Saved a Mayan Community from Destruction
When you see a product marked with the Fair Trade emblem, it means the farmers were paid top dollar for their goods. UK Green...
Why Good News? Counting the Benefits
Good news is often considered too soft and unimportant to be valuable in one’s real life. The truth is, good news can create concrete,...