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Ex-Senate Leaders Launch Center to Forge Bipartisan Solutions
Two Republicans and two Democrats, all former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders, have launched the Bipartisan Policy Center, a new organization with the noble goal...
Leading CEOs Lobby Bush to Curb Global Warming
After a year of back room talks, and on the eve of the president's State of the Union speech, leading CEO's of major corporations...
Europe’s Air Getting Cleaner
European emissions of acid rain-causing sulphur dioxide have declined by 65 percent since 1990, achieving a 2010 target to cut pollution from coal-burning power...
Wal-Mart Goal: Selling 100 Million Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
In the face of global warming peril and consumers facing higher energy costs, the world's leading retailer yesterday announced an ambitious campaign to sell...
Need a Lightbulb? Change the World
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs have come as far as cell phones since the mid 80's while still maintaining their high efficiency. What that means...
Judge Rules Bush’s Lax Pesticide Law Illegal
A federal judge in Seattle yesterday overturned new Bush administration rules that weaken the governing of pesticide use and their effect on endangered plants...
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...
One Thing You Can do About Global Warming: Sign Up for Wind Power
Has anyone seen Gore's movie....An Inconvenient Truth? If not, then please do so. It's powerful. And, after watching it, come back and tell us...
Recovery of Lake Offers Hope for Acid Rain-Ravaged Region
Updates to the Clean Air Act in the early 90's tightened controls on Midwestern coal-fired power plants, which substantially reduced acid rain. Lakes began...
New Technology Turns Garbage Into Gold
(Reprint of a GNN story from 2003; in preparation for a followup article soon)
IMAGINE. . . Imagine a machine that can turn almost...
Net Neutrality Victory in House Cmte
The broad, nonpartisan movement for Internet freedom notched a victory on Thursday, when a bipartisan majority of the House Judiciary Committee advanced the Internet...
Former Rivals Join in Common Cause to Save the Internet
Which issue aligns artists and musicians with Gun Owners of America? MoveOn.org with the Christian Coalition? The AARP with E-bay and Google? All these...
Maryland Adopts Historic Global Warming Law Mandating Pollution Reduction at Power Plants
ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 31 -- In a major victory against global warming, the Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to the strongest power-plant...
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...
Court Rejects Easing Pollution Controls
A federal appeals court rejects Bush Administration efforts to weaken Clean Air emission rules on aging coal-fired power plants. The vote was unanimous that...
Blue Butterfly Back From the Brink
The Smithsonian published a feature article in 2005 called Back From the Brink that asserted: "Not every endangered species is doomed. Thanks to tough laws,...
Honoring Youth Heroes
June 3, 2005 — Kids everywhere are helping out around communities. These children have done things such as volunteering, raising money for patients with cancer,...
Small Migrant Group Wins Fairer Treatment
Farm Laborers Win Fairer Wages, Protections from Fast Food Company Even though this story is nearly eight months old, it is a...
Captain’s Crew Saved Thanks to Miracle Ten Dollar Bill
By the time 22 Pakistani sailors had made it to safe harbor off the tip of Texas on the eve of Thanksgiving in 1998,...