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US Restores Texas Wetlands Out of Toxic Stew
More than 2,500 acres of coastal wetlands have been restored and enhanced in Port Arthur, Texas, as a result of a cooperative agreement between...
100% of Onion Waste Powers Largest Factory
The largest onion processor in the nation began this week to convert 100 percent of its onion waste -- 300,000 pounds per day --...
Stimulus Money Helps Revive Summer Youth Jobs Programs
School’s out and young job seekers across the country have less than a 30 percent chance of finding work. For disadvantaged youth and high...
Nation’s Capitol Takes Stand Against Plastic Bags
The mayor of Washington, DC signed a bill this week that will establish a 5 cent fee charged to the consumer for every plastic...
Luggage Comes Home After Miracle Landing
Passengers on a US Airways flight that ditched in the Hudson River in New York are starting to get their luggage back - dried,...
Sweden Helps South Korea Convert Food Waste into Biogas
The South Korean city of Ulsan has allowed water generated from processing food waste to run off into the ocean, which can generate methane...
NASA Coaxes Biofuel From Bags of Sewage
There are lots of creative ways to produce biofuel from algae, but NASA's takes the cake. The space agency is growing biofuel in plastic...
53 Wind Projects Awarded $8.5M, Includes Environmental Impact Research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu last week announced a list of 53 wind energy projects that will receive up to $8.5...
Disney Joins Forces with The Nature Conservancy to Plant 2.7 Million Trees
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has arranged with The Nature Conservancy to plant 2.7 million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the...
56 New Forest Species Found in Papaua New Guinea
Scientists have discovered 56 species believed new to science in Papua New Guinea, including a tiny chirping frog, jumping spiders, and an elegant striped...
Twitter Philanthropy: Microbloggers Raise Quarter Million Dollars for Good Cause
Changing the landscape of modern philanthropy, the first annual Twestival, organized on the social network Twitter, captured the imagination and donations of 10,000 Twitterers...
Paris Digs Deep to Harness Earth’s Energy
Paris is digging deep -- nearly two kilometres deep -- to tap into hot water that will provide ecologically clean heating for the...
Rain Forest Botanical Possible ‘Miracle’ for Alzheimer’s Disease
A biotech firm in Washington recently announced an overwhelmingly positive response to compounds from a rain forest botanical for treating Alzheimer's Disease, along with...
Dirt and Germs Are Good, Most Hand Sanitizers, Bad
Author of Why Dirt Is Good, Mary Ruebush says the lack of germs and dirt in a child's environment and over-washing of hands...
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,...
48,000 Gardens and Green Spaces Created in 2008
Keep America Beautiful announced a record 48,000-plus gardens, green spaces and xeriscapes created in 2008 in its annual Great American Cleanup campaign that cleans-up...
With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators
Millions of Monarchs will begin arriving in Mexico this week in an annual migration that includes thousands traveling through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some...
Chicago Outlines Climate Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Chicago became another in a long list of U.S. cities taking the lead in the fight against climate change.
On Thursday, Chicago mayor Richard M....
‘Major Discovery’ from MIT Could Unleash Solar Revolution
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier: how to store...
Largest Successful Mind-Over-Matter Experiments in History
The first worldwide double-blind experiments to test the power of intention have produced extraordinary evidence that we can change the physical properties of plants...