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New Las Vegas Casino to Build Green, Part of New Trend
Even on the Las Vegas Strip, where over-the-top casino and hotel complexes are the norm, the $4.8 billion Echelon is sure to stand out....
iCar Costs Just 2 Cents Per Mile to Drive
A new breed of micro automobiles known as Neighborhood Cars can transport two people for as little as two cents a mile. The stylish...
Maine Letter Carrier Named ‘Hero of the Year’ for Rescuing Elderly Apartment Fire Victim
A Maine letter carrier who pulled an elderly woman in flames from her burning apartment building along his postal route, then alerted other residents...
Crushed Recycled Glass to Bolster Eroding Beaches
Florida's Broward County is exploring the use of crushed recycled glass to bolster its eroding beaches — a sensible addition to the beach...
Warming Draws Evangelicals into Environmentalist Fold
Pastor Joel Hunter is a leading advocate among evangelicals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, "regularly preaching about climate change to 7,000 congregants in five...
Can Salt Water Fuel the World?
"Is the solution to America's energy needs as simple as a trip to the beach? The idea is a fascinating one as a Florida...
Sailor Honored for Boosting Morale
A Florida Naval Reservist, who left his position as an attorney to serve a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq, is being honored for...
Happiness on Your License Plate
Caroline Miller, besides being a coach and motivational speaker, is also known as “the license plate lady” to her children's friends who have become...
100 Success Stories for Endangered Species
In honor of the second annual Endangered Species Day, May 18, a Web site celebrates the success stories and details conservation efforts that led...
Fight Fashion Snobbery, Don’t Give Up Your Hi-Tops
I used to love the TV make-over shows. A team of stylists transform a country bumpkin into a sexy sister unrecognizable by her own...
Miracle Baseball League Helps Disabled Kids Play the Game They Love
Thirteen-year-old Justin Clemens loves baseball. Though born premature and covered with bruises after complications at birth, he's more mature than most boys his age,...
Five Tons of Food from Grand Prix Goes To Charity
A Grand Prix event in St. Petersburg, Florida, donated their leftovers -- 5 tons of steak, lobster, shrimp and sandwich trays -- to a...
Praising All Great Customer Service and Random Good Deeds
I like this idea very much: In Bradenton, Florida, the local newspaper prints readers' praise for extra special service received in their community. I've...
College Students Compete to Conserve Energy in Residence Halls
The University of Central Florida is using friendly competition between residence halls to encourage more students to turn off lights when they leave the...
States Take the Lead on Health Care Reform
Massachusetts has accomplished the improbable: It got Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to provide nearly every resident with health insurance. And it...
New 2007 Laws Protect Consumers from ID Theft and Citizens’ Rights
State Lawmakers have been busy and their new laws for 2007 are mostly good news for consumers, common citizens and people struggling to make...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: #3 – Species Recovery
Environmentalists Heartened by Stunning Finds of Species, Coral, and Recovery of Many Endangered • Numerous hopeful stories in 2006 showed that endangered...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
El Niño Tames Hurricane Season, Brings Early End
Hurricane forecasters who predicted another record-breaking year for tropical storms were wildly off the mark as the season is winding down with only one...
Clean Up the World Weekend Mobilizes Millions
Some 35 million volunteers from 122 countries are expected take part this weekend in rubbish-clearing efforts along coastlines and waterways across the globe as...