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2008 American Government Innovation Awards
Sweeping the honors for this year’s Innovations in American Government Awards are three states: Missouri, for its successful approach to rehabilitating juvenile offenders; North...
Coaching Legend Don Haskins Dies, Remembered for Breaking Color Barrier
Don Haskins coached perhaps the most important basketball game of all time and broke the color barrier in an all-white sport at the time....
Dell Declares Carbon Neutral Status
Dell has met its carbon neutral goal ahead of schedule, achieving a major milestone in its commitment to green power sources and energy-efficiency. Dell...
Corporations Making a Positive Difference
Ford, Coca Cola, and Bayer, among other companies, actively demonstrate they care about people and the planet. Here are some examples of how corporations...
Summer Vacation for Kids Includes Helping Neediest Communities in Dallas
As most teenagers spent their summer break at the beach, pool or working at summer jobs, some 240 junior high and high school-age kids...
AMBER Alerts on the Decline
Every state but Alaska has issued at least one AMBER Alert — a public announcement of a child abduction using the media, email...
Pastors for Peace Defy US Ban, Bring Bicycles, Friendship to Cuba
For 18 years, Pastors for Peace has led a caravan to Cuba bringing tons of humanitarian aid and friendship despite the US blockade on...
Silver Alert Helps Rescue Lost Seniors
When 83-year-old Helen Long left her North Carolina home without notice last January, her daughter called state police. The police alerted the...
Free Canvas Bags to First 6 Who Post Comment!
In honor of Earth Day I'm going to send a FREE canvas totebag, with the Good News Network slogan/website on the front, to...
Dell First Major Computer Firm to go Carbon Neutral
Continuing its program of environmental stewardship, Dell became the first major computer manufacturer to commit to neutralizing the carbon impact of its worldwide operations....
Nike Designs Shoe for Native Americans, Donates Profit
Nike yesterday unveiled the Nike Air Native N7, a unique athletic performance shoe designed specifically for Native Americans. The N7 is the result of...
Chase Opens its First “Green” Bank Branch in U.S.
Environmental issues dictate building materials at the first "green" branch for Chase banks. From ceiling tiles made from recycled material down to bamboo floor,...
Good Golf Raises 400K to Replace New Orleans Books
A $390,000 donation to the Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative will go a long way toward putting books on the shelves and hope...
Free Angels Bring Hope to Thousands
Linda Richard of Beaumont, Texas, delivers small hand painted ceramic angels to people living with life threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer,...
NIKE Donates Shoes to Every Teen in New Orleans
The Nike Summer Shoes program kicked off in New Orleans, La., yesterday with a free pair of shoes for every middle and high school...
Earth’s Air Pressure Propels Clean Energy Plant
In a sci-fi approach to providing clean energy, a consortium of Iowa power companies is planning to fill a big underground hole with pressurized...
Hip-Hop Summit Teaches Financial Empowerment: Get Your Money Right!
For the third consecutive year, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network will tour the country offering young people a financial literacy life raft for a...
Homegrown Power a Fix for Energy Crunch and Global Warming
Homegrown electricity could be one ingredient used to combat the 21st century’s expected energy crunch, easing the load on electrical grids with a system...
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...
Free Endangered Wildlife Ringtones
Ring in the new year on your cell phone with the exotic calls of the Blue-throated Macaw, Beluga Whale, Boreal Owl, the Yosemite Toad,...