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Paris to Roll Out Free Bicycles
Paris has contracted with a French firm to offer a free bicycle service to commuters, locals and tourists. Following a similar program in Amsterdam,...
GNN Archive Updated w/ Business Stories
I took some time recently to work on updating the archives at GNN-i, where all the stories are stored that I published from 1997...
Muslim Sitcom a Big Hit in Canada
When it comes to creating a funny television show or movie in Canada, producers here have a reliable stable of topics -- French-English relations,...
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...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 8) Wars On the Wane Worldwide
8) Wars On the Wane Worldwide as Reconciliation Unites Divisions • The world has become dramatically more peaceful since 1992, according to...
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...
(Video) Using Soccer to Fight AIDS in Africa
25-year-old filmmaker Silas Hagerty spent this summer in Zambia documenting the rise of football (soccer) as a tool to fight HIV/AIDS in local African...
Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude: Living Responsibly
(Editor's Note) Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readers. In that spirit comes the second article in a series about cultivating an Attitude of...
Good News From Iraq
There's some good news from Iraq this month as the U.S. military celebrated the opening of remodeled schools in Kirkuk, new healthcare facilities in...
Court Orders No Drilling in Arctic Wetlands
Thirteen percent of public land, critical to caribou and other wildlife, will remain closed to drilling. A federal judge in Alaska last week ordered...
9-11 Special: Healing the Soldiers’ Wounds
Thousands of U.S. veterans have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan maimed and disfigured, their lives forever changed. The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped...
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...
Peace Camp Grows Friendship Between Middle Eastern Kids
Hempstead, NY - If you were invited to sit down with your enemy for a cup of tea and discuss your conflicting views, would...
MIT Students Invent Cars That Keep Going . . . and Going
50 college students from 21 Universities around the world have converged on MIT for an 8-week Vehicle Design Summit. The goal? To invent...
Overcoming the Matrix of War in the Middle East
It strains my heart when I see the escalation of the war in the Middle East. Again. For so long already. When will...
Chicago Unveils Most Ambitious Bike Plan in US
Chicago has unveiled its new Bike 2015 Plan, designed to achieve the mayor's goal to make the Windy City the most bicycle-friendly city in...
HERO Youth Ambassadors to Serve African Orphans, Schools Hit by AIDS
The HERO campaign is enhancing the lives of children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Today it launched...
EPA Unveils Trucks Promising 60% Fuel Savings, Cleaner Air, Less Noise
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with UPS, will test a new hydraulic delivery truck on the city streets of Detroit this summer...
Man Finds Wife’s Ring at N.J. Garbage Dump
Sanitation workers helped a man find his wife's wedding ring inside a truckload of garbage. Such digging in the heat of summer was...
Ditch the Tie To Cut Air-Conditioning, Urges Japan
An innovative campaign by the Japanese government to encourage the nation to use less air-conditioning is called the "Cool Biz" casual clothing campaign. Politicians...