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Idaho Rehabilitates Scorched Land From Wildfires
A year after the devastation from Idaho’s worst wildfire, Governor Otter has drummed up support for a statewide, citizen-led volunteer effort to rehabilitate torched...
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...
Economy Positive for Developing Countries, First Time in 3 Decades
The economic outlook for developing countries is positive for the first time since the early 1970s, driven in large part by the growth in...
BP Reduces Course on Lake Michigan Pollution
Responding to a groundswell of protests from politicians and the public, BP and Indiana regulators agreed Wednesday to reconsider a permit that allows the...
Historic Healing for Native Americans and Whites Near Wounded Knee
(Custer, South Dakota) While some South Dakota whites will always be bitter about the modern Wounded Knee standoff three decades ago, a Native American...
Kids Against Hunger Stems Starvation for 20 Million
Kids who volunteer with Kids Against Hunger learn that no matter how young they may be, they can make a difference. They help to...
Subaru Factory Sends Nothing to the Dump for 3 Years
The Subaru assembly plant in Indiana celebrates three years of operation without taking out the trash. It sends nothing to a landfill. Raw materials...
China Closes Ozone Depleting Chemical Plants
China, the world's largest producer of ozone depleting chemicals, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and halon, has shut down five of its six remaining plants and banned...
Prison Sweat Lodge Benefits Native American Inmates
"Prisons around the US are allowing ceremonial saunas for American Indian inmates, just as they offer religious services for prisoners of other faiths. Traditional...
Ton of Pharmaceuticals Kept Out of Michigan Rivers (Earth Day Follow-Up)
Pharmaceuticals in the water supply likely are responsible for crises of sexual mutation in fish found in the Potomac River and deformed frogs in...
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...
KENYA: Slum-Dwellers to Benefit from UN Housing Fund
Millions of people living in urban slums throughout the world are set to benefit from the pro-poor housing fund set up by UN-Habitat and...
Cat Saves Family From Poisonous Fumes
A 14-year-old Indiana cat saved a family whose home was filling with deadly — though odorless — carbon monoxide. In the middle of the night, Winnie...
Mankind Has Never Been Healthier, Wealthier or Freer. Surprised?
Environmentalists and globalization foes are united in their fear that greater population and consumption of energy, materials, and chemicals accompanying economic growth, technological change...
Postage Stamps Honor 30th Anniversary Of Star Wars
Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Darth Vader and, of course, R2-D2 are among the Star Wars characters debuting on 15 new postage stamps unveiled this week...
Ex-rebel Becomes Aceh Governor
"A former separatist rebel has been sworn in as the first directly elected governor of Indonesia's Aceh province," reports the BBC. He won last...
Poachers Turned Eco-Tour Guides
"They once were criminals who hunted endangered animals and stripped rare trees in the forest preserves of India. Now they are stewards...
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...
The Bridge-Builder Brings Hope to Rural Villages
"He is a man on a mission, building bridges in rural India that link places, people and hearts. Sixty-two bridges later, he is a...
Scientists Find Way to Slash Cost of Drugs
Calling for 'ethical pharmaceuticals,' two professors have "devised a way to invent new medicines and get them to market at a fraction of the...