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Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Philippines Set Tree-Planting Record
A massive tree-planting campaign in the Philippines set a world record of a half million simultaneous plantings along highways. AP reports the participation was...
Disney Donates Endangered White Rhinos to Uganda
To boost populations of white rhinos in their native Uganda, Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida sent two of the huge animals on a four-day...
College Campuses are Going Green
In the state of Washington, colleges are now competing to see which school can become a better friend to the environment. By composting...
US Rebuilds Clinic in Tanzania to Foster Anti-Terrorist Sentiment
I wish there was more effort to avert terrorism by winning hearts and minds, like this Associated Press story illustrates today. I was an...
G is for Grand Forks!
EDITOR'S BLOG Hello to all the folks in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Their talk radio station, KNOX, just did an interview with me...
Pearl Jam Pledges $100,000 to Counter CO2 Effects of Tour
In an effort to mitigate their own carbon emissions from day-to-day operations of their 2006 tour, while raising the public's carbon consciousness, Pearl Jam...
States Demand Clean Air, Adopt California’s Greenhouse Gas Limits
More states are saying the EPA doesn't go far enough in forcing the car makers to raise emission standards in their new models. State...
More Than A Game
OPINION Washington, D.C. - "Some people believe that football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude,...
Dog’s Quick Dialing Saves Owner
A service Beagle named Belle is an amazing animal that has been trained to call for help if Kevin Weaver's diabetes spirals out of...
Deal Will Protect Minnesota Forests
Minnesota's North Woods backyard "won't be under as much pressure from land developers thanks to a conservation effort announced Wednesday that provides extra protection...
Wonderful Life Tops 100 Most Inspiring Films List
Last night the American Film Institute presented the list of Top 100 Most Inspiring American Films in a three-hour television special on CBS. A...
George W. Bush Administration Creates World’s Largest Marine Preserve in Hawaii
The Bush Administration announced today the creation of a vast nature preserve to protect a chain of remote islands in Hawaii. The new national...
Expanding Coverage to More Pregnant Women in Texas
From the Student Operated Press comes this good news for low-income pregnant women. A U.S. program expands access to prenatal health care in nine...
Mexican Artisans Turn Trash Into Fashion
It began as a way to clean up the environment and make something useful — and perhaps profitable. The products ... women's clutches,...
9/11 Widows Help Afghanistan War Widows
Susan Retik and Patti Quigley - both pregnant when their husbands were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks - decided to donate a large...
Innovation Wins Good Government Awards for Six States
Six state programs, ranging from Maine's comprehensive health care reform to Wisconsin's environmental program for businesses, are competing for $100,000 grants in one of...
195 Miles Per Gallon, Zero to 60 in Four Seconds… The Electric Supercar is Here
When you think of an electric car, you may imagine a vehicle that provides no power, no safety, no range, and taking forever to...
Iraqi Universities Given Virtual Science Library by US
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Washington-based professional group has designed a virtual library for Iraqi Universities with help from the...
Freedom and Opportunity, not Language, Define American Values
In honor of Cinco de Mayo and regarding the immigration debate the US is embroiled in, you might want to read an opinion piece...