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De Beers to Help Reduce Poverty for Diamond Miners
Last Friday at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of De Beers, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete announced a $2...
Gates, Rockefeller Charities Take Aim at African Hunger
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation have teamed up to tackle hunger in Africa, starting with a $150 million endowment....
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...
Inspiration Point: Teen Years are Some of the Best to Parents
I am the director of The Natural Child Project , a psychologist, and author of The Natural Child: Parenting From the Heart. I envision...
$256M to Rebuild Gulf Coastlines
The US Interior Department announced last week $256 million in new federal funds to restore vital wetlands and parks along the Gulf coast that...
Victoria Required to Clean Up Sewage
Barry Penner, the British Columbia Environment Minister, announced today that Victoria will be required to provide a fixed schedule for sewage treatment to the...
Review: Peaceful Warrior Teaches There are No Ordinary Moments
REVIEW Peaceful Warrior is a must-see new movie staring Nick Nolte, Scott Mechlowicz and Amy Smart opening in a range of cities this...
Vitamin Angels Deliver Nutritional Shakes in Earthquake Relief
Shaklee Corporation, the number one natural nutrition company in the U.S., today announced the donation of nearly $600,000 worth of high-protein nutrition drinks — enough...
Japan Donates US$3 million in Food Aid to Afghans
The government of Japan has donated US$3 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to purchase food for 44,000 of the worst...
A Responsibility To Make Peace, A Letter From King Abdullah
My father, the late King Hussein, often said peace is a gift that we give to future generations. And this was Jordan's vision...
The Greatest Canadian Ever
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Who is the greatest Canadian ever?
1.2 million Canadians voted in 2004 during a CBC reality TV show and collectively decided...
Tropical Storm Blesses Many in Gulf Region
The rains from Tropical Storm Alberto have turned out to be a blessing to officials fighting wildfires in Florida and to farmers in Georgia...
Congress Proposes Farm Animals Receive Humane Treatment
Reps. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) and Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) made history for farm animals June 8 by introducing landmark legislation that would greatly improve...
Idle Computers Get To Work on Cancer Cure
More than 60,000 people are donating idle computer power to a project that is ultimately trying to find cures for diseases like cancer and...
The Whale Rescuer, Hero of Southern Calif. Coast
“I couldn’t have gotten a clearer sign that this is my calling,” explained Peter Wallerstein. “Saving such magnificent, once almost-extinct creatures is a...
New Technology Turns Garbage Into Gold
(Reprint of a GNN story from 2003; in preparation for a followup article soon)
IMAGINE. . . Imagine a machine that can turn almost...
Positivity Enriches Businesses with Profit
A 2004 article by Gallop shows that negativity costs US businesses billions of dollars each year. Positivity, it turns out, not only enriches the...
760,000 people in 118 countries Walk to Eradicate Hunger
Last Sunday, more than 760,000 people took to the streets of more than 100 countries to walk five kilometres in support of Fight Hunger:...
Sony Anti-Piracy Debacle Ends with Free Downloads for PC Owners
BBC reports on the settlement of lawsuits brought against Sony after their copy protection "root kits" installed on music cd's turned out to be...
Chicago, the Eco-Windy City
In Time magazine this week, Mayor Daley describes his efforts to turn Chicago into America's Eco-city. Since Dale took office in 1989, a half...