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A Splash of Hope: Ice Bucket Challenge Raises Nearly $42 Million

Who knows why videos go viral -- Gangnam style and twerking fads, they spread like wildfire. But, now a worthwhile charitable campaign is tearing...

Oyster Shell Recycling Program Opens for New Orleans Restaurants

"After you shuck ‘em, don’t just chuck ‘em," is the motto for a new oyster recycling program which aims to help restore Louisiana's Gulf...
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Clean, Green Indoor Fish Farming Produces Protein for Your Table

Farm-raised fish and shellfish are taking over the seafood section at your supermarket, and the vast majority is imported. The shrimp and tilapia typically come...
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Top 6 Books for Growing Your Own Produce

Nothing can compare with the freshness and incredible flavor of home grown fruits, herbs and vegetables. My family can hardly wait to harvest the...
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Best Secret For Busy People: Exercise in 30 Seconds

The secret to finding time to exercise (if you're truly busy and not simply making excuses) is this: learn how to recognize and convert...
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UK Grocer to Divert Millions of Fresh Meals to Those in Need

1,500 tons of food that would have gone to waste will now go to UK charities every year thanks to an innovative plan by...
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Houston’s Plan To Make Landfills Extinct

To increase the city’s dismal recycling rates, Houston’s government is trying something else: One Bin for All. It will collect all trash together in...
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Bill Gates Funds Futuristic Toilets: No Piped Water, Sewer or Electricity Needed

Poop in, clean water out. Bill Gates has invested more than three million dollars on behalf of the 2.6 billion people around the world who...
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US Jobs Report for July is Best in Five Months, 172,000 Private Sector Jobs Added

Doomsday watchers of the US economy did not get the depressing monthly jobs number they were perhaps hoping for. The country's private sector businesses...
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Plasticity Conference Showcases a Green Future for Plastics at Rio+20

This week, 50,000 leaders in government, business and the environment gather for the Rio+20 Earth Summit UN conference. What is new this year is...
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How to Increase Your Happiness Footprint

You’ve probably had the experience of “catching” someone's good mood. Happiness can be contagious. Sometimes it’s passed along through simple gestures - a warm...
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College Grads’ New Company Recycles Coffee Grounds into Gourmet Mushrooms You Can Grow at Home

When two college students in Oakland discovered they could grow mushrooms in used coffee grounds, they started a company to recycle the waste from...
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29-year-old Transforms Afghan Orphanages as New Government Director

Neglected orphanages in Afghanistan are being revamped by a dedicated public official, just 29 years-old. In a country desperately in need of a hero,...
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Today is America Recycles Day

Since 1997, communities across the country have come together on November 15 for America Recycles Day -- the only nationally recognized day dedicated to...
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13 Compassionate Americans Receive White House Medals

Recognizing their good deeds, President Barack Obama yesterday awarded the nation's second-highest civilian honor to 13 compassionate Americans for their decades of service helping the...
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CNN Names Top 10 ‘CNN Heroes’ for 2011

CNN announced its Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2011, while opening online voting that will determine the winner of the $250,000 grand prize. All...
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Top 10 Ways You Can Stop Climate Change

Ever wonder how your tiny carbon footprint really impacts the big picture of climate change? Though you might feel like your lifestyle is insignificant...
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The Greenest Colleges in America

A U.S. Green Building Council partnership released its third annual report listing the greenest colleges nationwide. The online-only guide, available as a free download,...
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GE Teams Up With EPA to Keep Appliances Out of Landfills

It's bad enough to fill up landfills with recyclable food packaging, but it's even worse when people start piling on the remains of hulking...