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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,...
U.S. Military Transforms Landfill Gas into Renewable Energy
America has found an unlikely leader into a sustainable new future, and that’s the U.S. military. From solar power to wind turbines, high efficiency...
President Obama Honors 15 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to fifteen diverse recipients. The Medal of Freedom is...
Christmas Hero Brings Cheer to New Orleans Homeless Children Every Year
To put a smile on hundreds of homeless children this time of year, one man in New Orleans organizes a Christmas party for those...
Economic Good News: Job Growth and Consumer Spending Push U.S. GDP Up
There are signs lately that the U.S. economy is starting to wake up from the coma that set in three years ago. October saw...
States Put the ‘Home’ in Nursing Homes
The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Mass., is part of what's known as the Green House project, founded by geriatrician Dr. Bill...
Mighty American Chestnut Tree Poised for Comeback Thanks to New Science
It is now more than a century since the American chestnut tree - once 4 billion strong and towering over East Coast forests -...
Obama-Penned Children’s Book Due in November
To fulfill a 3-book contract for his publisher before taking office in January 2009, President Barack Obama finished writing a children's book, an illustrated...
Obama Honors 13 Citizens for Their Good Deeds
This week, President Barack Obama awarded the 2010 Citizens Medal to 13 outstanding Americans who have "performed exemplary deeds of service for their country...
4-day School Weeks Gain Popularity Across US
For students in Peach County, Georgia, Mondays are for video games or hanging out at community centers. The rural area is one of...
Teen Turns Escape From Pain into Charity for Kids
16-year-old Mackenzie escapes from severe pain through the reading of books. Her painful disease led her to want to help others kids with their...
Pakistan Officials Seize Drug-Making Chemicals Worth $6 Million
The largest-ever amount of acetic anhydride, which is used to produce heroin from opium, was seized in Pakistan by authorities. The chemicals,...
Stangers Become Blood Brother and Blood Sister (w/ Video)
Courtney joined the bone marrow registry as an undergrad at Georgia Tech. It was a quick process, a swab to her cheek. Two years...
Gift of Glamour Goes to Those who Need it
Carey Carter and Mitchell Barnes, owners of the posh Carter Barnes salon in Atlanta, Georgia, found an amazing, unconventional way to bring Christmas joy...
Signing Santa Brings Christmas Magic to Hearing Impaired Children
This holiday season not every child will get a chance to verbally tell Santa what they want for Christmas. That's why he made a...
Brown Pelican Soars off US Endangered List
After 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican has fully recovered and is being removed from the list of threatened and...
Boy Lifts Book; Librarian Changes Boy’s Life
Olly Neal grew up in Arkansas during the 1950s. He didn't care much for high school. One day during his senior year, he cut...
Hundreds of Thousands to Participate in National Day of Service Tomorrow
Inspired by the massive outpouring of volunteers helping out in the days and months after the World Trade Center tragedy, Congress and the President...
Rare Original Declaration Of Independence Copy Found In British Archives
A rare print of America's Declaration of Independence has been found in England among files at The National Archives outside London. Printed on...
Real Estate Recovery Could be Sparked by Lease-to-Buy Option
Experts say lease-purchase options could solve the foreclosure problem. A Georgia company is in the forefront of efforts to turn foreclosures around by...