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Clinton Honors 43 Schools for Anti-Obesity Efforts
Former President Clinton is honoring 43 schools for their anti-obesity efforts, including one that banished candy from its building and another that offers a...
1-on-1 Tutoring After School Behind a Pirate Supply Shop Changes Kids
What if you wanted to help kids transform their reading and writing experience? Dave Eggers did this by moving his magazine staff of editors...
Best Buy Tests Free Electronics Recycling Program in 117 Stores
Best Buy Co. has launched a new electronics recycling program in 117 U.S. stores to help consumers keep their old outdated TV's, VCR's, computers...
EARTH ALERT ’08: Top Ten Good News for the Earth
Happy Earth Day! Here are the top ten good news stories for the environment... Since the first Earth Day in 1970, air quality has...
World’s Oldest and Deepest Lake Saved by a Woman Honored Today for Activism
Concerned with Russian plans to route a major oil pipeline within 900 yards of pristine Lake Baikal, a woman led thousands of people into...
Unstoppable Nurse Uplifts Africa, One Orphan at a Time
Do you want to travel the world and apply your skills? Consider what Simin Marefat does in Africa. She plans nothing in advance (and...
911 Dispatcher Honored for Helping Homeless
"For Toni Dukes, love isn't delivered with a sugary sweet Hallmark card or an overpriced bouquet of red roses. It's given in a Ziploc...
The Friendliness of Canada Returns my Lost Blackberry
I am enamored of all things Canadian right now because of the kindness of someone I was visiting. That kindness seems to exude from...
Injured Football Star Offers Therapy to Abused Shelter Animals (Video)
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Raiders football player Jarrod Cooper had to give up the season with a knee injury, but he won't give up spending his hours...
2007: A Very Green Year
"There's a clear trend here. Despite setbacks and delays, the world is now giving serious attention and political support to energy use, pollution limits...
Cities Try Going ‘Green’ With Blackouts
"On Saturday evening, it's "Lights out San Francisco," where people will voluntary turn off lights for an hour. The aim is to raise awareness...
City Parking Spaces Transformed into Mini-Parks
One day last year some folks in San Francisco decided there was not enough green space downtown so they "leased" the area provided by...
Shark-Smuggling Bust Nets $1 Million for Habitat Protection
"Leopard sharks in San Francisco Bay will benefit from fines totaling nearly a million U.S. dollars — money resulting from the bust of a...
Singles Get Together and Make a Difference for Valentine’s Day
Singles are being inspired across the nation to "get engaged" through volunteering this Valentine's Day. Recognizing the power of community service to bring people...
Cookie Scented Milk Ads Debut In Bus Shelters
Chocolate chip cookie scented bus shelters will spring up in California to treat commuters to an unexpected multi-sensory experience. A new twist on the...
Film Review: Beyond the Call, a Double-Helping of Humanitarian Adventure
Opening in theatrical release this week, Beyond the Call is an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, in which three middle-aged men, former soldiers,...
Marriott Hotel Composting 1 Million Pounds Annually in SF
Turning food waste...into wine? In a roundabout way, that is what is happening to the composted food scraps and other items generated at the...
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...
Parking Meters Provide Area for Mini-Parks
Some folks in San Francisco decided there was not enough green space downtown so they "leased" the area provided by a parking meter, usually...
Teen Presents $18,000 Check To Injured Columbine Student
DENVER (Reuters) - A San Francisco teenager who raised $18,000 by running in a road race Tuesday presented the check to one of the...