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Pakistanis Breaks Guinness Record Planting 500,000 Trees in One Day
A Pakistan team set the Guinness World Record for tree planting, beating India in an international competition this month. Just 300 volunteers from the...
183 Projects Funded for Fish and Wildlife
From the Lower Mississippi River Delta to the North Carolina coast, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will undertake 183 construction projects focused...
Residents Pitch in to Complete $4 Million Road Repair — for Free (w/ Video)
Their livelihood was being threatened, and they were tired of waiting for government help, so business owners and residents on Hawaii's Kauai island...
Countering Corruption in the Diamond Market
During the 1990s, rebel groups in Africa waged war, funding themselves with diamonds which were often mined by workers held at gunpoint. Such...
Using Silt as a Potential Shield Against Sea Level Rise
A nation may literally raise itself up and save its people — and do so cheaply and simply, using what the mountains and...
Ailing Man Finds Kidney Donor on Craigslist (w/ Video)
A California woman who had never visited CraigsList before arrived in search of a volunteer opportunity and found a message that read, "Please Help...
Are You Stuck in the First Stage of Awakening?
There are 3 things you need to know right now about attracting all that you desire: 1) There are 4 Stages...
10 Most Inspiring Stories for 2008
These are some of top good news stories from last year that really tugged at the heartstrings. They were also ten of the most...
Craigslist Hoax Turns Into ‘Miracle at Wabash and Union’
What started as an online hoax culminated on Christmas day with dozens of people banding together to help those in need, in what's now...
UN Puts Together $10M Relief Package for Haiti
Two United Nations food agencies are putting together a $10.2 million package to help Haitian farmers devastated by recent hurricanes. The U.N. Food...
Brad Pitt’s First “Make It Right” Homes Completed in New Orleans
The first homes in Brad Pitt's Make It Right rebuilding project are complete, some three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. A 68-year-old...
Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan Drops by a Fifth
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has gone down by a fifth as compared to last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported...
Solid Signs of Progress for New Orleans Since Storm
As the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina nears, it is beneficial to search for signs of recovery and progress. What can be found...
Disabled Veterans Serve in New Mission Tutoring Disadvantaged Kids
Amidst the flood of young disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, a group of older veterans organized themselves to help ease the return...
Grand Canyon Flush Aims to Revive Colorado River
The Grand Canyon will get a bath Wednesday — literally. The federal government hopes a 60-hour, controlled flood will help revitalize the Colorado River...
Hero Miner to be Godfather of Baby He Saved
"The hero miner who risked his life to save a mother and her baby from raging floodwaters near Rockhampton last week has been asked...
Top Ten Pet Stories of 2007
I compiled this list for the Ellen DeGeneres show and suggested they ask their audience to vote (with cheers) for the Top Pet Hero...
Brad Donates Millions for Eco-Housing Project in New Orleans
Brad Pitt unveiled the next phase of his mission to help the people of New Orleans rebuild their homes in the devastated ninth ward,...
Accomplishments in Two Years Since Katrina
The Katrina clean-up efforts by the Army Corps of Engineers in Louisiana have been substantial over the past two years judging by the list...
Jordan’s Queen Rania Says Banking to Poor Yields Returns
Jordan's Queen Rania believes that offering banking services to the world's poor yields wide social benefits and launched a new microcredit campaign Wednesday, with...