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Relief Work Provides Opportunities for Haitians
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, the U.N. special envoy for Haiti, said Haitian citizens are now being employed in...
Out of Black Polluted Rivers, A Giant Leap for British Salmon
Coal pollution turned rivers black in South Wales, with mining waste so thick that no life could survive. But, in...
For Your Health: Use Hand Sanitizers Without Triclosan
This is worth sharing with everyone you know as schools, hospitals and offices are distributing vast amounts of hand sanitizer gels to help prevent...
Climate Change Policies Will Improve Health, Say Doctors
Senior doctors and health professionals from around the world say major health improvements would result if world leaders tackle climate change. They’ve formed the...
Government Leads By Example Greening its Business
With little fanfare, President Obama signed in early October an executive order that will reduce the carbon footprint of the federal government. Federal agencies...
Plankton Power To Build Algae Biofuel Facility on Cape Cod
To help meet the federal mandate of quadrupling biofuel use by 2020, a public-private consortium announced plans to construct a new facility on Cape...
How is the Stimulus Working Out?
President Obama announced Wednesday that the stimulus is now providing $2.4 billion in taxpayer grants to create electric cars and tens of thousands of...
US Restores Texas Wetlands Out of Toxic Stew
More than 2,500 acres of coastal wetlands have been restored and enhanced in Port Arthur, Texas, as a result of a cooperative agreement between...
100% of Onion Waste Powers Largest Factory
The largest onion processor in the nation began this week to convert 100 percent of its onion waste -- 300,000 pounds per day --...
Stimulus Money Helps Revive Summer Youth Jobs Programs
School’s out and young job seekers across the country have less than a 30 percent chance of finding work. For disadvantaged youth and high...
Nation’s Capitol Takes Stand Against Plastic Bags
The mayor of Washington, DC signed a bill this week that will establish a 5 cent fee charged to the consumer for every plastic...
Luggage Comes Home After Miracle Landing
Passengers on a US Airways flight that ditched in the Hudson River in New York are starting to get their luggage back - dried,...
Sweden Helps South Korea Convert Food Waste into Biogas
The South Korean city of Ulsan has allowed water generated from processing food waste to run off into the ocean, which can generate methane...
NASA Coaxes Biofuel From Bags of Sewage
There are lots of creative ways to produce biofuel from algae, but NASA's takes the cake. The space agency is growing biofuel in plastic...
53 Wind Projects Awarded $8.5M, Includes Environmental Impact Research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu last week announced a list of 53 wind energy projects that will receive up to $8.5...
Disney Joins Forces with The Nature Conservancy to Plant 2.7 Million Trees
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has arranged with The Nature Conservancy to plant 2.7 million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the...
56 New Forest Species Found in Papaua New Guinea
Scientists have discovered 56 species believed new to science in Papua New Guinea, including a tiny chirping frog, jumping spiders, and an elegant striped...
Twitter Philanthropy: Microbloggers Raise Quarter Million Dollars for Good Cause
Changing the landscape of modern philanthropy, the first annual Twestival, organized on the social network Twitter, captured the imagination and donations of 10,000 Twitterers...
Paris Digs Deep to Harness Earth’s Energy
Paris is digging deep -- nearly two kilometres deep -- to tap into hot water that will provide ecologically clean heating for the...
Rain Forest Botanical Possible ‘Miracle’ for Alzheimer’s Disease
A biotech firm in Washington recently announced an overwhelmingly positive response to compounds from a rain forest botanical for treating Alzheimer's Disease, along with...