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Plan to Set Aside More Wilderness Land Advances in U.S. Senate
In the new 111th Congress, the Democratic Senate with its slim majority, in its first order of business this year advanced legislation Sunday that...
Enjoy the Holidays While Treading Lightly on the Planet
The Christmas Tree at the U.S. Capitol is decorated with strands of energy-efficient LED lights, as are the White House trees and...
Rare Fungus Discovered that Converts Plant Cellulose to Diesel Fuel
A unique fungus that makes diesel compounds directly from cellulose has been discovered living in trees in the Patagonian rainforest. "These are the first...
With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators
Millions of Monarchs will begin arriving in Mexico this week in an annual migration that includes thousands traveling through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some...
UPS Foundation Awards $1 Million to Environmental Groups
The charitable arm of UPS this week announced five grants totaling more than $1 million to support a variety of environmental programs, including funds...
Chicago Outlines Climate Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Chicago became another in a long list of U.S. cities taking the lead in the fight against climate change.
On Thursday, Chicago mayor Richard M....
Stressed Plants Create Aspirin to Lessen Damage
Plants are known to emit chemicals that signal one another of attacks by insects. Now, researchers have discovered an aspirin-like compound emitted by trees...
Company Invents Tree Free Paper
Chicago paper company GPA has recently invented paper that does not require trees or water to make. The paper is made from...
Garments Without Guilt: Sri Lanka Cuts Sweatshops in Favor of Eco-Friendly Factories
Out of Sri Lanka, one of the major manufacturing centers for Western apparel, comes Garments Without Guilt, a campaign launched by the country's clothing...
Five Celebrities We Can Admire
While the mainstream media elaborates on the latest celebrity divorce or drug problem, many Hollywood stars are making our world a more positive place....
UN Refugee Agency Restores Dozens of Schools Across Uganda
The United Nations refugee agency has restored 134 primary schools in northern Uganda, allowing thousands of children to return to classes, after the damage...
Ingenuity and a Sports Bra Saved Her Life
A hiker from Colorado had been missing for days in the Bavarian Alps when she came up with a creative way to alert rescuers...
Iran Couple Bikes for Peace and Changing Country’s Image
For 395 days, an Iranian couple has been bicycling around the world to promote peace, heal it's country's image, and heal the environment by...
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...
Restoration Of A Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystem
Half a century after most of Costa Rica's rain forests were cut down, researchers are attempting what many thought was impossible -- restoring a...
Tree-Lined Streets Cut Asthma
Children who live on tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma, a New York-based study suggests, finding that asthma rates among young children fell...
Volunteers Restore Rivers Across America
"Federal agencies, states, tribes and concerned residents are spending millions of dollars and thousands of hours on 37,000 river restoration projects under way to...
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...
“The Best Job I have Ever Had in My Life”
"After the sudden death of her 26-year-old daughter left five grandchildren in her care, a Detroit woman and her husband returned to Africa to...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2007!
Looking back and choosing the top good news stories of the year was a happy exercise and I've concluded that 2007 was a good...