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States Demand Clean Air, Adopt California’s Greenhouse Gas Limits
More states are saying the EPA doesn't go far enough in forcing the car makers to raise emission standards in their new models. State...
Arabs, Jews Clean Up Galilee Together
In the northern port town of Acre, Jewish and Arab high school students work together to transform rubbish into hand-crafted benches. And in the...
Alternative Fuel Ethanol Entices White House, Wall Street
When Henry Ford envisioned the automotive industry a century ago, he planned for his Model T to run on corn-based ethanol. But the price...
EPA Mandates Cleaner Diesel, Cleaner Truck Engines
New rules issued on Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires oil refineries to begin making ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD), "a fuel with 97...
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...
195 Miles Per Gallon, Zero to 60 in Four Seconds… The Electric Supercar is Here
When you think of an electric car, you may imagine a vehicle that provides no power, no safety, no range, and taking forever to...
Plug-In Hybrids Get 100+ MPG
CalCars, a nonprofit organization that promotes so-called “plug-in hybrids,” has added batteries and plugs to several Toyota Prius hybrids, getting gas mileage as high...
The Legend Of Bagger Vance
An Inspired! Book Review
Bagger Vance is a wonderfully inspiring story that uses the quest of mastering ones golf swing as a metaphor for...
GE Is Going Green
The CEO of America's biggest corporation did something astonishing this week: He staked his company's future on its ability, in his words, "to define...
Positive Earth Facts from 2003
Non-Toxic Products
Chemical Specialties Inc. is successfully launching its arsenic-free wood preservative into the commercial marketplace. A mixture of copper and quat -- a commonly...
Healing the Globe: 11 Bright Spots
A quick rundown of 11 bright spots that are healing the globe, from Cairo to California, from Bolivia to British Columbia, From Moroco to...
Las Vegas Used Car Dealer Saves Travelers Stranded After 9/11
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in the United States, Don Forman, a used car dealer in Las Vegas, heard on the...
Fishermen Take Lead in Helping Endangered Whales
The decades-old saga of the endangered Northern right whale has long stranded animal welfare advocates and the lobstermen on opposite shores of Cape Cod...
Florida Firefighters Honored On the Internet
The men and women who fought the fires in Florida this summer are heroes (and Good Samaritans). Here are some excerpts from Florida’s Internet...
A Brain Tumor, the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
It appeared suddenly. Blackness blotted out my vision. A moment before, I'd focused on the cards that I held. Now I was blind. Then--like...
Corporations Mimic Rainforest Efficiency While Creating Profits
In natural systems like rainforests, one creature's waste is another's food, and virtually nothing is lost forever. Contrast this highly efficient natural system with...
Ideas for Random Acts of Kindness Week February 9-16
Hundreds of communities and churches across the country are participating in Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 9-16.
You may have seen the bumper stickers....
Chrysler To Turn Recycled Plastic Into Recyclable Car
Chrysler's quest to manufacture its first recyclable car is nearing completion. Experiments have produced an environmentally friendly machine which is low-cost, lightweight, and durable....