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U.S. Firefighters to Help Hard-Pressed Australians
Bound by a mutual assistance pact, the U.S. is sending 143 firefighters to Australia this week to battle fires alongside weary Aussie crews, and...
This Bicycle Can Charge a Cellphone
Motorola Inc. will release a new, bicycle-powered cellphone charger aimed at Third World residents who lack regular household power supplies. (Canada.com)
4 Contest Winners from GNN!
We surged past the 1,000 mark for registered users and now announce our four winners. I welcome all who joined the network and urge...
Farm Helps Homeless Horses
In the rolling hills of California lies a horse sanctuary where "lucky animals are given a second chance at life." Jennifer Johns has rescued...
Study: Higher Taxes are Good for a Nation’s Health and Well-Being
A new study revealed that countries with higher taxes are happier, healthier, benefit from more research and development, and a higher GDP rate per...
Blessed by a Burger
Many years ago during the very first days I had quit drinking, I joined a support group for help. They initially suggested that I...
Catholic Charities Guts 1000th Home for Elderly and Disabled in New Orleans
After nearly a year of helping elderly and disabled homeowners begin the clean-up process in flood-ravaged New Orleans, Catholic Charities volunteers will gut their...
G is for Gay Marriage
EDITOR'S BLOG — As the editor, I need to decide what meets our standards of good news. I was stymied this week when reading about...
An Attitude of Gratitude and the Mechanic who Saved My Day
From a young age, we are taught (forced) to say please, thank you and you’re welcome whenever the opportunity presents itself because it is...
Fish Stocks Highest in 50 Years Since Creek Restoration
The restoration of Nile Creek from a river that was devoid of fish into a salmon and cutthroat trout-bearing stream rich in life prompted...
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Commits to Plant 50 Million Trees
Enterprise Rent-A-Car will commemorate its 50th anniversary by pledging the unprecedented gift of 50 million trees to The National Arbor Day Foundation.
Enterprise has formed...
Dell Launches Free Recycling in U.S.
Dell has been hailed as one of the most environmentally-conscious computer gadget makers. Now they are the first manufacturer to offer free computer recycling...
Teacher Keeps Wealth Secret, Donates $4.3M on Death to Conservancy
Roberta Langtry, an unassuming school teacher in Toronto, hid her riches -- gained through shrewd savings and investments in stocks and bonds. But she...
De Beers to Help Reduce Poverty for Diamond Miners
Last Friday at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of De Beers, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete announced a $2...
China, India Once Food Aid Recipients, Now Food Donors
In the same year it stopped receiving global food aid, China emerged as the world's third largest food donor. According to a report by...
Clean Up the World Weekend Mobilizes Millions
Some 35 million volunteers from 122 countries are expected take part this weekend in rubbish-clearing efforts along coastlines and waterways across the globe as...
U.S. Muslim Scholars Issue Edict Against Terrorism
I missed this at the end of July, but thanks to Columbine who submitted the link this week, we learn about Muslims who are...
World’s Biggest Music Company Offers Free Downloads Beginning Dec
Vivendi Universal has signed a deal to make its music catalogue available on a free legal downloads service. Under the agreement, Spiralfrog will...
Indiana Town Aims to be First in U.S. to run on 100% Bio-Energy
Biotown, USA, may soon be the new nickname for Reynolds, Indiana. The town is aiming to become the first in the U.S. to receive...
Butterflies Fly Freer in the Americas
At a time when conflicting budgets and environmental philosophies have split North American countries, Reuters is reporting that a glimmer of orange may well continue to...