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Working Together to Avoid Another Darfur
"On the southern fringe of the Sahara Desert herders and farmers with a bitter history of fighting over dwindling resources are now working together...
Nonviolent Protest Gains in West Bank
"While violent Palestinian militants dominate international headlines, residents of tiny farming villages have eschewed the armed struggle. Instead, they have linked arms with Israeli...
NYC School System Honored as ‘Model of Reform’
New York City public schools have won the 2007 Broad Prize for Urban Education, a $1 million award honoring the most improved school systems,...
$3 Million Fund to Aid Renewables in Canada
A new $3M fund being touted as the first of its kind in Canada will be launched tomorrow to support the development of small...
Millions of Books Going to Burkina Faso Children
The Burkina Faso government will distribute millions of free books to primary school students and launch a pilot project to eliminate fees for schooling...
Boomers Answer Call to Service, in Legislatures and Classrooms
In the last four years, a growing number of boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — are showing up in the freshman class of...
Poop-Powered Fuel Cell Could Power the World
Benson Lee has developed a kilowatt-size fuel cell that can run on gases emitted from decomposing animal droppings, human waste and food waste. The...
Chihuahua Saves Baby from Rattlesnake (Video)
A couple living on a farm near Masonville, Colo., said their 1-year-old grandson was rescued from a rattlesnake by the family's chihuahua. Play video...
Endangered Bird Makes Dramatic Comeback in UK
One of England's most endangered birds — The Woodlark — is making a significant comeback, almost doubling its population in the last ten years. "It shows...
Ode to the Founding Fathers on the Fourth of July
Editor's Blog -Happy Independence Day to all Americans!Do you remember the French newspaper headline the day after 9/11: We Are All Americans Now... I...
Florida Everglades Off the Danger List of World Heritage Sites
The World Heritage Committee announced that significant improvements in the preservation of the Everglades National Park in Florida, and of the Río Plátano Biosphere...
Bald Eagle Soars Off Endangered List: 11,000 Pairs From Only 417
In one of the world's greatest conservation success stories, bald eagle populations have climbed from a dismal count of just 417 nesting pairs in...
Kenyans Plant Trees to Coax Back Flamingos
Where once a million flamingos awashed the shores in pink along Lake Nakuru, a community is replanting saplings to help rebuild the forests they...
Schoolgirl Hero Acted on Common Sense to Save Busload
"A Queensland schoolgirl who police say may have saved the lives of a busload of students with her quick wits and steely nerve has...
Biofuels Get Big Boost in Canadian Budget
Canada rolled out a budget this week that includes $2 billion in new incentives for renewable fuels. Experts say if properly implemented, the program...
Earth’s Air Pressure Propels Clean Energy Plant
In a sci-fi approach to providing clean energy, a consortium of Iowa power companies is planning to fill a big underground hole with pressurized...
‘Fair Trade’ Food Booming in Britain
"'Ethical eating,' a practice once restricted to the rich, is going mainstream. Data show that Britons are avidly buying fair-trade groceries, organic foods, and...
Rottweiler Raises Two New-Born Lambs
A Rottweiler named Molly is "showing her softer side, using her maternal instincts to help rear two lambs" that had been born with complications...
Improvisation Boosts Reading in Poor Inner City School
Rachel Farmer is a fourth-grade teacher in Brooklyn who defies the stereotype of the exhausted teacher, run down by poor inner-city schools. Instead of...
Flood of Relief for South Australia
"WHEN rain finally came it was a one-in-50-year phenomenon which deluged the outback, bursting across some of the driest land in the country. South...