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Parrot Saves Choking Baby – Wins Award
A Quaker parrot named Willie alerted a babysitter that an infant was choking by repeatedly squawking "Mama, Baby!".
$20,000 Pillow Fight May Lead to Flash Mob Ban in
[Creative Commons photo by Ari] The city of San Francisco is considering a ban on flash mobs after this year's…
14,000 Barrel Oil Spill in Ecuador’s Amazon Rainforest
In the Napo region of northeast Ecuador, the nation's second largest oil pipeline leaked tens of thousands of gallons of…
The Earth Punk Chronicles: DIY Sustainability
Minchalero Antonio's tour of his house, greenhouse, and garden have some inspiring examples of DIY sustainable living! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/5F_r79N3Q_w&hl=en&fs=1] Ready to…
Endangered Sea Turtles Fight Back from the Brink of Extinction
Even though sea turtles are legally protected, their populations have been drastically dwindling worldwide. All marine turtle species are listed…
Energy Generating Speed Bumps Get Green Light in London
Moving vehicles will generate electricity for street lights and road signs in a London trial. "Green" speed bumps that will…
Utah Student Raises $45,000 to Protect Land from Drilling
Tim DeChristopher, the student who won over 22,000 acres of land at a Bureau of Land Management Auction, is on…
Seed Bombs: Walk-By Guerrilla Gardening
File this under genius! Carbon Copy has an easy recipe for making seed bombs. Carry these little home-made pellets around…
The Coldest Inhabited Places on Earth
Oymyakon, Russia Oymyakon (map) is the coldest inhabited place in the northern hemisphere. It's so cold, locals say that birds…
This One’s For the Ladies
[photo by Becky Striepe] The average woman in the U.S. uses around 16,000 tampons during her menstruating years. That equals…
The $200 House: OpenSource Design for Disaster Relief and Emergency
Vinay Gupta is a man with a novel approach to disaster relief and emergency shelters. The Red Cross is interested.…
Greener Concrete from Toxic Ash
[Image Credit: Mikko Itälahti on Flickr under a Creative Commons license] Fly ash and bottom ash are byproducts from coal-fired…
