Toxic Algae Could Power "Super Batteries" of Tomorrow
It's all about perspective: alga blooms that choke oxygen out of lakes could be grown and harvested to build parts for a new generation of super battery.
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Quadriplegic Dad Dances First Time in 17 Yrs For Daughter's Wedding
All Brittany wanted was to dance with her wheelchair-confined father at her wedding. A few training sessions later, they were rocking the dance floor.
Woman Offers Lifeline to 300 Single Mothers with Cancer
Seeing her best friend fighting cancer while raising four kids alone gave one woman the urge to help her– and 300 other single moms facing the hardship.
Woman Helps Others Break Cycle of Prison She Endured (WATCH)
This former inmate and homeless woman has helped 800 women break the cycle of poverty and incarceration, and reunite with their children.
Big Hearts in Aisle Five: Grocery Store Buys Special Cart for Special Toddler
When a store manager noticed a young mother juggling a shopping cart and a toddler in a wheelchair, he went to his boss and lobbied for a "princess wagon."
Half-Price Hummus Brings Arabs and Jews Together Over Lunch
This Israeli restaurant offers half-price hummus to Arabs and Jews who share a table together.
Hundreds of Jews and Arabs Rally Arm-in-Arm for Peace in Israel
Nearly 1000 Jewish and Arab residents joined seven mayors from around the region to form a human chain in Israel, calling for coexistence and non-violence.
Muslim Mom Wins Prestigious UK Bake-off, Recipe for Race Relations
Nadiya Hussain's victory on a traditional British cooking show has done more for race relations than all the U.K. diversity campaigns put together. (WATCH)
Promise to Her Grandmother Brings Better Life to Native Americans
A woman is keeping a promise made to her grandmother a half-century ago, to help the Lakota people living on a South Dakota reservation.
Vitamin Angels Deliver Nutritional Shakes in Earthquake Relief
Shaklee Corporation, the number one natural nutrition company in the U.S., today announced the donation of nearly $600,000 worth of high-protein nutrition drinks -- enough for 222,000 servings -- to Vitamin Angel's Indonesian Earthquake Relief Effort.
Sealy Helps Provide A Bed for Every Child
Sealy has also indicated a desire to become a major sponsor of SOFTLY International’s global Bed-for-Every-Child program, much to the delight of the unique organization’s founder, Eloise Vincent, of Reston, Virginia.
Secret Santa Hands out Cash in NY
A big guy with a beard wandered the streets of New York handing out cash at Christmas. The man, wearing a red Santa hat, handed out $100 notes to dozens of people at random over three days.
Man Wins on Lottery Ticket Given as Wedding Gift, Donates all to Dance Company
Andreas Schmitz, a German man, received a lottery ticket as a wedding gift. It turned out to be a winner, worth a million marks. Instead of keeping the money, spending it on a fancy honeymoon, he donated it all to a dance company that was in financial straits.
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 Mexico City:
Telecommuting Success Honored
Through AT&T’s telework program, employees who telecommuted from home avoided driving 110 million miles, eased traffic congestion, eliminated pollution from greenhouse emissions of almost 50,000 tons of carbon dioxide, and saved 5.1 million gallons of gas.
Irish Peace Stabilized by IRA Disarming
The Good Friday Peace process in Northern Ireland was collapsing. Then, on October 23 the Irish Republican Army (IRA) announced the long-awaited disposal of a significant amount of the paramilitary group's weapons and an independent international disarmament commission confirmed that guns, ammunition, and explosives were extinguished.
VH1 Saves School Music Programs
Concerned with the growing number of public schools that have canceled music programs, cable channel VH1 initiated a rescue mission called Save the Music.
Sports Arena Rises From Toxic Wasteland
Dallas decided to assist developers in cleaning up a 72-acre toxic mess at the city's core and build their new stadium there...
Record Numbers of Steelhead Trout Running in Columbia River
After decades of decline in salmon and steelhead runs, this year the largest steelhead run in the history of dam counts is crossing Bonneville Dam on its way up the Columbia River.
Cruise Ships End Reckless Polluting
As of July 1, cruise ships belonging to the International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) will implement a new set of dumping standards that includes zero discharge of some of the most hazardous chemicals used aboard luxury liners.