The Switzer Ranch, owned and operated since 1904, could not support future generations on the land, so the family had to get creative. Through ecotourism operations and an annual Prairie Chicken Festival, the ranchers realized the immense importance of acting to conserve the Sandhills of Nebraska and their native life.
This alarm clock lets you silence the buzzer and wake up to fresh smells of coffee, chocolate, and four other pleasant scents.
A hedge fund billionaire decided to start allocating his own pay raises to 800 public school teachers every year.
A businessman is offering two mansions as temporary housing for tornado victims in Texas - and rent is only a dollar a month.
After a pizzeria's banner year, the owner and his manager celebrated with a pizza party – given to people in a local homeless shelter in Michigan.
These wristbands knock out queasy feelings by applying acupressure to people's wrists. They're also pretty darn cute.
This app will let friends and family keep an eye on you through your smartphone's GPS if you have to walk home alone.
Members of the Yankees surprise staff at a theater where the owner goes out of her way to hire physically and developmentally disabled workers.
Google's Project Loon will create a network of 13, high-flying balloons that will connect all of Sri Lanka with the Internet.
A drone has made the first government-approved delivery in the U.S., dropping off 10 pounds of medical supplies at a rural clinic in Virginia.
Electric car maker Tesla Motors has rolled out a new battery for homes and businesses that they say could end electric bills while creating a cleaner world.
With a simple hashtag, you can turn your tweets and status updates into thank you notes for American Military troops.
Some of the world's richest people are putting their money on innovation as the best bet to roll back climate change.
A Washington state utility has sent out more than $400,000 in grocery gift cards to customers without power on Thanksgiving.
After being fired for refusing to open his restaurant on Thanksgiving, a Pizza Hut manager has his job back. Tony Rohr, who worked his way up from cook to general manager at the restaurant, was told it was mandatory to keep the Elkhart, Ind., store open on the holiday.
For the fourth year, the Pasta Pizzeria and Grill in Prattville, Alabama has closed its doors to the public on Thanksgiving, but opened them wide for all fire fighters, police staff, military personnel or lonely seniors who want to feast on a buffet brimming with turkey, ham, dressing, squash and green bean casserole.
China continues cleaning up its act: Thanks to a new mobile app–and government transparency– citizens can now pressure polluting companies to clean up theirs.
With the new reality of $70 (US) crude oil, the plastics industries are turning to corn and fast-growing switchgrass to manufacture everything from carpet to car parts. Bio-degradable and reusable shopping bags made of corn will break down in a landfill â€" or home composter â€" within four to 12 weeks.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car will commemorate its 50th anniversary by pledging to plant 50 million trees over 50 years at a cost of $50 million.
More environmentally friendly computer equipment will soon be available to large volume purchasers thanks to manufacturers like Dell, HP, and others that now have products approved as having reduced levels of cadmium, lead, and mercury to better protect human health, and are easier to upgrade and recycle, in addition to meeting the government's Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.
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