As many low-income families continue to struggle with rising costs of everyday living expenses, a power company in Ohio launched a $1 million utility assistance program to help low-income families statewide. American Electric Power Ohio has joined the Neighbor to Neighbor Program in partnership with the non-profit Dollar Energy Fund and began distributing utility assistance grants on May 4.
The giant solar receiver installed on a wheat field here in California's agricultural heartland slowly rotates to track the sun and capture its energy. The 377-foot array, however, does not generate electricity but instead creates heat used to desalinate water. It is part of a project developed by a San Francisco area start-up called WaterFX that is tapping an abundant, if contaminated, resource in this parched region: the billions of gallons of water that lie just below the surface.
On Monday, Chipotle Mexican Grill became the first major American restaurant chain to swear off the use of any genetically engineered ingredients.
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You may not be able to put a price on happiness, but a $70,000 a year minimum wage might take your mind off your problems. A young Seattle CEO is willing to give it a try -- and he's cutting his own salary to pay for it.
For years, families seeking shelter from war and disaster have had to live in refugee tents made of tarps on metal frames. Now, IKEA has stepped in with 10,000 Better Shelters that even have solar panels.
In Minnesota, Hennepin County sheriff's deputies are patrolling downtown Minneapolis carrying boxes filled granola bars and other goodies to hand out to anyone in need on the streets.
Wal-Mart, the retailer that leads U.S. stores in grocery sales, said on Thursday it struck a deal to sell Wild Oats brand organic foods at non-organic prices.
A passenger's note to an airline flight crew, thanking them for a safe flight, is going viral in the aftermath of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps.
The Purple Door Coffee shop is considered one of Denver's best—and not just because of the beans. Their "royal" purple doors are open to serving jobs to homeless youth.
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