Musician Passengers Break Out in Song on Delayed Airliner
Airline passengers were lucky to be stuck on the tarmac last week when 7 members of a folk band erupted with a lively impromptu 4-song set onboard the packed Air Canada flight.
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Air Traffic Controller Proposes Marriage Over the Radio to Passenger
In this video from many months ago, an air traffic controller proposes marriage over Portland, Oregon in a most romantic way, using the intercom from the pilot's radio. (The good part starts at about 1:15)
Solar-powered Plane Just Flew Across US Without a Drop of Fuel - Next, the World
Solar Impulse has had a long journey since May 3, when the solar plane began its first flight across the U.S., flying day and night without a single drop of fuel. At 11:09 p.m. local time Saturday the plane reached the East Coast.
Positive Earth Facts from 2003
Positive Earth Facts from 2003, fuel cell cars, pollution and non-toxic products save our environment
Walmart Doubles Down on Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Walmart is dramatically increasing its investment in hydrogen fuel cells to get away from dirtier battery and fueling options, giving a boost to high-profile supplier Plug Power.
Peace Corps Volunteers Use Chocolate To Lift Africans from Poverty
Africa produces 70% of the world's chocolate and 60% of the world's vanilla crop, yet the continent makes just 1% of finished chocolate bars, which leaves very little profit for the essential farming communities. Now, an innovative company started by former Peace Corps volunteers is disrupting that market spiral to make the world's best chocolate bars -- and make a difference in Madagascar.
Gates, Rockefeller Charities Take Aim at African Hunger
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation announced Tuesday that they have forged an alliance to battle hunger in Africa, beginning with a $150 million endowment.
Citizen Outcry Saves N. America's Largest Old Growth Red Pine Forest
After thousands of Canadian residents joined forces to preserve a forest of 300 year-old red pines from expanded mining, the government scrapped its plans to rescind the reserve status bestowed on 840 acres (340 hectares) of pristine forest.
Citizen Outcry Saves N. America's Largest Old Growth Red Pine Forest
After thousands of Canadian residents joined forces to preserve a forest of 300 year-old red pines from expanded mining, the government scrapped its plans to rescind the reserve status bestowed on 840 acres (340 hectares) of pristine forest.
Lewd Joke Doll Proves 98-Year-old Grandma With Dementia is Still a Charmer (WATCH)
Determined to break through my grandma's Alzheimer's using humor, I dug out a "flasher doll" she had made for me when I was a teenager. Hilarity ensued.
Police Buy Elderly Woman Food With Their Own Money
An officer used her own money to buy fresh water and groceries for a 92-year-old woman after a power outage left her without any.
Tears Flow As Kindergarten Teacher Sees A Student on TV 30 Years Later (WATCH)
We all remember our kindergarten teacher—and though they've had thousands of students, they often remember us, too. Try not to tear up watching this reunion