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Protesters 'March Against Monsanto' In 250 Cities
2013-05-25 22:01:03

LOS ANGELES — Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other...

WATCH: Navy Dad Reunites With Kids In Surprise Memorial Day Reunion
2013-05-25 22:01:03

A Chicago-area naval officer gave his two small daughters an amazing Memorial Day surprise during a scavenger hunt at...

Dorian de Wind: This Memorial Day, Let Us Honor but also Resolve
2013-05-25 22:01:03

This is the sixth year in a row that I have the opportunity and the privilege to write a message honoring all the...

A. Cornelius Baker: Patriotism, Sacrifice and an HIV Vaccine
2013-05-25 22:01:03

In three decades we have made tremendous progress in the battle against the HIV epidemic. There are now over three...

PHOTOS: Greenpeace Images Showcase Breathtaking Biodiversity
2013-05-25 22:01:03

Greenpeace has released some stunning images of Indonesian forests and marine life in celebration of the International...

LOOK: Why We Celebrate Memorial Day
2013-05-25 22:01:03

Happy Memorial Day! Be sure to take a break from barbecuing at 3 p.m. for a national moment of remembrance and to...

LOOK: Bikers Stand Up To Westboro Protestors In Oklahoma
2013-05-25 22:01:03

A group of bikers, the Patriot Guard Riders, stood guard yesterday against Westboro Baptist protestors who threatened...

PHOTOS: 76 Pets Rescued In Aftermath Of Oklahoma Tornado
Posted 2013-05-25 22:01:03 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Thanks to PAWS Chicago, the lives of 76 pets (51 dogs and 25 cats) have have been rescued from tornado-torn Oklahoma....

Sandi Bachom: 'Flanders Fields' On Memorial Day For My Uncle Dude (1923-1942)
Posted 2013-05-25 22:01:03 - www.huffingtonpost.com
On Memorial Day, as a child, I recall frayed old men in tattered uniforms handing out Red Paper Poppies. And as I...

John M. Simmons: Who Should We Stop From Adopting?
Posted 2013-05-25 22:01:03 - www.huffingtonpost.com
You know, we used to tell children to "grow up." I'm not sure that's good advice any more. If my children need to pick...

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Look To The Stars

Aimee Teegarden To Host Oceana Beach House Event
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:00 +0000

Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, and Nautica, a...

Melissa Rivers and Taryn Manning Launch Animal Tornado Relief
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:00 +0000

Executive and philanthropist Arthur E. Benjamin has announced the national launch of celebrity social media campaign...

Daisy Fuentes Celebrates with 5-Year-Old Cancer Survivor
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:18:00 +0000

On Saturday, May 18, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® celebrated the 11th annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels...

Hollyoaks Stars Celebrate Anniversary of Ronald McDonald House Manchester
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:00 +0000

Stars from television’s Hollyoaks – Holly Weston, Jessica Forrest, Emmett Scanlan, Claire Cooper and Joe...

Hollywood Stars To Celebrate A Time for Heroes in Los Angeles
Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:00 +0000

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is gearing up for its annual event, “A Time For Heroes”. A Time...

Dame Judi Dench Supports the Upkeep Club
Thu, 23 May 2013 14:14:00 +0000

Dame Judi Dench has agreed to become a Patron of the ‘Bomber Command Upkeep Club’, in order to help honour...

Marcia Cross Releases Prostate Cancer PSA
Thu, 23 May 2013 14:14:00 +0000

The Safeway Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), have...

Tennis Stars Pack Their Favourite Items in (HEAD)RED Bag
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:00 +0000 - www.looktothestars.org
HEAD Tennis is joining (RED) and the fight against AIDS with the launch of a HEAD (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition bag...

Fly to NYC to Hang Backstage with Nas
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 15:01:00 +0000 - www.looktothestars.org
Omaze.com and hip-hop legend, Nas have come together to offer one lucky winner, and a guest, VIP passes to the...

Bid on Demi Lovato's Dress And Help Free the Children
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:00 +0000 - www.looktothestars.org
Starting Saturday, May 25, Demi Lovato's Charity Boutique is partnering with eBay Giving Works for their third...

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HuffingtonPost Green

Food Politic: Farm Forward's BuyingPoultry.com Will Put Humane Eating in Consumers' Hands
2013-05-25 16:00:43

Farm Forward is developing an application called BuyingPoultry.com, which will be an answer for people who are willing...

Adorable Viral Video Filmed At Zoo With Troubled History
2013-05-25 16:00:43

A viral video of a dog playing dentist to a huge Barbary lion was filmed at a zoo that has a troubled history. The...

Oklahoma Muslims Aid In Tornado Relief
2013-05-25 16:00:43

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) Oklahoma is probably one of the tougher places to be a Muslim in America,...

The Cicadas Are Here!
2013-05-25 16:00:43

By Megan Gannon, LiveScience News Editor: The 17-year-old sex-crazed cicadas of Brood II have started to stir in Staten...

LOOK: Meet Ray Charles, The Blind Puppy That's The Next Big Thing
2013-05-25 16:00:43

He may be visually impaired, but when you have that smile and those tresses, stardom is but an inevitability. Ray...

Zester Daily: Local Farming Void? Military Veterans Are Answer
2013-05-25 16:00:43

Recently returned from protecting U.S. interests overseas and having traded in their fatigues for overalls, hundreds of...

Doggy Frozen Yogurt Cart Debuts in City Parks This Weekend
2013-05-25 16:00:43

UPPER WEST SIDE — Frozen treats specially made to keep dogs cool will debut this weekend with the city's first Mr...

WATCH: Cat Destroys Everything While Chasing Light
Posted 2013-05-25 16:00:43 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Reasons we love this video? 1. This cat is pretty darn cute. 2. It's a Friday before Memorial Day weekend. 3. The...

A Major Win For Joshua Tree!
Posted 2013-05-25 16:00:43 - www.huffingtonpost.com
LOS ANGELES -- A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles'...

Rabbi Set To Open D.C.'s Second Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Posted 2013-05-25 16:00:43 - www.huffingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON -- When you think of a rabbi, several words and phrases may come to mind, but "medical marijuana dispensary...

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HuffingtonPost Good News

A Major Win For Joshua Tree!
2013-05-25 14:02:05

LOS ANGELES -- A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles'...

A Perfect, Touching Tribute To Zach Sobiech
2013-05-25 14:02:05

We can't think of a more perfect way to showcase Zach Sobiech's beautiful song, "Clouds," than this YouTube tribute....

WATCH: Brave Mom, Daughter Comfort Soldier Killed On Street
2013-05-25 14:02:05

Determined not to let a British soldier who had been violently attacked die alone on a London street Wednesday, a...

Obama OKs Honor For '63 Birmingham Bombing Victims
2013-05-25 14:02:05

May 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Friday granting the United States' highest civilian...

Oklahoma Muslims Aid In Tornado Relief
2013-05-25 14:02:05

By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) Oklahoma is probably one of the tougher places to be a Muslim in America,...

Lottery Win 'Makes Me Feel Like I'm Somebody'
2013-05-25 14:02:05

What goes around, comes around. A hard-working single mom from Illinois won a $1,040,000 lottery jackpot on Wednesday....

Jarrod S. Chlapowski: WWII Veteran and Grandson Retrace Journey Together Using Google Earth
2013-05-25 14:02:05

Though he may not be able to return to France, Matt is determined to include others in his family in his grandfather's...

WATCH: You Won't Look At Disability In The Same Way Again
Posted 2013-05-25 14:02:05 - www.huffingtonpost.com
This 6-minute video will completely change the way you look at the disabled. It stars a 29-year-old man named Scott,...

WATCH: Cat Destroys Everything While Chasing Light
Posted 2013-05-25 14:02:05 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Reasons we love this video? 1. This cat is pretty darn cute. 2. It's a Friday before Memorial Day weekend. 3. The...

J. J. Abrams: To Boldly Serve... How Star Trek Aligned With Post-9/11 Vets
Posted 2013-05-25 14:02:05 - www.huffingtonpost.com
When we began work on Star Trek Into Darkness, we realized it would be released in May 2013, a moment when our nation...

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Tree Hugger

100 NYC restaurants commit to less food waste
Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:00 -0400

With more composting and recycling, the city's eateries aim to send less to the landfill.

Cockroaches are evolving to lose sweet tooth to avoid human traps
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:56 -0400

Urban environments are putting new kinds of evolutionary pressures on many species, including cockroaches.

Swedish architects design stove for Kenya
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10:00 -0400

Claesson Koivisto Rune are architects of everything from prefabs to lamps. Can they solve a huge problem in Africa?

According to Allison Arieff, Prefab Lives!
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:47:00 -0400

A decade ago she saw it coming and now it might actually finally be arriving.

NASA timelapse: 3 years of the sun in 3 minutes, with commentary from a heliophysicist
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:42 -0400

The sun, to many of us, is like water to a fish. Very important, but we kind of forget about it because it's always...

German beer-makers are concerned about the impact of fracking on beer quality
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:45:58 -0400

German brewers have sent a letter to various officials in Berlin to voice their concern that shale gas exploitation...

Monkey Light Pro keeps bikes visible with LEDs that display custom graphics on the wheels
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:44:16 -0400

Staying visible on a bike at night has never been so fun. Crank your bike up to 11.

Shipwrecked coal ship is now home to a floating forest
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:50 -0400 - www.treehugger.com
Its contrast of rust and lush vegetation against the city skyline acts as an easy allegory for degradation and renewal.

The week in transportation: Plug-in milestones, Teslas, 3d-printed bikes, Sparks, stupid tweets, etc
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:06 -0400 - www.treehugger.com
It's Friday, the week is almost over. Time to look back at some highlights from this week in transportation!

The Week in Design: I <3 New York, but readers love those tiny homes
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:00 -0400 - www.treehugger.com
Much of the design coverage this week came from New York Design Week, although the two top stories are about tiny...

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NRDC

California Adopts New Recycling Measure for Mercury-laden Thermostats
Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (May 22, 2013) – The state of California issued new rules today that will greatly reduce the amount of...

NRDC: Toxic Reform Bill Needs to be Improved to Protect Public from Dangerous Chemicals
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT -
WASHINGTON (May 24, 2013) – Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) announced this week they have...

NRDC: President Retains Responsibility for Keystone XL Tar Sands Decision
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT -
WASHINGTON (May 22, 2013) – A majority in the U.S. House today voted for Nebraska GOP Rep. Lee Terry’s legislation,...

Rejected Toll Road Again Threatens Popular Southern California State Park
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT -
SAN DIEGO, CA (May 22, 2013) – The first five-mile segment of a planned 16-mile toll road through south Orange County...

Philanthropy Journal

05.23.13: U.S. News Bits
Posted Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:42 -0400 - www.philanthropyjournal.org
Mutual of Omaha Foundation approves grants; Partnership for Los Angeles Schools raises funds at gala; Connecticut...

05.22.13: N.C. News Bits
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 14:47:15 -0400 - www.philanthropyjournal.org
KidZNotes raises funds at gala; Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q sends gift to troops; North Carolina Community...

Oklahoma tornado devastation: What to do now?
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:03 -0400 - www.philanthropyjournal.org
As relief organizations and individuals rush to provide aid in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornadoes, the Center for...

The Nonproift Quarterly

Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Gay Scouts; Ban for Gay Leaders Lives On
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:59 +0000

The Boy Scouts took that vote yesterday and decided that young gay scouts are okay…but when they turn 18, no deal....

Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Gay Scouts; Ban for Gay Leaders Lives On
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:59 +0000

The Boy Scouts took that vote yesterday and decided that young gay scouts are okay…but when they turn 18, no deal....

Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Gay Scouts; Ban for Gay Leaders Lives On
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:59 +0000

The Boy Scouts took that vote yesterday and decided that young gay scouts are okay…but when they turn 18, no deal....

NCRP: Operating Grants from Foundations Way Up; Multi-Year Giving Down
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:43 +0000

A recent send-out by the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy addresses the state of both types of funding,...

NCRP: Operating Grants from Foundations Way Up; Multi-Year Giving Down
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:43 +0000

A recent send-out by the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy addresses the state of both types of funding,...

NCRP: Operating Grants from Foundations Way Up; Multi-Year Giving Down
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:43 +0000

A recent send-out by the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy addresses the state of both types of funding,...

Social Enterprise: L3C Receives $3m Investment for Organic Milk Coop
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:07:20 +0000

A small organic dairy co-op in Maine has received an equity investment of $3 million from an anonymous New Hampshire...

American Greed Features Interaction of Fraud and Philanthropy…and Rick Cohen
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 18:16:00 +0000 - ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge)
See how one of Nonprofit Quarterly’s correspondents ended up becoming part of the show and the story. For your...

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