Positive news from New Jersey
Facebook founder to give $100 million to N.J. school districtMark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive of social-networking powerhouse Facebook, is planning on donating $100 million toward improving public schools in the troubled district of Newark, New Jersey.
"Zuckerberg's donation should be praised, as it will likely provide inspiration to the growing ranks of newly minted technology founders."
- Pete Cashmore, CEO of social-media blog Mashable |
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More positive news from New Jersey
Facebook founder to give $100 million to N.J. school districtMark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive of social-networking powerhouse Facebook, is planning on donating $100 million toward improving public schools in the troubled district of Newark, New Jersey. |
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Cleanup of Superfund Site Completed in Morris County, New JerseyThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has successfully completed the cleanup of a superfund site in Long Hill Township and Harding Township, Morris County, NJ. |
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Senate, Assembly OK medical potNew Jerseyans suffering from debilitating diseases would be able to get prescriptions for marijuana to ease their pain under a bill that passed both legislative houses yesterday. |
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Beach Cleanup and FREE Benefit Concert Tonight in NJ Featuring Joss Stone, Gavin DeGrawIf you're in the New York/ New Jersey area tonight, head over to beach cleanup and free benefit Beach Rescue Concert (ages 21+) -- featuring music artists Joss Stone, Gavin DeGraw, Cold War Kids, and Mason Jennings at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. |
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And they’re off! Retired race horses fight crimeBroadway Kevin waited in the auction holding pen, a successful harness horse whose life was now worth less than the cost to take care of him. |
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Don’t Throw That Chip Bag Away! Give It Back to Frito-Lay, and Let Terracycle Turn It Into FashionInstead of tossing that bag of Doritos in the trash, consider sending it back to Frito-Lay ... It might just get turned into a tote bag. |
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Solving poverty a cinch? A radical notionPrinceton, New Jersey, USA - You're only about 150 or so words into Peter Singer's 'The Life You Can Save' before you're asked to think of yourself as part of the problem: "Do you have a bottle of water or a can of soda on the table beside you as you read this book?" the renowned Princeton professor asks. |
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Upcycling is the New RecyclingTrenton, New Jersey, USA - So you've got your local recycling system down pat — but what about all the other stuff your city won't accept? |
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Dotcom millionaire devotes his life to the cats no one else wants (w/Video)Ringoes, New Jersey, USA - It took Jonathan Rosenberg 51 years and one wildly successful dotcom career to find his true calling. |
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BMW Will Have All-Electric Mini Coopers for Lease by MarchMunich, Germany - BMW beat out Nissan Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. in the race to deliver a fully alternative-fuel vehicle to drivers. |
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Good news in America
- EPA proposes cutting carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants 30% by 2030
- California is first state to ban lead in hunting ammo
- Limits Approved for Genetically Modified Crops in Kauai, Hawaii
- Environmentalists win U.S. court fight to protect whales from Navy sonar
- New York City Air Quality Cleanest in Decades
- Obama to launch major initiative to curb wildlife trafficking
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
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