Positive news from Oregon
Google Checks Out The PC of Renewable EnergyMountain View, California, USA - Imagine you could go to Home Depot and for a few hundred dollars purchase an appliance that plugs in like a blender and generates a chunk of the energy your home needs, renewable and emissions-free. |
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Chain Results in 10 Kidney Swaps Among StrangersPetoskey, Michigan, USA - When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he'd be starting a lifesaving, "pay it forward" chain. |
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Power from the PeopleCave Junction, Oregon, USA - Cave Junction, Oregon, was once long ago the center of a gold rush boom that, like so many booms, ultimately consumed its host. |
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Gene could allow lab-grown teethScientists believe they have found a way to grow teeth in the laboratory, a discovery that could put an end to fillings and dentures. |
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Senate Votes ‘Yes’ on Public Lands Protection PackageWashington, D.C., USA - The U.S. Senate today passed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act with a bipartisan vote of 73-21, ending a year-long standoff between the Democratic majority and a small group of lawmakers who blocked the conservation measures. |
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Intel team heads to Oregon for solar spin-offSanta Clara, California, USA - A team of Intel Corp. engineers and executives designing new solar power cells will spin off to form an independent company based in Oregon, the computer chipmaker reported Monday. |
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‘Unbelievable’ sportsmanship in softball gamePortland, Oregon, USA - With two runners on base and a strike against her, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University uncorked her best swing and did something she had never done, in high school or college. |
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Portland earns a Platinum rating from the League of American BicyclistsPortland, Oregon, USA - The League of American Bicyclists has awarded Portland its highest honor, a Platinum rating. |
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Officer stops traffic for duckling crossingLakewood, Oregon, USA - Lakewood Police Officer Dustin Carrell stopped traffic on westbound SR-512 Monday morning near I-5 to help a mother duck and her ducklings safely cross the road. |
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Watershed Restoration Funded for Washington, Oregon ForestsOlympia, Washington, USA - National forest lands in Washington and Oregon will get federal funding to help restore critical and endangered watersheds. |
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Good news in America
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.
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