Positive news from Wisconsin
Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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NASA’s Spitzer Spies Monster Galaxy PileupPasadena, California, USA - Four galaxies are slamming into each other and kicking up billions of stars in one of the largest cosmic smash-ups ever observed. |
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Oceana Applauds ERCO Worldwide’s Decision to Eliminate Mercury Use By Port Edwards Plant’Washington - Jacqueline Savitz, director of Oceana's Campaign to Stop Seafood Contamination, released the following statement today following ERCO Worldwide's commitment to convert its Port Edwards chlor-alkali facility from mercury-based technology to mercury-free membrane technology |
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Wisconsin National Guard Members Want To Rescue 24 Iraqi BoysUndisclosed Location, Iraq - Three members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard want to rescue 24 Iraqi orphan boys and bring them to the United States to live with American families and to receive medical treatment. |
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County ‘green print’ in worksMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Milwaukee County would start going "green" under a new policy calling for updating the courthouse and other county buildings for energy efficiency, buying hybrid or fuel-efficient vehicles for county workers and converting some low-use park land into no-maintenance prairie plantings. |
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Good Samaritan Rescues Family From Burning CarVerona, Wisconsin, USA - A car crash survivor tells NBC 15 News she's alive because of the heroic efforts of a complete stranger. |
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Neighbor Worth Knowing: After 62 years of service, Sheboygan woman retires from work at ZionSheboygan, Wisconsin, USA - Gene Ubbelohde has wanted to be a teacher all her life. |
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Donkey takes a dunk in wellPlymouth, Wisconsin, USA - Scooby, a 3-year-old donkey that belongs to the Abbott family in rural Plymouth, spent the first half of his day down an old well on the family's property. |
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PSC Approves Wind Farm In Fond du Lac CountyMadison, Wisconsin, USA - Wednesday, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) approved construction of Alliant Energy’s Cedar Ridge Wind Farm in Fond du Lac County. |
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Palestinian, Israeli doctors discuss pediatric diseasesJerusalem, Israel - Well aware that children on both sides of the divide have long suffered from the Arab-Israeli conflict, 300 Israeli and 100 Palestinian doctors and other professionals sat, listened, conversed and ate together during the First International Congress on Chronic Disorders in Children on Thursday. |
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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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