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  Project Cuddle Rescues Unwanted Babies

  By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:25 PM ET

  And now John Stamos (remember him?) is making a movie about it. Read More

  More like this in: Florida, Babies, Adoption, Ricki Lake, US, Social Responsibility, Regional/Local, Kindness, Volunteerism, Activism, Human Rights, Movies, TV
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  Green Your TV

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:54 PM ET

  will follow,'' said Noah Horowitz, senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, as reported by the AP.With over 36.7 million people, California has the highest population of any state and represents a massive consumer market. Californians buy a whopping 11 percent of the 35. Read More

  More like this in: Wal-Mart, Energy, Associated Press, The Associated Press, Thanksgiving, Electronics, Black Friday, Best Buy
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  Tech Awards Recognize Science in Service to Humanity

  By David Bois | Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:05 PM ET

  The 2009 Tech Awards give notice and thanks for science in service to humanity. Read More

  More like this in: Health, Technology, Education, Water, Diet, Museums, Silicon Valley, Irrigation, San Jose
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  Cash for Caulkers, Free Condoms, Urban Gardener Must-Reads and More!

  By Planet Green | Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:43 AM ET

  business. California Gives Thumbs Up to TV Efficiency Standards, and the Finger to the Consumer Electronics Industry By a unanimous 5-0 vote, the California Energy Commission adopted the most advanced TV energy efficiency standards in the world. 5 Must-Have Books for Urban Gardeners We'r Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, Business, Endangered Species, Ethics, Population Growth, Science, Social Responsibility, Environment
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  Congresswoman Comes to Aid of Single Army Mom

  By Darragh Worland | Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:28 PM ET

  deployment. It has been reported that Hutchinson, who is no longer with the baby's father, had originally planned for her mother to take her son in California. But the boy's grandmother realized she didn't have the resources to take care of him, because she is caring for three other relatives."I Read More

  More like this in: Children, Family, Afghanistan, Georgia, Army, Military, The Huffington Post
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  Gates Says Too Many Kids' Deaths Are Preventable

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:56 AM ET

  to think about simpler, lower-tech solutions.The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have granted $10.9 million to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, to conduct evaluations of several such solutions, according to a press release. The interventions they are testing ar Read More

  More like this in: Health, Water, Kenya, Death, University of California, World Health Organization, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), Bangladesh, Hygiene, Water Quality
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  Black Friday Comes Early

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sun Nov 8, 2009 4:08 PM ET

  about dusting displays with fake snow, pumping out John Denver’s Christmas album or breaking out the pumpkin spice lattes for these unforgiving California winters. I also noticed they’re already starting to leak Black Friday deals. The loudest shouts on the Internet are coming fro Read More

  More like this in: Wal-Mart, Halloween, Christmas, Amazon, Walmart, CNET, Denver, Black Friday, Holiday Shopping
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  Hope for Infertile Couples

  By Darragh Worland | Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:46 PM ET

  create eggs. (It’s worth noting that the lead researcher on the project is a working woman.)A team of researchers at Stanford University in California have managed to create primitive human eggs, sperm and the germ cells that make them from embryonic stem cells. The experiment could lea Read More

  More like this in: Health, Nature, Britain, Stem Cells, Stanford University, Newcastle University, Infertility, Sperm, Gene Therapy
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  Stolen Van Found a Mere 35 Years Later

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:06 AM ET

  so. The Arizona shop, which officials declined to name, was attempting to ship the van and three restored VW Beetles to the Netherlands to resell. California Highway Patrol investigator Michael Maleta said the shop is also considered a victim in the case and they are still trying to determin Read More

  More like this in: Volkswagen, Los Angeles, insurance, Netherlands, Arizona, VW, Grateful Dead
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  Doctors With a Bone to Pick

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:39 PM ET

  that Dr. Wendel Brunner, PhD, MD, and director of public health in the Contra Costa Department of Health Services wrote to representative of the California Association of Family Physicians on the issue. He gave nutritionist Marion Nestle permission to post excerpts from the missive on her blo Read More

  More like this in: Children, Coca-Cola Company, US, Social Responsibility, Regional/Local, Politics & Policy, Healthcare, Activism