Lighted Billboards to be Powered by Wind Energy
The 30 iconic billboards of New York City’s Times Square will be powered by wind energy thanks in part to an initiative by Coca-Cola to be more eco-friendly.  After the cola giant signed on to a green energy program for its billboard at 47th and Broadway, the remaining [...]

Survey Sites Concerns About the Ecosystem
A survey of more than 200 business owners with at least $10 million in revenue reveals they’re bullish about investing in “green” causes and financial instruments.  The survey released yesterday by SunTrust Bank Private Wealth Management says a primary motivating factor is the belief that the earth’s environment is slowly [...]

Is Auld Lang Syne Alive Today?

“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a great holiday tradition. Is it anything more?
Photo courtesy of 1Rod at Flickr

An interesting event happened the other day.  It turns out that an old friend of mine - a female friend - lives in a town I frequently visit.  The person who serendipitously informed [...]

U.S. Air Force to Use Medical Acupuncture Early in 2009

I’ll feel better knowing the pilot of this F-15E Strike Eagle isn’t on pain meds, won’t you?

The U.S. Air Force will begin training physicians being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the techniques of “Battlefield Acupuncture” beginning early next year.  The treatment that uses very tiny [...]

New Technology Renders More Realism 
People looking for a truly unique alternative to Facebook may want to consider a visit to Thatsmyface.com where visitors can submit standard 2D photos that are converted into 3D models in a matter of an hour or so for free.  If you like the results, you can have the models transformed [...]

Did Profanity “Seal the Deal” in Illinois Governor’s Downfall?

James V. O’Connor, author of “Cuss Control, The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing”.

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich who’s accused of attempting to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama probably never thought twice about his language as recorded by corruption investigators, but an [...]

Are Battery Powered Lights Obsolete?

The Hybrid Solar Lite could make current flashlight technology obsolete.

The latest “green” product hit the market yesterday with the launch of a solar-powered flashlight from Hybrid Light, LLC of St. George, UT.  The Hybrid Solar Lite flashlight uses both solar power and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery to ensure the flashlight will work [...]

The Power of Giving in Action
For the third year, homeless men from a substance abuse facility in Detroit are volunteering to help four families celebrate Christmas with the money they collect from local businesses, friends and earnings from work.  The group hopes to raise $500 per family, or $2,000 total, to provide clothing, toys, household [...]

Dude, is that LBJ on your iPod?
The final installment of the tapes Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) made as President of the United States will be released today at 9:00 a.m. CST during a ceremony held at the LBJ Library located on the University of Texas campus in Austin.  For the first time, MP3 versions of [...]

Quest to Repatriate American Dead from “Bloody Tarawa” Before They Sink Beneath the Waves
At 89 years of age, Leon Cooper of Malibu, CA should be recounting a life well lived and free to spend his days on the beach.  He would too if it weren’t for a beach he had the misfortune to visit 65 [...]