Obama to pioneer Web outreach as president

Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:33 PM EST

By Beth Fouhy, Associated Press (Clipped by youngarmy.com)

Transition officials call it Obama 2.0 — an ambitious effort to transform the president-elect's vast Web operation and database of supporters into a modern new tool to accomplish his goals in the White House. If it works, the new president could have an unprecedented ability to appeal for help from millions of Americans who already favor his ideas, bypassing the news media to pressure Congress.

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Soros behind Mass. effort to decriminalize pot

Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:07 PM EDT

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press (Clipped by youngarmy.com)

A measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros.

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donation, pot, us-news, george-soros

Wine in a Box Protects the Environment and Saves You Money

Seeded on Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:16 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by John Whittet (Clipped by youngarmy.com)

ITALY'S Agriculture Ministry announced this month that some wines that receive the government's quality assurance label may now be sold in boxes. That's right, Italian wine is going green, and for some connoisseurs, the sky might as well be falling.

italy, food, health, green, wine, alcohol, transportation, bottles, boxed-wine

LA gas station gets hydrogen fuel pump

Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:57 AM EDT

By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press (Clipped by youngarmy.com)

City Councilman Bill Rosendahl drove into a corner gas station with a big grin on his face. He stepped out of a sports utility vehicle, pumped fuel into the tank and declared it "the most joyous moment I've had since being elected to office."

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station, us-news, hydrogen-station, city-councilman-bill-rosendahl

Green Tee offers chic, organic T-shirts - 12/17/2007 - MiamiHerald.com

Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:46 AM EST (MiamiHerald.com)

Green Tee offers chic, organic T-shirts

wellness, green-sustainable

Google pushes 'green' power initiative - CNN.com

Seeded on Tue Dec 4, 2007 4:19 PM EST (CNN)

Google Inc. is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company's voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers.

google, green, sustainable, lohas, wellness

22 little ways to go green

Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:06 AM EDT (CNN)

22 LITTLE WAYS TO GO GREEN.

green, eco, enviroment, wellness, concious

Costa Rica to get a Cacique: Steve Case plans eco-getaway

Seeded on Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:14 PM EDT (MiamiHerald.com)

AOL co-founder Steve Case is planning an $800 million, 650-acre luxury resort in Costa Rica, but he promises it will be eco-friendly.

travel, costa-rica, andre-agassi, steve-case, sustainable-design, four-seasons, revolution-places

51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment - The Global Warming Survival Guide

Seeded on Wed Aug 1, 2007 2:56 PM EDT (TIME)

Can one person slow global warming? Actually, yes. You—along with scientists, businesses and governments—can create paths to cut carbon emissions. Here is our guide to some of the planet's best ideas.

global-warming, green, environment, emissions, world-news, eco

Organic farming could feed the world

Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:54 AM EDT (New Scientist)

Seeded by Djehuty (Clipped by youngarmy.com)

A switch to organic farming would not reduce the world's food supply and could also increase food security in developing countries, say the authors of a new study.

oil, hunger, science, agriculture, organic, farming, sustainability, fertilizer

Emissions cuts | Greening Florida | Economist.com

Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:44 AM EDT (The Economist)

florida, green, emissions, environmental-protection-agency, us-news, mr-crist

Google pushes 100-mpg car.

Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:58 AM EDT (CNN)

Google said Tuesday it is getting in on the development of electric vehicles, awarding $1 million in grants and inviting applicants to bid for another $10 million in funding to develop plug-in hybrid electric vehicles capable of getting 70 to 100 miles per gallon.

google, business, grants, eco, hybrid-cars, sustainable, lohas, wellness, electric-cars

Cuba's Organic Revolution

Seeded on Wed Jun 6, 2007 1:39 AM EDT (TreeHugger)

Cuba's organic revolution.

cuba, education, revolution, organic, wellness

And the Green Design Awards Go To...

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2007 4:17 PM EDT (Utne)

They may not have the sensational cachet of Oscar contenders dolled up in designer duds, but a recent spate of awards have put a spotlight on a different kind of design -- the sustainable kind. And the real winners are the Earth and ecominded consumers.

design, organic, eco, sustainable, lohas, wellness, gree

Children of Apollo

Seeded on Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:39 AM EDT (cosmosmagazine.com)

Inspired as children by the Moon missions, a new breed of entrepreneur is bringing the dreams of youth and business smarts to the next frontier.

space, richard-branson, paul-allen, jeff-bezos

Intelligence drugs could be 'common as coffee'

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:33 PM EDT (Telegraph)

Seeded by Ageing Hippie (Clipped by youngarmy.com)

It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a new generation of drugs that make people more intelligent. But they are precisely the kind of mind-altering substances that students and businessman could be taking in the future to pass exams and boost work performance.

drugs, science, medical-sciences, cambridge-university

Organic vs. conventional: What do experts say? - CNN.com

Seeded on Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:42 PM EDT (CNN)

Studies have shown that some organic foods contain higher nutrient levels than conventional ones. For example, a recent study showed that organic ketchup had 57 percent more of the antioxidant lycopene than regular ketchup.

health, green, organic, eco, sustainable, wellness

Eco-blogs target younger generations

Seeded on Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:09 AM EDT (MiamiHerald.com)

Rebecca Carter has a mission: raise awareness of local, green-minded organizations through one Web destination.

business, green, blog, eco, sustainable, lohas, wellness

South Florida companies catch green wave

Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:04 AM EDT (MiamiHerald.com)

Last year Tyler Krutzfeldt moved from Seattle to Miami to open an office for an alternative energy investment fund. The problem: He couldn't find green office space. He ended up in a condo.

education, green, sustainable, lohas, wellness

Ex-fashion moguls put ecology in high style

Seeded on Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:14 AM EDT (MiamiHerald.com)

Once fashion world moguls, Doug Tompkins and Kris McDivitt Tompkins said goodbye to corporate America to focus on conservation in Argentina and Chile.

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A Drink to Your Health - 1 - MSN Health & Fitness - Heart & Cardiovascular

Seeded on Thu Apr 5, 2007 4:12 PM EDT (MSN)

health, american-heart-association, red-wine, resveratrol-one, truth-about-red-wine-antioxidants-antioxidants

Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove focuses on wellness - 04/02/2007

Seeded on Tue Apr 3, 2007 1:13 AM EDT (MiamiHerald.com)

health, heart, wellness, cardiologist

Mission Improbable: Tom Cruise as Mogul - New York Times

Seeded on Sat Mar 3, 2007 6:48 PM EST (The New York Times)

Mission Improbable: Tom Cruise as Mogul - New York Times

entertainment, new-york-times, tom-cruise, mogul, mission-improbable

For winemaking Mondavi brothers, everything improves with age

Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:47 PM EST (The Miami Herald)

In more recent years, with Peter Jr. running Charles Krug and Marc running its sister winery, C.K. Mondavi, the family is moving to make its vineyards organic, eschewing artificial fertilizers and pesticides. Peter Jr.

business, wines, organic, napa, mondavi