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- December 15, 2010
A new human rights project — initiated by George Clooney — will combine satellite imagery analysis and field reports with Google’s Map Maker technology to deter the resumption of war between North and South Sudan. Launched this week, the Satellite Sentinel Project will use satellite imagery analysis and crowd-sourced mapping to monitor the tense border
READ MOREDo you want to eat genetically modified salmon? Well, like it or not, it looks like it will be coming to the marketplace. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved it, despite the serious concerns of environmental and consumer groups.
READ MOREWhat do a model-turned-TV host, a Canadian musician and a boy with a post-dentist buzz have in common? A few minutes on YouTube changed their lives. They may not be household names, but the power of the Internet took Amber Lee Ettinger, Dave Carroll and David Devore Jr. to places no one could have imagined.
READ MOREGM is recalling 54,686 model year 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles. Manufactured between November 7, 2012, through December 18, 2012, the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal
READ MOREA study shows that a rare mutation in genetic code may protect people from Alzheimer’s, making them far less likely to develop the disease. The Washington Post, 7/16/2012
READ MOREThe new initiative from GE's "Ecomagination" challenges budding business people and entrepreneurs to design the green home of the future–and pick up some of the $200 million that GE has earmarked for the Ecomagination challenges. Fast Company, 1/7/2011
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