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Those with vested interests in the Status Quo tout data that supports the claim the "recovery" is now "self-sustaining," meaning that the economy is now expanding fast enough to fuel new growth. In this view, the Federal …

and the Federal government's unprecedented fiscal stimulus (borrow and blow $1.3 trillion a year) have done their job; the economy is now "self-sustaining," meaning that it can continue growing as Federal deficits shrink and …

This planet can't protect us forever. Sooner or later, there'll be a catastrophe that renders this world uninhabitable for humans. And when that day comes, we'll need to know already how to live in space.

What if you could live in a city, without most of the problems of a city? Everything within walkable distance, no cars (so less grime), a green space larger than the city itself, access to mass transit, plenty of plazas and parks, …

A new report by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said New York Animal Care and Control shelters are plagued by deplorable conditions and dysfunction at the organizational level.

NASHUA – Kathy Paquette and her “magic trunk” are a welcome sight among the homeless.

Sonoma County emergency shelters are full this week as homeless people try to escape sub-freezing nighttime temperatures.

It's not too late to purchase a 2013 calendar or a set of notecards to support the Shelter Me project, a photographic fundraiser for local animal shelters, which was started by former Lyme resident, Karen Stevenson. Now in its …

Until recently, shelters could not deny homeless people beds because of bad behavior outside of a facility. But that changed amid calls to protect shelter workers and peaceful homeless people seeking refuge. Late last month …

Most of the time, the windowless building with the dome-shaped roof will be a typical high school gymnasium filled with cheering fans watching basketball and volleyball games. But come hurricane season, the structure that …

Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Detroit MAP. Come hear about how two nonprofit founders are utilizing agriculture development through job creation to revitalize some of Detroit's key neighborhoods. Harry Reisig of …

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it's the Week in Green. The planet.

Andrea Rossi has made some interesting comments lately in response to questions regarding the self-sustain activity in the Hot Cat. Here are the …

By launching a Kickstarter project, Whim Architects are seeking to create a prototype for a floating, self-sustaining home made from plastic sea waste.

D.C. is taking on another new initiative which has the potential to create a new standard of energy-efficiency in buildings across the city, as well as the nation: the District's first living building.

My background in IT comes mostly from a nomadic perspective. In my years of IT and InfoSec, I've had the makings of a career consultant – different client each week, different city, different nature of work. It's been a long and …

On Tuesday, February 5th 2013, Lt. Sheila Jones of the Fredericksburg Police Department will be offering a free 3- hour self defense class for all FARC members. The class will be held at the police department on Cowan Blvd. from 6 to 9pm …

The purpose of the Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinators (ROSS-SC) program is to provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs), tribes/tribally designated …

The Philippines is on track when it comes to its rice self-sufficiency goal for 2013, but the country may still import the commodity as buffer stock.

Project Self-Sufficiency will offer “Becoming You: Corporate Careers” to teens and adults on Thursday, January 24th, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Participants will hear from professionals at Pfizer, Selective Insurance and BASF …

The flier went on to decry "increasingly provocative," "arrogant" and "self-sufficient" women who abandon their children, don't clean their houses and serve cold meals. Corsi is the leader of a church in the small parish of San …

Project Self-Sufficiency of Sussex County is a non-profit agency which helps low-income families in the New Jersey counties of Sussex, Morris and Warren to achieve economic self-sufficiency and family stability.

By Michael Levi, CFR Michael Levi is director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change at the Council on Foreign Relations. This entry of Energy, Security and Climate originally appeared here. The views …

When it comes to oil, however, survey respondents are far less optimistic about the nation's ability to meet American demand with domestic supplies: 54{660353129f8d892044c993645a1c75194301fec6786a7f617c15adde0b0011e9} say the US will never be completely oil self-sufficient – and only 26{660353129f8d892044c993645a1c75194301fec6786a7f617c15adde0b0011e9} …

One of the redeeming features of our economic development during the last four decades has been the steady increase in food grain production despite all od…

Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency – Service Coordinators Program – The purpose of the Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinators (ROSS-SC) program is to …

I've starting thinking about Transitional Twenties as the follow-up to the Terrible Two's: a period of swinging wildly between self-sufficiency and total dependence. One day you're eating every meal on a non-optional campus …

Factory Farmed Meat Can Trigger a Global Pandemic That Wipes Out Sixty Percent of Those Infected. Saturday 09 January 2010. by: Kathy Freston | AlterNet. The chicken and pork industries have wrought unprecedented changes in bird and …

This report summarizes the business and health lessons from previous epidemics and provides important insights to managers about dealing previous epidemics and provides important insights to managers about dealing with today's …

After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., teachers are asking what they should do in a similar situation.