Mom Fined $535 After Her Daughter Saved a Baby Bird
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If a nation can be judged for how they treat their animals -- does the same apply for how it rewards those who treat them well? When 11-year-old Skylar Capo of Fredericksberg, Virgina, saw an abandoned baby woodpecker in her father's yard and a cat threatening to eat it, she did what any kindhearted child who wants to be a veteranian would do: she rescued it. With her mother picking her up soon, Skylar decided it would be best to release the bird at her house. But before they made it home, the Good Samaratan and ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It seems like a good sign when an eighth-grade girl says this about a vending machine stocked with things like fruit slices, (healthy) granola bars and dairy-free snacks: "All the vending machines I see have candy or soda—things that people would assume the general public wants. But actually the healthy things that are in this vending machine, everybody likes." She's talking about the 
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I confess I have been watching the sudden rush of solar in my country of origin with interest, but things are likely to get a little quieter. While 
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