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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And, that's exactly what a young man from Gainesville who failed by a little more than a second to make the U.S. Olympics team this year intends to do...
Happy Independence Day, America!
In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...
Jul 4, 2008
Weightlifting Powerhouse Melanie Roach Achieves Olympic Dream
Last month, with 228.8 pounds pressed over her 5-foot 2-inch, 117-pound frame, Melanie Roach solidified the dream of a lifetime. After earning her place on the women's U.S. Olympic weightlifting team in Atlanta, Roach is poised to take on the world at the games in Beijing...
Jun 30, 2008
Dear EarthTalk
How is it said that we are “losing winter” because of climate change? It didn’t seem so last winter, when it even snowed in places for the very first time. -- Peter Kim, Duxbury, MA...
Jun 8, 2008
Dear EarthTalk
The 2008 Summer Olympics in China are drawing a lot of attention right now for political reasons. I’ve heard, though, that one ray of light is China’s effort to make the event as green as possible. What’s going on in that regard? -- Josh Rogers, Concord, NH...
Jun 4, 2008
Price Industries Announces Quick Start Training Initiative Gwinnett Tech to Provide Training for Price Expansion
Gwinnett Technical College and Price Industries, headquartered in Suwanee, have entered into an agreement that will provide training for Price employees through the college's Quick Start division...
May 17, 2008
Bottled Water's Days are Numbered, says leading Environmental Magazine
Bottled water is out, and tap water is in, says the May/June 2008 cover story of E...
May 13, 2008
Atlanta City Council President Lisa M. Borders and Members of Council Welcomed Yuxiang Long of China
Atlanta/China Relations - Chairman Long is visiting Atlanta from China as part of a cultural and economic exchange between the two countries...
Apr 22, 2008
Migrant Hummingbirds Returning to Georgia
Hang up your feeders and they will come! Ruby-throated hummingbirds and other avian acrobats are returning to Georgia from their wintering grounds to the south. Ruby-throated “hummers” may travel more than 600 miles from Mexico to Georgia...
Apr 16, 2008
Eco Tour — Georgia Aquarium Whale Shark Expedition
Join Georgia Aquarium on its first whale shark expedition to the beautiful waters of the Gulf of Mexico! From August 7-12, 2008, the Aquarium will take an intimate group of ten individuals on a relaxing trip to Mexico for an exclusive opportunity to see Georgia Aquarium researchers at work...
Apr 15, 2008
Kia Georgia Training Center Opens in West Point
Governor Sonny Perdue and Euisun Chung, President, Kia Motors Corporation, joined other company officials and local and state dignitaries today to cut the ribbon and celebrate the opening of the first building that will be part of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.’s automotive assembly complex in West Point, Ga...
Apr 3, 2008
Governor Perdue Departs for China on Delta Inaugural Flight
Governor Sonny Perdue departed from Atlanta today on Delta’s inaugural non-stop flight to Shanghai, China. Governor Perdue is leading a delegation of business, academic and government officials from Georgia on a week long economic development mission to Shanghai and Beijing...
Apr 2, 2008
Celebrate Global Perspectives with Gwinnett Technical College
Gwinnett Technical College's faculty, staff and students will celebrate the global diversity of the college with the annual Global Perspective Bash, inviting the public to join them for the festival on April 10, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the cafeteria in Building 100...
Mar 29, 2008
Global Volunteers Offers New Volunteer Abroad Program in Vietnam
Global Volunteers, the nation's longstanding "volunteer vacation" leader, will inaugurate a new international service program opportunity in Vietnam, beginning July, 2008. In its 25th year, Global Volunteers engages short-term volunteers to work on long-term human and economic development projects on five continents in 21 countries,including the USA. Photos are "Courtesy of Global Volunteers"...
Mar 28, 2008
´Kite Runner´ Author Khaled Hosseini to Appear at Brenau Oct. 13
Best-selling novelist Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns," will appear on the Gainesville campus at Brenau University on Monday, Oct. 13 - one of only five speaking engagements the 43-year-old Afghanistan-born physician, writer and humanitarian has accepted for the fall of 2008...
Mar 3, 2008
The Night the Lights Will Go Out in Georgia: Atlanta Joins Global “Earth Hour” Event for Climate Change March 29th
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, individuals, businesses, and local government officials in Atlanta will join millions of people in more than 20 major cities throughout the world in turning off non-essential lights from 8 – 9 p.m. local time in a powerful statement on climate change...
Feb 22, 2008
