Most pet owners today can attest that advances in research and pharmacology have enabled our pets to live longer, healthier lives. From areas like diabetes care, veterinary oncology to managing arthritis, today's pets have advantages over their predecessors.

Water tables are falling dramatically in many parts of the world due to over-abstraction of water for agricultural and industrial uses, and changing weather patterns.

It’s a simple fact of life that technology changes the way we do things, and technology is changing the way we give to charities. Haitian relief efforts are a good example. The Red Cross raised over $30 million for Haiti after the earthquake through text donations by mid-February, over 10 percent of all funds raised. A recent survey, commissioned by the Boston marketing firm, Cone, discovered that thirteen percent of Americans made a text-message donation to Haitian relief efforts.

In nearly three months since a massive earthquake devastated Haiti and killed hundreds of thousands of people, East Tennesseans have donated more than $300,000 for Haiti through the American Red Cross.

The devastating earthquake that shook Haiti in January destroyed the country's already weak phone network. Now, some entrepreneurs see an opportunity rising out of the rubble. John Stanton — whose company owns the second-largest mobile carrier in Haiti — thinks Haiti should go copper-wire-free. He says the country should forget rebuilding the old system, and instead build a more robust cell phone network. Robert Siegel talks to Stanton about his idea to leapfrog land-line technology.

Walmart's pollution reduction goal will affect every step of the manufacturing process from raw materials to recycling.

FOND-DES-BLANCS, Haiti — Before the earthquake that changed everything, Chlotilde Pelteau and her husband lived a supremely urban existence. A cosmetics vendor and a mechanic, they both enjoyed a steady clientele and a hectic daily routine, serenaded by the beeping cars and general hubbub of Port-au-Prince.

Americans threw out just shy of three million tons of household electronics in 2006. This so-called e-waste is the fastest-growing part of the municipal waste stream and, depending on your outlook, either an enormous problem or a bonanza. E-waste generally contains substances that, though safely sequestered during each product’s use, can become hazardous if not handled properly when disposed. Those products also hold bits of precious metals like silver, copper, platinum and gold.

The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him...