Stories from around the Web that inform, incense, and inspire us here at TakePart:
Climate Change: Scientists discover that global warming might be good for something: cutting down on bubonic plague. [New York Times]
Energy Efficiency: The U.S. has started the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves to help people in developing nations who struggle with primitive indoor stoves. [New York Times]
Conservation: A rare owl has been rescued from one of the world's largest cruise ships after being used as a pet. [AFP]
Women's Rights: A list of the 100 best companies for working mothers. [Tonic]
High Fructose Corn Syrup: Nice try, Corn Refiners, but the name "corn sugar" is already taken. [The Atlantic]
Immigration: DREAMING of staying in the U.S. to learn, students spell out messages of their hope for an American education. [New York Times]
Conservation: The carcass of a rare whale washed up on the shore of San Francisco's Ocean Beach with indications that it was hit by a ship. [San Francisco Gate]
Animal Welfare: A man in the Bronx discovered a 3-foot-long snake perched on his toilet seat. [New York Daily News]
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