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A new coating for concrete structures could result in seriously tough structures that better resist damage and thus saves money in reconstruction and repair. Better yet, the coating relies on waste ash from burning coal in power stations.

You may recall that BP nearly obliterated the Louisiana and Florida coasts last year following the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, which saw approximately 205 million gallons of oil dumped into the Gulf of Mexico (seen above from space). There's no way to get around the issue in the oil company's first corporate social responsibility report since the disaster--but that hasn't stopped BP from trying.

Phil Mickelson gets to Florida and starts thinking about Georgia.

Summiteers Jeff Rosenthal (far left), Natalie Spilger, and Thayer Walker prep for the gathering. | Photograph by Jeffery Salter The Summit Series is the next big wave in the conference world, thanks to its doing-good-while-feeling-good attitude. WHAT DO RICHARD BRANSON , a 7-foot-long sandbar shark, and the Dalai Lama's spiritual adviser have in common

A few years ago in central Florida, John Santarpia had an idea. He was the president and CEO of a credit union and felt he needed to do something to improve its image. "We're a medium-sized credit union and there's a lot of competition," Santarpia said

PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) -So much about Sergio Garcia looks the same as ever.

This is a promotional blog post. I was asked to cover the SXSW Film Festival screening of Morgan Spurlock's new documentary, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold , which attempts to take a meta-look at the concept of product placement via a documentary funded entirely by product placement, because of promotional considerations: Fast Company, my employer, is featuring Spurlock, his movie, and his take on the concept of "selling out vs. buying in" as a story in the April issue