Good News Headlines 1/15/19
Dozens Of Muslim Volunteers Are Cleaning America’s National Parks During The Government Shutdown “As An Act Of Faith.”
by Tod Perry, Good Magazine
To help keep neglected parks clean and safe, dozens of volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association have held cleanup days at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Everglades National Park in Florida, Joshua Tree National Park in California, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio… Read More
Global Suicide Rate Has Declined By 29%, With Millions Of Tragedies Avoided Since 2000
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
According to a recent issue of The Economist, the global suicide rate has fallen by 29% since 2000 with notable declines in several demographic groups of people… Read More
Iguanas Reintroduced To Galapagos Island After 200 Years
by Emily Dixon, CNN
More than 1,400 land iguanas, scientific name Conolophus subcristatus, were taken from the neighboring North Seymour Island and released on Santiago Island between January 3 and 4… Read More
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trains To Run On British Railways From 2022
by Ed Wiseman, The Telegraph
Hydrogen-powered trains could run on British railways as early as 2022, as plans to introduce fuel cell technology to the network gather pace… Read More
Foie Gras Ban In California Stands After Court Battle
by Perry Miller, Inhabitat
Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not hear a challenge to the state’s 2004 ban on the production and sale of foie gras, leaving the 2017 ruling untouched… Read More
Indiana Utility To Quit Coal And Cut CO2 90% Within 10 Years
by Sami Grover, Treehugger
This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent… Read More
10 Art Exhibits To Get You Through Winter’s Deep Freeze And The Spring Thaw
by Pamela Reynolds, WBUR
As usual, the MFA, MASS MoCA and the ICA are serving up interesting artistic fare, but don’t shun the smaller venues around town… Read More
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