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Good News Headlines 1/19/16
No Jail Time For Delta 5 In Historic Case That ‘Welcomes Jurors To Climate Movement’
by Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams
Activists who blockaded an oil train in September 2014 will not face financial restitution claims or jail time… Read more
Activists Are Celebrating As The World’s Biggest Ivory Market Officially Closes Its Doors
by Jon Comulada, Upworthy
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced plans to "phase out" ivory sales in the city… Read more
The People Win Over Shell In Fracking Water Withdrawal Case
by Sandra Steingraber, EcoWatch
A small band of citizens from the Village of Painted Post (pop. 1,842) defeated the plans of fossil fuel behemoth Shell Oil… Read more
Giant Calving Icebergs May Slow The Pace Of Climate Change
by Tim Radford, Climate News Network/Truthdig
Giant icebergs drifting northwards could be responsible for storing up to a fifth of all the carbon that sinks into the south polar waters… Read more
Leo DiCaprio Shares Award For ‘Best Actor’ With Indigenous People
from EWAO
In his acceptance speech, Leonardo diCaprio paid tribute to indigenous people as well as their lands around the world… Read more
Nestle, Pepsi Fined For Concealing GMOs As Campbell Soup Announces Voluntary Label
by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
As the food fight over genetically modified food rages on in the U.S., six major food manufacturers—including Nestle, PepsiCo and Mexican baking company Grupo Bimbo—have been slapped with fines by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice for concealing the presence of GMOs in their products… Read more
Record Number Of 2015 Organ Transplants Is ‘Testament To Generosity Of Americans’
from Good News Network
Organ transplants performed in the United States for the first time exceeded 30,000 in a single year, according to a report from the branch of the US Department of Health and Human Services that oversees national organ transplantation policy… Read more
FDA Takes Steps To Ban Chemicals In Pizza Boxes
by Dan Nosowitz, Modern Farmer
In a curious case in which a petition to the government actually succeeds in achieving its aims, the FDA entered into the Federal Registry a final rule that will, barring any weird complications, ban a few chemicals commonly used in pizza boxes and other food packaging… Read more
