Good News Headlines 1/22/19
This Grandmother Spent 2018 Cleaning Up British Beaches — And She’s Not Done
by Michael d’Estries, Mother Nature Network
A 70-year-old grandmother who goes by the nickname “Action Nan” is celebrating the early weeks of 2019 with the afterglow of a successful 2018 campaign to visit and clean dozens of beaches throughout Britain… Read More
Renewables Overtook Coal In Germany Last Year
by Sami Grover, Treehugger
Reuters reports that for the first time ever, renewables overtook coal as the primary source of electricity last year—clocking in at just over 40%, while coal burning dropped to “just” 38%, apparently… Read More
Sikh Community Offers Free Food To Workers Affected By Government Shutdown
from Sunny Skyz
As part of the Sikh religion, one of their duties is to look out and protect the downtrodden… Read More
Private Citizens Volunteer To Clean Up National Parks As Shutdown Drags On
by E.A. Crunden, Think Progress
Local groups and concerned organizations are stepping up to help maintain national parks amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, one that has seen some of the country’s most beloved natural treasures imperiled by vandalism and neglect… Read More
How Books Solace, Empower And Transform Us
by Maria Popova, brainpickings.org
Since the invention of the printing press, books have fed the human animal’s irrepressible hunger for truth and meaning, and some of the most celebrated exemplars of our species have extolled reading as a pillar of our very humanity… Read More
Farm Bill Quietly Ends The Ban On Hemp In The U.S.
from Good News Network
Hemp promoters have long lobbied for this day. Just before Christmas, President Trump signed the bipartisan 2018 Congressional Farm Bill, which included a provision that effectively legalizes hemp… Read More
Nicholas Buamah, 7, Authors Book Added To Library Of Congress Catalog
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, Good Black News
7 year-old Georgia second grader Nicholas Buamah, author of Kayla & Kyle The Walking Dictionaries: Election Day, a book that helps elementary school students build their vocabularies, was recently added to the Library of Congress catalog… Read More
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