Good News Headlines 1/5/2021
Adidas To Launch Plant-Based Shoes Made From Mushroom Leather
from The Beet
Created using mycelium, Adidas’ newest “leather” will join the brand’s line of animal-free versions of its most iconic shoes, launched earlier this year as part of its sustainability initiative… Read More
US Is Now Building A Giant Bike Trail That Will Go Coast-To-Coast
by Anagha Srikanth, The Hill
Over the last year, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has been quietly working to securing millions of dollars in funds and miles of land to develop for an ambitious national infrastructure project… Read More
Could IKEA’s New Tiny House Help Fight the Climate Crisis?
by Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch
Furniture giant IKEA collaborated with Vox Creative and tiny home builder Escape to produce a tiny house on wheels that could inspire environmental- and climate-friendly changes in the housing industry… Read More
Inspired By Her Brother, Juliana Fetherman Built An App To Help People With Special Needs Connect
by Callie Patteson, Today
As a student, she didn’t know what to do after college, then she realized she wanted created something to help people with special needs form friendships… Read More
‘Grandfather’ Of Homeless Animals Graduates From Veterinary Program To Care For Stray Dogs
from Good News Network
Retiring from his career as a biology teacher after serving his community of 42 years, Turkey’s Fevzi Uyar has been dedicating his time to animals in need for the past five years… Read More
Scientists Find A Female Of The World’s Most Endangered Turtle
from The Optimist Daily
To find the female Swinhoe’s soft-shell turtle, conservationists spent weeks looking for it in the 1,400-hectare Dong Mo lake near Hanoi… Read More
How The Netherlands Is Reducing Household Food Waste
by Katherine Martinko, Treehugger
The Netherlands is cracking down on food waste. It has launched a project called United Against Food Waste to educate people on what to buy at the grocery store, how to store ingredients properly to minimize spoilage, and when to use food before it goes bad… Read More
