Good News Headlines 10/27/15
Poetry In Motion: Power Plant Will Use Ocean Tides To Power 155K Homes
by Terry Turner, Good News Network
This planned power plant in Wales may look like the Guggenheim Museum but its benefits far outweigh the beauty: it will use the rise and fall of ocean tides to generate enough renewable electricity to power 155,000 homes for 120 years… Read more
U.S. Breast Cancer Guidelines Catch Up With The Rest Of The World
by Anna Almendrala, Huffington Post
Women should begin screenings for breast cancer at 45, rather than 40, and should get yearly screenings only for the first decade, according to new mammography guidelines from the American Cancer Society… Read more
Rare Veto Keeps Obama's Options Open For Closing Gitmo
by Dan Froomkin, The Intercept/Reader Supported News
President Obama broke his cycle of empty veto threats over Guantanamo on Thursday, sending a defense authorization bill back to Congress with a defiant message: “Let’s do this right.”… Read more
Wendy’s Says No To GMO Apple
from Center for Food Safety
Wendy’s, which sells apple slices in its kids’ meals, confirmed in an email to Friends of the Earth that it has no plans to sell Arctic® apples… Read more
This Company Just Gave 6 Months Of Paid Leave To New Moms, Dads, And Gay Couples
by C. Robert Gibson, U.S. Uncut
While President Obama and other elected officials are pushing for a paid leave law that requires businesses to give new parents time off with their new baby. But one business isn’t waiting… Read more
For First Time, Canada's Indigenous Flex Their Electoral Muscles In A Big Way
by Dylan C. Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor
For decades, many of Canada's Aboriginals have viewed voting in federal elections as something foreign. But that changed this year, as a newly galvanized community made their voices heard… Read more
Vets For Bernie: Why The Most Anti-War Candidate Has Many Military Supporters
by Zaid Jilani, AlterNet
Sanders' career in Congress has been living testimony to the fact that opposing wars but supporting our soldiers are not mutually exclusive goals… Read more
New York City Plants One Million Trees, Reaches Goal 2 Years Early
by Terry Turner, Good News Network
In 2007, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched an initiative to plant a million trees in 10 years. This week, officials reached their goal — two years ahead of schedule… Read more
Pope Francis Opens New Homeless Shelter In The Vatican
by Amanda Girard, U.S. Uncut
The Vatican’s proposal is part of Pope Francis’ attempt to raise the profile of homeless persons… Read more
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