Good News Headlines 12/1/2020
Dispel Lockdown Woes and Hectic Holidays With Simple, Science-Backed Tips For Boosting Mood
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
Wintertime weather, holidays, and a pandemic lockdown can make routines difficult, but practicing mindfulness can offer a solution, and be done in very simple forms… Read More
This School District Is Using Solar Savings To Give Teachers A Raise
from The Optimist Daily
Clean energy nonprofit Generation 180 says the Batesville School District isn’t alone in switching to renewable energy. Across the US, at least 7,300 schools are using solar to save on utilities and introduce students to renewable energy… Read More
Scotland Becomes First Nation To Provide Free Pads, Tampons In Public Bathrooms
by Sara Boboltz, HuffPost
Toilet paper will no longer be the only essential hygiene item available free of cost in Scottish facilities… Read More
Covid: Mouthwash ‘Can Kill Virus In Lab In 30 Seconds’
from BBC News
Scientists at Cardiff University found there were “promising signs” that over-the-counter mouthwashes may help to destroy the virus… Read More
Recycling Oven Makes Asbestos Safe To Reuse
from The Construction Index
Thermal treatment changes the chemical and physical composition of the asbestos and the asbestos-free material is then crushed to produce aggregate for road building… Read More
Rare Plant Rises from the Dead in Norfolk Pond
by Rein F., Nature World News
Previously believed to have gone extinct, grass-poly is one of the rarest plants in the United Kingdom. The last confirmed sighting of this low-rising plant in the area was more than a hundred years ago… Read More
Moving Company Helps Victims Of Domestic Violence Move At No Cost
by Ashley Wehrli, Moms.com
One moving company is making it a lot easier for families affected by domestic violence to leave their current situation… Read More
Indigenous-owned Solar Farm Opens In Remote Northern Alberta Community
by Jordan Omstead, CBC News
An Indigenous-owned solar farm in remote northeast Alberta, branded the largest project of its kind in Canada, celebrated its grand opening this week, bringing increased renewable energy independence to a community long reliant on diesel fuel… Read More
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