Good News Headlines 12/12/17
Our Immigrant Abuelitas, Nonnas And Grandmothers Take Their Place In A New Mural
by Phaedra Scott, WBUR
Under the Sumner Street overpass in East Boston, a crowd of people gathered in the crisp December air Friday morning for the unveiling of a new mural… Read More
Plainfield Artist Creates Ephemeral Works And Then Casts Them To The Wind
by Mary Williams, Vermont Public Radio
Michelle Wallace knows her gardens very well. "I have a deep love for the plants … I think that's where this art is rooted," she said. Recently, those garden spaces have acted as her art supply store… Read More
Mass. Gives Out $20M In Grants To Grow Energy Storage Market
by Michael P. Norton, State House News Service/WBUR
State government grants totaling $20 million are being handed out to grow an energy storage market that has the potential to reshape the power landscape and deliver new benefits to ratepayers… Read More
At Colby College, An Honor For A Former Slave
from The Boston Globe
Colby College will have a building named after a former slave who was the school janitor for 37 years starting right after the Civil War — a figure both beloved and disrespected by the college in his day… Read More
Colin Kaepernick Pledges To Fight Injustice ‘With Or Without The NFL’s Platform’
by Tod Perry, Good Magazine
Despite not receiving any pay from the NFL this year, Kaepernick is donating $1 million to community organizations that work to raise awareness about inequality… Read More
12 Reasons Bicycling Will Continue To Soar In Popularity
by Jay Walljasper, AlterNet
The times, they are a-changin'. More than 100 million Americans rode a bike in 2014, and bicycles have out-sold cars most years in the U.S. since 2003… Read More
Montreal Is Ending Its Ban On Pit Bulls
by Hilary Hanson, HuffPost
Valérie Plante, who was elected mayor of the Canadian city in November, promised during her campaign that she would repeal breed-specific restrictions on dog ownership that had been put into place by former Mayor Denis Coderre… Read More
An Argentine Startup That Makes Shoes From Discarded Tire Scraps And Employs Single Mothers
by Lucy Sherriff, PRI
Xinca’s main objective is to empower women who don’t have access to education by providing them the training they need to work… Read More
Toyota To Build Power Plant To Convert Cattle Manure Into Electricity, Hydrogen
by Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press
The Tri-Gen Project at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., will be the world’s first commercial-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation plant… Read More
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