Good News Headlines 3/4/2024
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How The Late Bob’s Red Mill Founder Avoided Selling Out To A Food Giant And Instead Transferred Ownership To His 700 Employees
by Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider
Bob Moore, the founder of Bob’s Red Mill, who died on Saturday, set up a unique ownership model for his natural food company. Rather than sell out to a food giant, he transferred full ownership to his employees — more than 700 of them. “Bob’s passion, ingenuity, and respect for others will forever inspire the employee-owners of Bob’s Red Mill, and we will carry on his legacy by bringing wholesome foods to people around the world,” the company said in an Instagram post announcing his death. “We will truly miss his energy and larger-than-life personality.”
UK Quits Treaty That Lets Fossil Fuel Firms Sue Governments Over Climate Policies
by Arthur Neslen, The Guardian
The UK is pulling out of a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over their climate policies. The UK will quit the controversial energy charter treaty (ECT) after efforts to align it with net zero emissions plans failed, the government announced late on Wednesday. The treaty allows fossil fuel investors to sue states for lost profit expectations in an opaque corporate arbitration system set up to protect fossil fuel investors in the former Soviet economies in the 1990s.
Portland County Transcends Its Rehousing Goals With 65% Drop In Homelessness
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
Clackamas County in Oregon, one of two counties into which Portland extends, has reduced the rate of homelessness by 65% from 2019 to 2023, a number that officials say reflects a more comprehensive strategy. According to Clackamas County’s quarterly report on the Supportive Housing Services (SHS) outcomes, the county has rehoused 314 people in six months. 429 people and 223 homeless households were placed in permanent supportive housing, exceeding the stated goal for the period by 20.
This New York Medical School Will No Longer Charge Tuition—Here Are 3 Other Med Schools Where Future Doctors Study For Free
by Kamaron McNair, CNBC
Future medical students will now have another option to potentially earn their degrees debt-free. Albert Einstein College of Medicine on Monday announced it received a historic billion-dollar donation to make tuition free. The donation “will ensure that no student at Einstein will have to pay tuition again,” the medical school, which is located in New York City’s Bronx borough, said in a press release. While becoming a doctor has historically been a lucrative career path, many students come out of med school under a mountain of student debt.
Scientists Find Potential Universal Anti-Venom To Treat Snakebites, From Kraits To King Cobras
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
By screening billions of human antibodies, scientists may have taken the first steps towards developing a universal antivenom for snakebites. Their screen identified one which counteracts a protein in venom found in a variety of snakes including king cobras and black mambas. Researchers at Scripps Research Institute then found that the antibody protected mice against this variety of snake venom, and the scientists published their work in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
