Good News Headlines 4/17/18
New Zealand Bans All New Offshore Oil Exploration As Part Of ‘Carbon-Neutral Future’
by Eleanor Ainge Roy, The Guardian
The New Zealand government will grant no new offshore oil exploration permits in a move that is being hailed by conservation and environmental groups as a historic victory in the battle against climate change… Read More
Amid ‘Black Panther’ Craze, African Clothing Retailers Marvel At Sales Boost
by Zeninjor Enwemeka, WBUR
“Black Panther” has smashed records at the box office. It’s now the highest grossing superhero movie ever in the United States. It has also sparked a boom in African clothing… Read More
Mass. Lawmakers Once Again Take On NRA In Push To Pass ‘Red Flag’ Law
by Anthony Brooks, WBUR
Although Massachusetts has some of the toughest gun control laws in the country, gun safety advocates want to make them even stricter… Read More
This Inspiring Project Aims To Bring Clean Water To A Million Kids In Kenya
by Maxwell Williams, Good Magazine
According to Charity: Water, around 40% of Kenya’s 48 million people drink and bathe with water from unclean sources like ponds, shallow boreholes, and rivers… Read More
Tammy Duckworth Makes History As The First Sitting U.S. Senator To Give Birth
by Tod Perry, Good Magazine
Duckworth also made history in 2012 when she became the first disabled woman elected to U.S. Congress… Read More
Iceland Supermarkets To Ban Palm Oil In Own-Brand Products
from BBC News
Iceland said growing demand for the oil was devastating tropical rainforests across southeast Asia… Read More
This Florida Teen Just Planted 400 Trees To Save Florida’s Coastline
by Joanna Prisco, Global Citizen
Theo Quenee, an 18-year-old Miami native, first spotted the uprooted mangrove seedlings scattered throughout his neighborhood after the storm… Read More
Hawaiian Airlines Educates Visitors About Reef Health On Flights Inbound To Hawaii
from Hawaii News Now
There’s a new effort aimed at protecting Hawaii’s reefs. The target audience: visitors flying to Hawaii… Read More
When They Couldn’t Afford Internet Service, They Built Their Own
by J. Gabriel Ware, YES! Magazine
In 2016, a coalition of media, tech, and community organizations launched the Equitable Internet Initiative, a project that will result in the construction of wireless broadband internet networks across three underserved Detroit neighborhoods… Read More
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