Good News Headlines 5/14/19
Notre Dame Could Provide Energy For Paris With New Roof
by Liam James, Independent
Roof would also house a garden which would provide fruit and vegetables, if design is accepted… Read More
University Of Alabama’s First Black Student Receives Honorary Doctorate
by Ali Gostanian, NBC News
Autherine Lucy Foster was expelled in 1956 when her presence as the first African American student incited protests and riots on the campus… Read More
They Disguised Themselves As Boys In Order To Pay The Bills, Now ‘Barbershop Girls’ Of India Given Scholarships
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
These two Indian girls have been defying gender stereotypes in their village for years – and now they’re being rewarded for their hard work… Read More
186 Countries Have Signed UN Pact To Reduce Plastic Pollution
by Katherine Martinko, Treehugger
Nearly every country in the world has agreed to a legally binding pact to deal more effectively with plastic waste… Read More
Free Gun Violence Prevention Course Launches To Educate Young Activists
by Brakkton Booker, WBUR
Gun violence experts put the course together after hundreds of thousands of people – many of them students – rallied at the March For Our Lives last year calling for tighter gun laws… Read More
Plastic Gets A Do-Over: Breakthrough Discovery Recycles Plastic From The Inside Out
by Theresa Duque, Berkeley Lab
Scientists from Berkeley Lab have made a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again into new materials of any color, shape, or form… Read More
Maid Of The Mist To Launch First All-electric Vessels In The United States
by Ashwini Sakharkar, Tech Explorist
ABB (Asea Brown Boveri), a Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation announced that its zero-emission technology will power the next generation fully electric ferries for the iconic Maid of the Mist tour… Read More
Dog That Shoplifted A Book On ‘Abandonment’ Is Given The Love It Was Asking For
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
Instead of being disciplined for his misdeeds, this unlikely shoplifter is being given more love and attention than ever before… Read More
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