Good News Headlines 6/14/16
Norway Becomes World’s First Country To Ban Deforestation
by Katie Pohlman, EcoWatch
The Norwegian Parliament pledged that the government’s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free. Any product that contributes to deforestation will not be used in the Scandinavian country… Read More
Egg Farmers Say They’ll Stop Grinding Up Millions Of Chicks Alive
by Hilary Hanson, The Huffington Post
Since baby males aren’t useful to the industry, they usually meet a horrific death. Most egg farmers in the United States will stop grinding male baby chickens to death over the next four years… Read More
A New Bilingual Play At The Huntington Puts American Sign Language Center Stage
by Andrea Shea, WBUR
The Huntington Theatre Company in Boston is forging new territory with a world premiere titled, “I Was Most Alive with You.” Every show is bilingual, with hearing and deaf actors performing in two languages: English and American Sign Language… Read More
World’s First Off-Grid ReGen Village Will Be Completely Self-Sufficient Producing Its Own Power And Food
by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
A visionary real estate development company is piloting its first 100 homes across 15,500-square-meters in the planned city of Almere in The Netherlands with construction set for this summer… Read More
Californians With Terminal Illness Now Have The Right To Die On Their Own Terms
by Mollie Reilly, The Huffington Post
The law was inspired by Brittany Maynard, who moved to Oregon to end her own life… Read More
12 Ways To Get Rid Of Aggressive Weeds Without Resorting To Roundup
by Zoe Blarowski, Care2
You don’t have to resort to chemical herbicides in order to get rid of invasive weeds. Safer options exist that will work just as effectively… Read More
Community Wins As Nestle Drops Water Extraction Plans
by Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams
After facing community resistance, bottled beverage giant Nestlé Waters North America this week ditched its plans to extract water from a Monroe County, Pennsylvania spring… Read More
Miami-Dade Is Banning Styrofoam In Parks
by Tim Elfrink, Miami New Times
The Miami-Dade County Commission agreed to ban Styrofoam from all county parks beginning next summer… Read More
Bionic Leaf Can Fuel Energy Revolution
by Tim Radford, Climate News Network
Renewable energy experts and microbiologists have teamed up to create a super-efficient artificial leaf that uses photosynthesis to produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels… Read More
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