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Good News Headlines 8/11/15

Repulsed By Animal Cruelty, Attendance (And Profits) At SeaWorld Plummet
by Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams
Since the 2013 release of Blackfish, a bombshell documentary exposing animal cruelty at SeaWorld, the aquatic theme park has lost increasing levels of both profits and visitors, reporting an 84 percent plunge in net income in just three months… Read more
Obama’s Clean Power Plan Hailed As US’ Strongest Ever Climate Action
by Adam Vaughan, The Guardian
Hundreds of businesses including eBay, Nestle and General Mills have issued their support for Barack Obama’s clean power plan, billed as the strongest action ever on climate change by a US president… Read more
Bid Adieu: Boston 2024 Loses, Vulnerable Communities Win
by Alex Ramirez, Spare Change News
Opponents of the bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games argued that the homeless, low-income communities and people of color were most in danger of displacement and harassment should the Summer Olympics have come to town… Read more
Netflix Is Giving Employees A Year Of Paid Parental Leave So They Can Binge-Watch Their Babies
by Robbie Couch, Upworthy
New parents at Netflix can now take up to a year of paid leave while their babies finish buffering… Read more
Boston Public Library Puts Teacher Training On The Map
by Hadley Green, WBUR
For educators, summer is not just a time for vacation; it’s also a valuable opportunity to learn new teaching strategies and plan for the year ahead… Read more
9 Year Old Girl Builds Tiny Mobile Shelters For Homeless Because 'Everyone Deserves A Place To Sleep'
from EWAO
Hailey Fort is in the process of building 12 mobile sleeping shelters to support homeless individuals in her community… Read more
Forget Boys’ And Girls’ Toys: Target Introduces Gender-Neutral Toy Aisle
by Heather Dockray, Good Magazine
After considerable pressure by social media and consumers, the company announced that they’d be abandoning binaries in toys, kids’ bedding, and children’s books… Read more
Student Fights Child Mortality With Genius New Device
by Laura Feinstein, Good Magazine
It’s estimated that over 150,000 children are born in refuge camps each year, with 27,500 dying due to lack of proper medical equipment. One particular shortage is of incubators… Read more