Good News Headlines 8/15/17
Smog-Eating Bikes Are About To Take On Beijing
by James Gaines, Good Magazine
If one design firm can pull it off, cyclists in Beijing may soon double as mobile air filters. Holland’s Studio Roosegaarde has developed anti-smog bicycles and the first prototype is expected to hit the Asian city’s congested streets as soon as the end of this year… Read More
Cambridge Bans Retail Sales Of Commercially Bred Pets
from EcoWatch
The ordinance, passed by the Cambridge City Council, prohibits the commercial sale of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians in pet stores. Fish are not included in the ordinance but could be added at a later date… Read More
Teen Community Organizers Hold Stadium Owners Accountable
by Oscar Perry Abello, Next City
Thanks to a bunch of teenagers, TD Garden, home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins, recently paid $1.65 million to help build a recreational facility in Boston’s Jackson Square neighborhood… Read More
Maine Man Helps Competitor Across Finish Line At Beach To Beacon 10K
by Ryan McLaughlin, Bangor Daily News
At Saturday’s TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K road race in Cape Elizabeth, it was a selfless act by a talented, humble Maine road runner that made almost everything else irrelevant… Read More
Dance Company Includes People In Wheelchairs And Busts A Beautiful Move
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
These choreographers are on a mission to prove that anyone can dance – no matter their abilities. The nonprofit called Infinite Flow hosts classes, dances, and inclusive programs for kids and adults alike—and touts itself as the first professional wheelchair ballroom dance company in the world… Read More
Florida Beachgoers, Firefighters Team To Rescue 3 Beached Manatees
from NBC Miami
A large crowd of spectators gathered as nearly a dozen good Samaritans – both men and women of all ages – assisted firefighters by pushing the beached manatees, inches at a time, back into the Gulf of Mexico… Read More
Graffiti Artists Are Turning Swastikas Into Adorable Animals
by Amar Toor, The Verge
Ibo Omari’s war against swastikas began earlier this year, when a man walked into his Berlin graffiti store and asked for a few cans of spray paint. The man had been playing with his son at a nearby playground and noticed a huge Nazi flag painted on an adjacent wall. The father wanted to paint over the flag himself, but Omari wouldn't let him… Read More
These Tobacco Filters Grow Into Plants When Littered
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
While smoking rates are on the decline in some countries, there will always be those who’ll never quit the harmful habit—and cigarette butts will likely remain an eyesore, littering the world. That’s why this company is trying to minimize the negative effects of smoking by selling biodegradable filter tips that plant seeds, instead of creating litter… Read More
This Mom Has Donated 5,000 Pints Of Breast Milk To Help Feed Premature Babies
from Sunny Skyz
The 29-year-old mom from Beaverton, Oregon, spends an incredible 10 hours a day pumping around 1.75 gallons of milk – ten times the average woman… Read More
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