Good News Headlines 8/20/19
This Futuristic Hospital Is Using Greenery As Medicine
by Emma Loewe, Mind Body Green
Communal gardens, landscaped rooftops, and wide-open windows aren't features of your typical hospital—but maybe they should be… Read More
Scientists Turn Cashew Nut Shells Into Sunscreen
by Stephanie Mlot, Geek.com
A team of international scientists found an environmentally friendly way to produce sunscreen from cashew nut shells… Read More
Are These Fireproof, Hurricane-Proof Geodesic Domes The Post-Climate Change House Of The Future?
by Adele Peters, Fast Company
Geoship is touting the bioceramic geodesic dome as the home of the future—and getting help on the rollout from Zappos, which wants to build some near its headquarters to give to the homeless… Read More
Europe Could Produce Enough Wind Farm Energy To Power The Whole World For 30 Years, New Study Shows
from Good News Network
This exciting new data says that Europe has the capacity to produce more than 100 times the amount of energy it currently produces through onshore windfarms… Read More
This App Aims To Save New Moms’ Lives
by Jordan Tobias and Susie Neilson, NPR
The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world. Tech startup Mahmee wants to change that… Read More
A University Has Banned Beef To Help Fight Climate Change
by Rob Picheta, CNN
Beef burgers, burritos and other enduring student dishes are off the menu at a London university—in order to help the fight against the climate crisis… Read More
New UN Report Puts A Dagger Through Climate Deniers’ Favorite Argument
by Chris D’Angelo, HuffPost
No, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Not “good” For Global Food Production… Read More
Good News For California’s Ecosystem: Three Wolf Pups Were Born In The North State This Spring
by Caroline Ghisolfi, The Sacramento Bee
With just a handful of wolves still in California, experts say the pups represent a positive step forward toward statewide wolf recovery… Read More
Indians Plant 220 Million Trees In Single Day To Combat Climate Change
from Associated Press/USA Today
More than a million Indians planted 220 million trees on Friday in a government campaign to tackle climate change and improve the environment in the country’s most populous state… Read More
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