Good News Headlines 9/24/19
Scenes From The Youth Climate Strike In Boston
from WBUR
Thousands of young people from Massachusetts joined their counterparts across the world to stage a “climate strike” on Friday, demanding politicians and other adults in their lives take bold and immediate action on climate change… Read More
His Mission: Meet 10,000 People, One At A Time, For An Hour At A Time. His Goal: Human Connection.
by Grace Dickinson, The Philadelphia Inquirer
So far, he’s connected with nearly 2,800 strangers, and projects to spend the next 10 years continuing to plug away at his goal… Read More
Marriott CEO Says Cutting Out Single-Use Toiletries Will Save 500 Million Plastic Bottles Per Year
by Jeremy Hobson and Allison Hagan, WBUR
The world’s largest hotel chain, Marriott International, says it’s ditching the tiny shampoo, conditioner and shower gel bottles for a more sustainable approach at all its properties by December 2020… Read More
This ‘Personal Carbon Sequestration’ Device Uses Algae To Remove CO2 From The Air
by Adele Peters, Fast Company
Just plug it into your office’s HVAC system and start removing emissions from the air… Read More
Conservation Group To Buy Largest Private Sequoia Forest In The World
by Melissa Breyer, Treehugger
The 530-acre forest has hundreds of ancient giant sequoia, including the fifth-largest tree known on the planet… Read More
Rescuers Used A Human Chain To Save A Group Of Dolphins Stranded In A Florida Canal
by Allen Kim, CNN
The dolphins, including two calves, were trapped in a canal near the Fossil Park neighborhood since Sunday… Read More
In World’s First Telethon to Fight Climate Crisis, Denmark Raises Millions to Plant Trees
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
This weekend, the two-and-a-half hour live benefit event “Denmark Plants Trees” was broadcasted on the public television channel TV2. Musicians, actors, philanthropists, sports icons, and politicians all participated in the event as it was filmed from within the Gisselfeld Klosters Skove forest… Read More
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