Good News Headlines 9/29/15
9 Fortune 500 Companies Pledge To Go 100% Renewable
by Cole Mellino, EcoWatch
Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Procter & Gamble, Salesforce, Starbucks, Steelcase, Voya Financial and Walmart joined RE100, pledging to source 100 percent of their electricity from renewable energy “to reduce CO2 emissions and seize the business benefits,” says the nonprofit The Climate Group… Read more
Berlin-Based Company Refuses To Deliver Razor Wire To Hungary
by Christoph Asche, HuffPost Germany
The fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border has provoked intense discussion — about Hungary, about humanity, about Europe's new self-image… Read more
Leonardo DiCaprio Says Goodbye To Fossil Fuel Industry, Gives $2.6 Trillion Divestment Movement Star-Powered Boost
by Damian Carrington and Emma Howard, Alternet/The Guardian
Actor ramps up climate change fight, joins coalition of 2,000 individuals and 400 institutions committing to phase out investments in coal, oil and gas companies… Read more
Northern Ireland Bans GMO Crops
by Willy Blackmore, EcoWatch/TakePart
The politics of genetically engineered foods (GMOs) are being redrawn in Europe, where a near complete disapproval persisted until earlier this year. Now, it’s up to individual nations to say whether or not they want GMO crops grown on their soil… Read more
France + Russia Ban GMOs
by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Russia and France have joined the growing list of European countries crusading against genetically modified (GMO) food and crops… Read more
Anti-Racist Organizers Win As Seattle Council Votes To End Youth Incarceration
by Marcus Harrison Green, YES! Magazine
The resolution, which passed unanimously, endorses the goal of having no kids in detention in Seattle. It’s a move that chips away at the school-to-prison pipeline… Read more
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