Good News Headlines 9/8/15
At Long Last, Testing On Chimps To End In The United States – And The World
by Wayne Pacelle, The Humane Society of the United States
A century of invasive experiments on chimpanzees in the United States will come to a halt in about 10 days… Read more
'Big Moment' For California As Assembly Votes To Divest From Dirty Coal
by Lauren McCauley, Common Dreams
World's eighth largest economy moves to divest $300 million from thermal coal holdings… Read more
How Volunteers In Europe Are Opening Their Hearts And Homes To Refugees
by Global Voices
Hungarian citizens are handing out water to hundreds of refugees as the march 125 miles towards Austria. A German couple helped organize Refugees Welcome, an AirBnB of sorts that helps connect refugees with shared flats… Read more
4th Graders (And Their Families) Can Get Free Admission To Every U.S. National Park For A Full Year
by Rafi Schwartz, Good Magazine
The National Parks Service is, it seems, a firm believer in that old saying: “’tis better to give, than to receive.”… Read more
Two More European Countries Ban Monsanto’s GMO Crops
by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Lativia and Greece have specifically said no to growing Monsanto‘s genetically modified maize, or MON810, that’s widely grown in America and Asia but is the only variety grown in Europe… Read more
New Program Takes Rare Approach Of Treating Homeless People Like Human Beings—And It Works
by Emily Wilson, AlterNet
A new program moves homeless encampments into a safe, clean space with food, laundry, showers and case workers who care… Read more
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