Good News Headlines 9/8/2020
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New York’s Staten Island Dump Is Now A Park
from Waste 360
Now known as Freshkills, the trash hills are hills without the trash. And today it is a place of ecological adaptation. The park is set to open to visitors in spring 2021… Read More
Algramo Launches In NYC To Fight Single-Use Plastic—And Help Forgetful Customers
from Contxto
At first sight, it’s clear that this approach helps the environment by cutting down the consumption of single-use plastic. But wait there’s more… Read More
Happiness Museum Looks At Brighter Feelings In Uncertain Times
by Mark Johanson, CNN
The new attraction is the brainchild of the Happiness Research Institute, an independent think tank that explores the science behind why some societies are happier than others with the end goal of encouraging global policymakers to include wellbeing as an integral part of the public policy debate… Read More
Rare ‘Singing’ Dog Found Flourishing In Remote Indonesia Region
by Nathan Howes, Yahoo! News
They were believed to be extinct because of habitat loss and hybrid breeding with feral village dogs… Read More
New Organic Certification Will Help Shoppers Choose Sustainable Products
by Katherine Martinko, Treehugger
The ROC standard was created by the Regenerative Organic Alliance, which formed in 2018 to respond to the growing need for a better agricultural economy… Read More
5 Simple Ways You Can Get Involved With #SecondHandSeptember
by Lisa Walden, Country Living
While the change in how we shop should be permanent, the campaign exists to help us all rethink the way we consume for the sake of the planet… Read More
‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Allowed To Leave Zoo For Better Life
from The Guardian
An elephant who has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and be transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case has said… Read More
This Eucalyptus-based Hoodie Can Be Composted In Your Garden
from The Optimist Daily
Moving beyond T-shirts, Vollebak has created a hoodie made from eucalyptus trees dyed with pomegranate… Read More
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