Good News Headlines 12/22/2021
As they committed to doing last April, on the occasion of the 35th commemoration of the Chernobyl accident, the Swiss-based company Exlterra has reported spectacular results after one year of decontamination.
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Good News Headlines 12/15/2021
The country's prime minister has agreed to roll back laws that threatened to corporatize agriculture, jeopardizing the food security of more than 800 million people and further enriching the ultra-rich.
Monitor Or Talk? 5 Ways Parents Can Help Keep Their Children Safe Online
As with any venue, parents might be concerned about what dangers lurk on the internet. Here are five tips on how parents can encourage their children to adopt safer online behavior beyond using spyware or computer surveillance.
Good News Headlines 12/8/2021
The simple act of staring at a deep-red or near infrared light source for about three minutes was found to be enough to improve color vision in those suffering from failing eyesight.
Quitting Your Job Or Thinking About Joining The ‘Great Resignation’? Here’s What An Employment Lawyer Advises
One of the things I learned over the years as a lawyer and later as a professor specializing in employment law is that timing and preparation matter when it comes to quitting a job.
Banned In 32 Countries, Paraquat Use Is Expected To Increase In The United States
Attempting to keep up with the high demand for inexpensive produce, agricultural workers are using dangerous pesticides that endanger their health and the well-being of their communities. One such weed-killer is paraquat.
Good News Headlines 12/1/2021
Ontario’s northernmost First Nation has switched on a 300 kilowatt solar power station, freeing them from the burden of flying diesel by charter plane 500 miles up the Canadian coastline.
How The Women Of Standing Rock Inspired The World
The women of Standing Rock fought on. And in the process, they inspired the world. Kring spoke of Indigenous women with whom she’d collaborated in Honduras and Scandinavia, who told her that Standing Rock changed what seemed possible.
Earth Talk: What Are Conservation Dogs?
Most commonly conservation dogs are used to help biologists understand where and how threatened or endangered wildlife species are hanging on—or if they are still around at all.
Good News Headlines 11/24/2021
Union workers for equipment manufacturer John Deere voted to approve a new contract on Wednesday, ending a strike sustained by over 10,000 workers at 14 locations for nearly five weeks.
Good News Headlines 11/17/2021
The International Handball Federation will no longer require women to compete in bikini bottoms. The move comes after Norwegian players staged a protest by wearing shorts to a championship match and called for a change to the dress code.
What’s Behind The Magic Of Live Music?
The songs that beamed into living rooms during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic may have featured an artist’s hits. But there’s just something magical about seeing music surrounded by other people.
New Home For Rare Peregrine Falcons Comes To Worcester
A new mural depicting the peregrines in downtown Worcester is very easy to see, and is aiming to raise awareness about the animals — the fastest on Earth, and relatively rare in Massachusetts.
Good News Headlines 11/3/2021
When Dr. Joseph Tobias saw how big the bird which had just flown over his head was, he had just assumed it was an eagle. After all, no other bird in Ghana could be so large. He was wrong. The Imperial College researcher was the first to see a Shelley’s eagle owl in the wilds of Ghana since the 1870s.
Good News Headlines 10/27/2021
“The Great Pacific Garbage Patch can now be cleaned,” announced Dutch entrepreneur Boyan Slat, the wonderkid inventor who’s spent a decade inventing systems for waterborne litter collection. Recent tests on his Ocean Cleanup rig called System 002, invented to tackle the 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic pollution, were a success.
What I Learned When I Came Out To My Asian Mother
There was a time when coming out was the worst thing I could imagine doing to my Asian family. I was terrified to bring shame, guilt, and dishonor to them, to burden them with my truth so I distanced myself from the people, places, and things I loved.
Looking For Transformative Travel? Keep These Six Stages In Mind
After a cooped-up year, Americans are hungry to travel. Passport offices are overwhelmed with applications. In July, airlines scheduled and operated the highest number of flights since the pandemic began, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Good News Headlines 10/13/2021
President Biden on Friday restored full protections to three national monuments including Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah — known for their stunning desert landscapes and historical treasures of Native American art and settlements, as well as a rich fossil record.
Good News Headlines 10/6/2021
The Boston Athletic Association, which administers the marathon, said Monday it will honor the legacy of the late Ellison "Tarzan" Brown, Boston's champion in 1936 and 1939.
This Library Takes An Indigenous Approach To Categorizing Books
The library’s Indigenous approach to categorization and relationship building with students makes it a beloved source of community for British Columbia’s Indigenous people. For Indigenous visitors, it’s a safe space. For non-Indigenous folks, Parent said, it’s a welcoming learning experience.
Good News Headlines 9/29/2021
Vaccinated people are not as likely to spread the coronavirus as the unvaccinated. Even in the United States, where more than half of the population is fully vaccinated, the unvaccinated are responsible for the overwhelming majority of transmission.
Falling Up The Hill
Charline cared for Ruby like a dedicated mother of a disabled child. We teamed like a dream. We were one mind and heart in every realm. I shuttered to think of what would happen to us if we lost Charline.
Good News Headlines 9/22/2021
For years, many tribes have felt their history has not been given its due by schools in Connecticut. Soon, however, schools will be required to teach Native American studies, with an emphasis on local tribes.
How To Recognize Cultural Messages And Take Care Of Ourselves
We are constantly being bombarded with cultural messages through social media, through conversations with friends, family, coworkers, and pretty much anywhere we look. Cultural messages don’t belong to us, but we take them in as if they are our own thoughts.
Earth Talk: Whatever Happened To The Yukon To Yellowstone (Y2Y) Wildlife Corridor Dream
Conservationists’ dreams of a wildlife corridor stretching from the Yukon to Yellowstone (Y2Y) where “charismatic megafauna” like bears, wolves and caribou can roam freely and have enough continuous undisturbed habitat to thrive is slowly becoming a reality.
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September 9, 2025
The challenge oriented Aries Moon is busy, engaging loving Venus while also raising sparks with Jupiter and Mars. Certain commitments are deepening, while others have run their course. If you have given emotional support...
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