Good News Headlines 5/6/2024
Dramatic dash cam video shows strangers on I-94 in Minnesota come together with highway personnel, and desperately fight to remove a trapped man from a car engulfed in flames — and succeed!
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Five Principles For Responsible Outdoor Lighting
Too often, outdoor electric lighting installations at night are over lit, are left on when not needed, and are harmful to the environment. As a result, light pollution is a growing global issue that can negatively affect our environment as well as our quality of life.
Good News Headlines 4/29/2024
With more than 1200 volunteers who have cleaned up nearly 9.9 tons of marine litter from beaches in East Africa’s Seychelles islands over the past five years, this Parley Seychelles cleanup effort shows the potential for citizens to tackle marine trash.
Good News headlines 4/22/2024
Millions of wildflowers now delight a small Vermont countryside community after two transplanted Long Islanders got tired of mowing their massive lawn all day and planted wildflowers instead, delighting the neighbors, birds, bees and butterflies.
Good News Headlines 4/15/2024
She was four years old when a cyclone devastated her hometown. Six when she started cold-calling landowners to get them to plant new trees. Ten when National Geographic shone a light on her work. Meet Prasiddhi Singh, the young girl taking on climate change one tree at a time.
Good News Headlines 4/8/2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) finalized three rules to protect threatened species and their habitats, the Department of Interior announced.
Good News Headlines 4/1/2024
As news deserts expand, students journalists in academic-media partnerships are stepping up to bolster local coverage, from student-staffed statehouse bureaus to papers run by journalism schools.
Good News Headlines 3/25/2024
Beekeepers triumphed against a deadly insecticide linked to a nationwide honey bee die-off, which remains banned in California thanks to Earthjustice’s legal work, after a state agency approved the insecticide sulfoxaflor for use.
Women’s History Month: 12 Modern Women Making The World More Inclusive
People often celebrate Women’s History Month by reflecting on the most historic moments women achieved since the beginning of time. While it’s important to remember women who changed the world, it’s also crucial to celebrate the women setting records today.
Good News Headlines 3/18/2024
Places across the U.S., including Chicago’s Cook County, are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net. Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, says people “can invest in their families in ways that make them more stable over time."
Massachusetts’ Highly Touted Push To “Significantly Reduce” Affordable Housing Vacancies Barely Made A Dent
In 2019, the state created a central list with the aim of making it easier for people to find public housing. Instead, the system has become a bureaucratic quagmire.
Good News Headlines 3/11/2024
Boiling tap water can destroy at least 80 percent of three of the most common plastic compounds that can be found in your water, which may be the solution to microplastics in drinking water.
Good News Headlines 3/4/2024
Bob Moore, the founder of Bob's Red Mill, who died on Saturday, set up a unique ownership model for his natural food company. Rather than sell out to a food giant, he transferred full ownership to his employees — more than 700 of them.
Is Blocking The Sun Quietly Being Normalized?
Officially, there’s an international moratorium on attempts to block the sun. The U.S. government has positioned the Pentagon’s weather modification work as countering the potential “security threat” geoengineering posed. Recently there’s been a shift.
Good News Headlines 2/26/2024
Japanese scientists have launched the world's first wooden satellite using biodegradable magnolia wood as an environmentally friendly solution to help combat the growing problem of metal space pollution.
Good News Headline 2/19/2024
The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced that it will put an additional US$80 million toward Food is Medicine (FIM) programs in the United States over the next five years. The new commitment will bring the Foundation’s total funding of FIM interventions to over US$100 million.
Terrorists at the Peace Table: How Intractable Conflicts End
Idealism and hope may seem to many naïve and foolish, but our only other choice is to surrender to violence, war and death. I remind myself that from the ashes of endless other intractable conflicts a seemingly impossible Phoenix of Peace has arisen.
Why We Pledged 1% Of Our Home Sale Price To A Native Tribe
The Native Land Reparation Pledge reflects a commitment to the common good, recognizing the inherent dignity and rights of indigenous peoples. It acknowledges the past wrongs committed against native tribes and demonstrates a genuine desire for justice and restoration.
Good News Headlines 2/12/2024
Christian Bale has led a tour round the new village in California where he plans to build 12 foster homes, as well as two studio flats to help children transition into independent living, and a 7,000 sq ft community centre. The actor has spearheaded the building of a unique complex of facilities with the aim of keeping siblings in the foster care system together.
Statement From The Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine On Neuralink’s Purported Patient Implant
The Physicians Committee continues to urge Elon Musk and Neuralink to shift to developing a noninvasive brain-computer interface. Researchers elsewhere have made progress to improve patient health using noninvasive methods.
Good News Headlines 2/5/2024
The mayor said medical debt is the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy in the United States, disproportionately burdening low-income households and people with inadequate insurance. He called the debt relief program the largest municipal initiative of its kind in the country.
Dog Care Below Freezing − How To Keep Your Pet Warm And Safe This Winter
Winter brings some unique challenges for dog owners, since dogs still need activity and socialization during colder seasons. Knowing the basics of winter safety is critical to maintaining a healthy lifestyle for your dog.
The Lost People
Let’s take a momentary break from the insanity of our politics today and look at what is really and truly driving all our crises around the world. “The Lost People,” was originally published in Spirit of Change magazine in 1998. It’s even more relevant today than it was then: please set aside a few minutes to read it all the way through.
Good News Headlines 1/29/2024
A new report from nonprofits Environment America, U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and Frontier Group has found that bans on plastic bags around the U.S. have already reduced the number of bags used by billions.
Support Massachusetts Wireless Safety Legislative Bills With Five-Second Action Item
The rapid, uncontrolled, and poorly regulated expansion of wireless technology and infrastructure, including cell towers, small cells and smart meters, poses significant risks to our health, damages the environment, and threatens the privacy and autonomy of citizens.
Daily Astrology
February 17, 2026
This morning’s Aquarius New Moon is also a Solar Eclipse. The conjoined Sun and Moon are at odds with volatile Uranus. The winter eclipse season has only just begun. Circumstances are likely to change in the blink of an...
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