10th January 2012 By Lauren Kelley – alternet.org While no company is perfect, it’s good to know that at least a few for-profit entities did some good things for the environment and...
Category - The Good News
It ain’t all doom and gloom… Here’s the good news!
Solar Energy Lights up Bangladesh
10th January 2011 By Naimul Haq – aljazeera.com Much of Bangladesh’s rural population lived without electricity until low power solar systems transformed their lives. The sun...
25 Things You Can Do With Old Jeans
9th January 2012 By Myscha Theriault – wisebread.com Recycling fabric is a powerful green living and cost saving strategy. Denim is one of the coolest fabrics to do it with...
In a Surprising Move Time Magazine Names the Person of the Year “The Protester”
16th December 2011 By Madison Ruppert Contributing Writer – Wake Up World Traditionally, the person of the year is an actual person, a single individual who is noteworthy for one reason or...
Can the Desert Sun Power the World?
December 14th 2011 By Leo Hickman – guardian.co.uk During the summer of 1913, in a field just south of Cairo on the eastern bank of the Nile, an American engineer called Frank Shuman...
Boy with Rare Disease Finds Support From One of Man’s Best Friends
The amazing story of Lucas Hembree and his dog Juno 14th December 2011 By Bob Yarbrough – volunteertv.com The ability of Lucas Hembree, 4, to live life to the fullest is slowly...
A Deliciously Resourceful Town Aims For Total Food Self-Sufficiency Within 7 Years
By Vincent Graff dailymail.co.uk Admittedly, it sounds like the most foolhardy of criminal capers, and one of the cheekiest, too. Outside the police station in the small Victorian mill town of...
Single Lady Transforms Her Urban Garden into a Productive, Organic, Tropical Paradise
By Nicola Chatham – permaculture.org.au You don’t have to know her street number to find Rosina Buckman’s place. All you need is the street name. Winner of the Edible...
50 Life Secrets and Tips
50 Life Secrets and Tips By Jordan Lejuwaan – highexistence.com #1 Memorize something everyday. Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also...
In The Footsteps of Wonhyo
1st December 2011 A 21st Century Pilgrimage – By Simon Phillips On December 5th a crew of academics, explorers, and journalists will begin to pioneer a journey which has been about five years...
‘Youth on Fire’ 2011 Christmas Challenge.
28th November 2011 By Corrina White – mindyoga.com.au Good, good, good. Good Vibrations! Come on world; let’s raise our vibration over the festive season. ...
Six Big Pesticide Manufacturers Face Human Rights Tribunal
28th November 2011 Brandon Turbeville Activist Post Beginning on December 3, 2011, some major international chemical companies will be facing a public tribunal dealing with their...