Photo by Ringo HW Chiu/AP Article by Jonathan Watts, via The Guardian The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of...
Photo by Erick Larenbeek Article by Andy Corbley, via Good News Network Two Dutch scientists are using algae to replace plastics throughout their city – and if their mission proves successful, they believe that no one will ever have to use plastic again. Lounging on the surface of uncountable...
Photo courtesy of 2018 Cable News Network, Inc. Article by Eliza Anyangwe and Stephanie Busari, via CNN Denis Mukwege's time has come. The Congolese doctor has devoted his life to fixing the broken bodies of brutalized and violated women, and rumors swirled for years that he has been...
Photo by Orjan F. Ellingvag/Corbis via Getty Images Article by Christopher Koopman and Brian Isomf, via The Hill From modularized nuclear reactors to renewable natural gas systems to facilities that convert energy from ocean waves into electricity, the potential for clean technology to reshape our energy sector...
Article by Alexander Cornwell, via Reuters Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed a peace agreement in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the second peace deal reached since July between the once warring African countries. The Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders signed a “joint declaration of...
Photo by NOAA/NMFS/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Blog Article by June Greenstein, via Ocean Find Your Blue Today, most people have used and discarded something made out of plastic. In the U.S., that item was probably either a grocery bag or a water bottle. According to EcoWatch, Americans use...
Photo by The Plastic Bank Article by lindsaywigo via Good News Network The Lesson: The Plastic Bank has two enemies: extreme poverty and ocean pollution – and their unique business model is bringing an end to both issues by selling essential products to people for the price...
Article via HuffPost MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 13-year-old entrepreneur who was reported for operating a hot dog stand without a license is still in business thanks to city officials who could’ve shut him down. The Minneapolis Department of Health received a complaint this summer about the hot...
Photo by Bunnyhero, CC Article by McKinley Corbley, via Good News Network The world’s first pay-what-you-can grocery store just opened up in Toronto and the shelves are stocked entirely with food that was destined for a landfill. The Feed It Forward store “sells” food and ingredients that are donated by larger grocery...
Article by Jarry Lee, via Buzzfeed 1. These adorable brothers who believe in gender equality. Xander and Owen, ages 6 and 8. Photo by Viking 2. This 9-year-old who wants to remind young girls that they are valuable and powerful. “Freedom to me means choice," she says. Jayna, age 9. Photo by Viking 3. This 5-year-old cutie...