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RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-20-2018

Pope Francis Delivers Impassioned Defense For Amazon Indigenous Tribes

Salty Urbanism: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategies for Urban Areas

The Vancouver Aquarium Will No Longer Keep Whales and Dolphins in Captivity


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-20-2018

A Worker-Owned Cooperative Is Revitalizing Jackson, Mississippi

Chickens Can Be Wonderful Friends, If You Meet Them Instead of Eating Them (Video)

British Columbia Strengthens Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunt Ban

Boston Passes Ban on Plastic Bags

Veteran Searching for Missing Service Dog Finds 8 Other Lost Dogs


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-20-2018

You Too? Here’s What to Do

Anti-Trump Protestors Found Not Guilty

France Commits to Banning All Oil and Gas Extraction by 2040

Why Whistleblowers Are the Answer to Global Wildlife Trafficking

Coast Guard Rescues Sea Turtle Entangled Amid Bales of Cocaine


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-20-2018

5 Inspirational Speeches to Bring You Hope

4 Ways to Promote Empathy in Trump’s America

5 Compelling Reasons to Embrace the ‘YIMBY’ ('yes in my backyard') Movement

How Today’s Street Artists Are Mobilizing Activists

The Best Animal Rescue Stories of 2017


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-20-2018

Officer Comforts 93-Year-Old Theft Victim In Heartwarming, Musical Way

Sinn Féin to be led by a woman for the first time in its modern history

How to Help Jorge Garcia, a 39-Year-Old Father of Two Who Was Deported


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-20-2018

The UN Moves Forward With ‘Paris Agreement for Our Oceans’

To Save Oceans and Planet, Greenpeace Backs Plan to Create Largest Protected Area on Earth

Former Inmates Find a Future in Social Entrepreneurship

5 TED Talks That Will Make You Think Twice About Wasting Food

5 Movies That Prove Hippocrates Right (and Western Medicine Wrong)


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-20-2018

Believe Me, You Don’t Want Someone to Save the World

Quote:The change we need comes from the daily actions of many, many people.

Feeding the Hungry Is Not A Crime

A Populism of Hope Begins When People Feel Their Own Power

Quote:At work behind almost any great social movement is an engine of counter-economy.

Energy Storage Revolution Poised To Expedite America's Transition To Clean Energy


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-20-2018

Nurses Oppose Trump Administration Plan to Discriminate Against Patients Under Cover of ‘Moral Objection’

Peace Should Be Integral to the Women’s March

In Name of Transparency, Not Partisan Sniping, Snowden Backs Call to #ReleaseTheMemo


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-21-2018

Rabbit Rescued From Fire In Famous Video Released Back To The Wild

How migrants won the friendship of wary Florentines

Quote:After protests against asylum seekers, a mayor has successfully led a campaign to treat arrivals with respect

When We Criticize Survivors, We Ignore Those Who Didn’t Survive


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-21-2018

The Psychology of Racism

China announces plans to plant a forest the size of Ireland

Irish teen wins top science prize for blackberry antibiotic that fights resistant bacteria

Hijab-Wearing Model Shatters Misconceptions In This History-Making Hair Ad

Martin Luther King’s legacy for the undocumented immigrant children

Quote:How Martin Luther King Jr changed the lives of an Irish teacher in Arizona and her student's lives and outlooks



RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-21-2018

Family of dying elderly Irishman in London found after online plea

Across the Country, 2018 Ushered in New Laws Boosting Women’s Rights

‘The Tale,’ A Visionary Portrait Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Is 2018’s First Great Movie


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-22-2018

Kind strangers help seriously ill woman make it to Ireland

Human Transformation To Re-align with the Natural World

When Economic Growth Indicates Failure

Quote:For the well-being of most everyone—including the rich—equality is more important than growth.



RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-22-2018

Redemption for Offenders and Victims

Quote:A new variation on an age-old tradition helps criminal defendants redeem their lives, far more effectively than prison does.

10 Incredible Plant Facts You Didn’t Know

Veganism – Nutrition & Self Love


RE: The Positive News Thread - Sprout - 01-22-2018

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RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-22-2018

George Weah sworn in as Liberia president as hopes soar sky-high

Quote:Liberians celebrate country’s first peaceful, democratic transition of power in 47 years

What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment

At Berlin March, Tens of Thousands Demand End to Industrial Agriculture


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-22-2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Talks #MeToo Movement, Shares Her Stories: ‘It’s About Time’

Quote:“Every woman of my vintage knows what sexual harassment is, although we didn’t have a name for it,” Ginsburg said.

Olympian Gus Kenworthy Sets A New Standard For Queer Inclusion In Ad Campaign

Having class outdoors improves children’s ability to focus

Schools around the world are now teaching kids to spot fake news

This type of onion could help fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-23-2018

Moving towards a world without waste

Ten ‘stealth microplastics’ to avoid if you want to save the oceans

Pope Francis urges Davos to fight poverty and injustice: We cannot stay silent in face of injustice

Bootcamps, internships train 'climate champions' in Uganda

A Bamboo Tower That Produces Water From Air


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-23-2018

San Francisco Could Become the World's First Major City to Ban the Sale of Fur

A Plan to Reverse the Climate Crisis

Up To 58 Australian Refugees To Fly To U.S. As Part Of Resettlement Deal

Montana Becomes The First State To Set Its Own Net Neutrality Rules


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-23-2018

How a More Humane Economy Could Help Revive Rural America

Groundbreaking Study Shows Shielding electromagnetic fields (EMF) Improves Autoimmune Disease

How 'Death Anxiety' Is Sparking the Shift in Consciousness We Need to Deal With the Global Climate Threat


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-23-2018

This Activist Is Helping Low-Income People Lower Their Energy Bills

Scientists create efficient fuel cell powered by solid carbon

“Water Powered Car”

Bob Lazar Wrote:You can’t really use water for fuel but, “you use water as the source material, you run electricity through it and it breaks it down into hydrogen and oxygen and then you can burn the hydrogen.”



RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-23-2018

Beijing Philanthropist Commits $1.5 Billion to Conservation

This box lets people make contactless donations to the homeless

These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptoms

‘Undesirable’ Predators May Actually Aid Agriculture and Disease Control Efforts

Starlings in Ireland fly a mesmerizing dance as they escape an attacking falcon


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-23-2018

Widow Of Kansas Hate Crime Victim Tells Immigrants America Is Their Home, Too

Florida Takes Big Step Toward Expanding Voting Rights To Over 1.5 Million People

Former Felon Sheds Tears Of Joy As Effort To Restore Voting Rights Advances In Florida


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-24-2018

Meditation: Be Kind to Yourself

Animal Groups are Stepping up Efforts to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales With a New Lawsuit

Two planets in unusual star system are very likely habitable, scientists say


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-24-2018

Why 2017 Was A Pretty Good Year For The Environment

Quote:For every bad-news story, there are little rays of hope, people who stood up and fought or just, you know, recycled.

The 99 best things that happened in 2017

Even Though Food Gets an 'F' for 2017, There's a Reason for Optimism

Quote:Local food policy councils can create an alternative to Big Food.

Quote:First, sales of sugar water or pop went down. That’s likely the result of new taxes on sugar, and a growing campaign against the refined and harmful sweetener. Second, extreme hunger declined. This year, the average malnourished person consumed 88 calories a day less than absolutely necessary. That’s an improvement from 20 years ago when the average was 155 calories a day below essential minimums.



RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-24-2018

How the Dark Sky Movement Is Making Cities Healthier for People and for Wildlife

Pope warns against 'fake news' and likens it to 'crafty serpent' in Genesis

Cremation Is Not an Eco-Friendly Way to Go—Consider Dissolving Yourself

Quote:Liquifying a body is cleaner and greener than traditional burials and cremation.



RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-24-2018

Starbucks & McDonald’s Take Huge Steps Towards Sustainability By Eliminating Plastic & Foam Cups

Cheap grid-level power storage could be possible with molten salt batteries

Why the Argentinian government introduced vegan Mondays


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-24-2018

Alabama’s Hale County is Subject of Poetic Documentary on Blackness and Everyday Life in the Black Belt

We’re Still Asking Too Much Of Women And Too Little Of Men

These 6 Women Had No Plans To Run For Office. Then Trump Came Along.

Wind To Blow Past Hydropower As Top Clean Electricity Source In Major Milestone

Quote:Wind offers an optimistic outlook two days after the White House dealt a serious blow to the solar industry.

Next Mars Lander Spreads Its Solar Wings

Demi Lovato Will Offer Free Group Therapy To Fans On 2018 Tour


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-24-2018

The Only Thing Standing Between This Father And Deportation Is A Church

Quote:This father immigrated from Albania to Michigan 17 years ago. Now, if he steps foot outside of this church, he’ll be deported. The reverend says she isn’t going to let that happen.

Prosecutor In Larry Nassar Case Thanks Journalists For Uncovering Sexual Abuse

U.S. Olympic Committee Issues Open Apology To Larry Nassar’s Victims


RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-25-2018

9th Grade Students Gain the Attention of Scientists After Their Experiment Reveals a Dark Truth About WiFi

Climate-resilient 'super beans' boost food rations for refugees in Uganda

Quote:Non-GMO and fast-growing, a high-yield bean variety is helping South Sudanese refugees feed their families and cultivate new livelihoods

Google CEO: we're happy to pay more tax

Why Education Must Come Back to Nature




RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-25-2018

YouTube to Invest $5 Million This Year in Creators Who Promote ‘Empathy and Understanding’

Empathize With Your Political Foe

Is our empathy failing us?

Quote:Elizabeth O’Neill investigates the concept of radical empathy and the power of story-telling.

Easy Ways to Teach Kids About Emotions in Daily Life

Children and empathy: Understanding the needs of others