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
Quote:Ninja Vegan Label Reading
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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
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