The Positive News Thread

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This Town Adopted Trauma-Informed Care — And Saw a Decrease in Crime and Suspension Rates

Muslim campaign raises over $100,000 for vandalized Jewish cemetery

A California legislator is pushing the state to get all of its electricity from renewables

The Brilliant Drone That’ll Deliver Medicine—Then Rot Away

Toyota Building a Hydrogen Powered Utopia

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Employees of Scottish brewery with locations around the globe, are now being given paid time off when they adopt a new family member

12 Ways Adopting a Rescue Pet Will Improve Your Life

The Raw Food Diet: A Beginner’s Guide and Review

5 Powerful Native American Medicinal Herbs

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Donors pledge $672m at Oslo summit to avert famine in Nigeria and Lake Chad

UNEP and Indonesia Plan To Battle Against Plastic Pollution in Oceans

What It Takes to Change Hearts and Minds

We should inspire them toward a vision that they—not we—can really care about.

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Student-Built Website Keeps Government Climate Data Safe

None of Texas’ Members of Congress Support Trump’s Wall

We Aren’t So Different—3 Steps to Overcome Hate and Fear

Avoiding Trump supporters only increases our already dangerous polarization. Here’s how to really listen and find compassion.

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San Francisco Bans The Sale of Non-Rescue Dogs and Cats

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This Program To Help Addicts Instead of Jail Them Is So Effective 200 Police Departments Have Adopted It

Nursing Home Seniors Are Saving Kittens In The Most Beautiful Way

Solar-Powered Water Wheels Prevented 1 Million Pounds of Trash From Entering Baltimore Harbor (collecting it)

White People, You Have a Choice to Make

Oppression doesn’t just happen; it’s all about choice.

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Exxon to Leave Up to 3.6 Billion Barrels of Tar Sands/Oil Sands in the Ground

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These Amazing Jane Goodall Quotes Will Inspire You to Fight For Animals and Nature

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Island Earth: Change The Way We Grow And Consume Food (Hawaii)

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How Can We Connect with Nature in Our Cities?

Audit Reveals Rising Popularity Of Solar Batteries

The Heartwarming Reason This Grocery Store Has An Extra-Slow Checkout Lane

A Tesco store in Forres, Scotland, recently opened a "relaxed checkout" lane, where customers with dementia, social anxiety, autism, or even just small children so they can take their time unloading their items, paying, and chatting with the cashier — a store employee who has been specially trained for that role. A sign at the front of the lane assures customers that here, they can take as long as they need — and advises them to be aware that there will likely be a wait.

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Video title in an article: "Is this parrot channeling Rihanna by singing along to her hit song?"

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50 Reasons to Keep Going, Fighting, Loving, Resisting

'Quartz' crystals at the Earth's core power its magnetic field

Kind postman makes fake letters for Pippa the golden retriever so she doesn't get sad when there's no mail to collect

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Trump's deportation orders will not be followed says NYC top cop James O'Neill

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World’s First Braille Smartwatch Lets Blind People Feel Messages on Screen

10 of the Best Green Foods for Green Juice & Smoothies

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Activism: Undocumented Communities Organized and Ready to Fight Trump's Mass Expulsion Orders

To Turn a Schoolyard Into an Outdoor Classroom, Just Add Native Plants

Taliban leader urges Afghans to plant more trees

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Second largest Maya jade found in Belize has unique historical inscription

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Korea: Animal Protection Act Amendment Passes the National Assembly Standing Committee

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Low-cost sensors that measure vibrations are bringing water security to Africa

How just 15 minutes in nature can make you happier

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Philadelphia Muslims and Jews 'Unite Against Hatred' After Cemetery Attack

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Starlings!

Starlings formed the perfect shape of a DOLPHIN while in full flight

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On the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which interned Japanese-Americans during World War II, Tosh and Toshi Okamoto share their story and speak out about today's attitude toward Muslims.

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Starlings!

Starlings formed the perfect shape of a DOLPHIN while in full flight

omg Nía, how completely awesome..

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Albany state lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban any contest where the goal 'is to take the greatest number of wildlife'

The ‘Uber of Recycling’ Is Igniting A Green Revolution in Chile

US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Service Dogs in Classrooms

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Hundreds attend peace march in support of Indian killed in Kansas shooting

How to Share the Wealth If the Robots Start Doing the Work

Deployed well, both a robot tax and a basic income could fit comfortably into a redistributive agenda.

Find Out How Endangered the Wilderness Is Near You


Map of conservation values that include wildness, connectivity, and habitat representation in protected areas.
(U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit via NOAA)

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In the Face of a Trump Environmental Rollback, California Stands in Defiance

For decades, California has been at the forefront of U.S. environmental policies. Now, with the Trump administration poised to attack environmental and climate regulations, California is ready to play a key role in resisting Washington’s hard right turn.

Woman Builds 'Cat Ladder' So Strays Can Come In From The Cold

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Bees taught to play football by scientists

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Eat organic bread to fight global warming

A guide for the digital nomad to work anywhere on Earth

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Global Meditation Broadcast for Intl Women's Day

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Hero Risked His Life to Intervene in Kansas Shooting