The Positive News Thread

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As the Trump administration retreats on climate change, US cities are moving forward

Additional emergency beds opened up in Ireland to accommodate homeless during cold snap

It Will Take a Political Revolution to Cure the Epidemic of Depression

We need to change the nature of work, community and wealth distribution.

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Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness

People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.

A Dutch designer has created an underground fridge that does not use electricity

Want to live longer? Have yourself a chat with a stranger

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Your Happiness Playlist: 101 Songs to Lift Your Spirits and Improve Your Mood

This all-natural insulator is fire-resistant and biodegradable

Charging electric cars at night can bring huge environmental benefits

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CPR Marathon: More Than Two Dozen Responders Resuscitate Neighbor for 96 Minutes (Video)

Woman catches purse-snatcher, returns wallet, takes thief for coffee

Modern-Day Redlining: Banks Face Probes for Refusing Home Loans for People of Color

German court rules cities can ban diesel cars to tackle pollution

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Knew it little one.

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Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods put new limits on gun sales

HomeBiogas Transforms Food Waste And Animal Manure Into Renewable Energy

UK: Wild animals to be banned from circuses by 2020

Permaculture and the Myth of Scarcity (Charles Eisenstein)

The After-Effects of Awakening

Bol Foods Announces That It Will Be 100% Plant-Based By The Summer

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How Gardening Helps Cancer Patients Cope

Hearing on Implementation of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights

World Book Day: 10 Must Have Permaculture Books

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3,000 Jews and Muslims Sign Up to Learn a Song Together–the Result is Perfect Harmony

What would the ultimate child-friendly city look like?

German Activist Sophie Scholl Shares Powerful Words Before Her Execution For Speaking Out Against Hitler

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'I want my face back': anti-mafia witness stands in Italian election

Piera Aiello is a candidate for Italy’s M5S party – despite being unable to show her face in public

First sustainable Lego pieces to go on sale

Range including leaves, bushes and trees made entirely from plant-based plastic sourced from sugar cane will be available later this year

A British Mother Who Saved Her Son’s Life By Secretly Treating Him With Cannabis is Now Campaigning for its Legalisation

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France to raise the age of consent

Easter Island votes for world’s newest marine reserve

Marshfield pastor saves dog from frozen pond (video)

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Rome to ban oil-burning cars by 2024

Mothers vs. loggers: the destruction of Białowieża Forest splits Poland

How an endangered salamander forced a Texan city to save water

Grocery Store Unveils World’s First Plastic-Free Aisle

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International Women's Day 2018: protests across the world as women press for progress

Vatican hosts first hackathon to tackle global issues

Three-day event will focus on social inclusion, migrants and refugees, and interfaith dialogue

Previously unknown 'supercolony' of 1.5 million penguins discovered in Antarctica's remote Danger Islands

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Top Architecture Prize Goes to Low-Cost Housing Pioneer From India

Small Texas Town Sheriffs Protect Animal Activists Holding A Vigil Outside Slaughterhouse

Greenpeace calls for decrease in meat and dairy production and consumption for a healthier planet

France to fine companies if gender pay gaps not erased

Nonviolence & the Powers that Be

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EU agencies take a stand against harassment

On International Women’s Day, Women Declare: Emancipation Comes Through the Rejection of Capitalism

We Need a Revolution: It Starts with Falling in Love with the Earth (Thich Nhat Hanh)

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28-hour week gains momentum in German unions' push for flexible rights

Washington has become the first state to pass laws protecting net neutrality

This automated system translates between sign language and English

How this French brand makes the most sustainable sneakers in the world

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Australia: Laws that make land clearing easier ruled invalid by NSW court

Latin American countries sign legally binding pact to protect land defenders

UK fracking backlash: seven of eight plans rejected in 2018

Canadian doctors: cancel our pay rise and spend money elsewhere

Veggies in Space! (NASA Image of the Day)

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Majority in poll say Florida students 'effective advocates for gun control'

The Big Reason Young People Don’t Debate Gun Control the Way Adults Do

The Ways Gratitude Can Also Make You Physically Healthier

Panpsychism: 3 Reasons Why Our World is Brimming with Sentience

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Refugees in Bangladesh are being helped by pioneering aid efforts that try to address the hidden scars of war

Gun control: US justice department moves to ban rapid-fire bump stocks

Faithful dog waits outside Brazilian hospital four months after his homeless owner dies

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Schwarzenegger to Sue Big Oil for ‘First Degree Murder’

Guard Dog Wouldn’t Leave Goat Flock During the California Fires—And Lived to Tell the Story

Old dogs who guarded elderly owner's body find new home together

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‘Humans of New York’ Makes History Raising $1Mil in 4 Days to Build Housing For Rohingya Refugees

Rain or shine: new solar cell captures energy from raindrops

Why Has Human Lifespan Decreased

Humans, at this time in history, are supposed to be living until 120 years of age. However, the original design had humans living until 912 years of age.

Everyone, back during this time period, was living past 900 years of age.

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The town that’s found a potent cure for illness – community

U.S. States That Support Midwives Have Better Birth Outcomes

Gym Owner Opens His Doors Free For Those With Mental Health Issues

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Enough! A Million Students Walk Out of Schools to Demand Action on Guns in Historic Day of Action

World's Happiest Country Also Has No Carbon Emissions

The small kingdom of Bhutan could be a model for countries on the front lines of climate change.

UK farmers to be given first ever targets on soil health

New bill will be first step by ministers to protect and restore soil as fears grow over a future soil fertility crisis

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What Standing Rock Gave the World

Americans saw the Indigenous struggle—the violence, stolen resources, colluding corporations and governments—that goes hand in hand with protecting the Earth

Aung San Suu Kyi: lawyers seek prosecution for crimes against humanity

Australian lawyers file private case against Myanmar leader over treatment of Rohingya while she attends summit in Sydney

Shutting down EU ivory trade is a ‘personal priority’ for Boris Johnson

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The Case for a Carbon Tax on Beef

Adidas Sold 1 Million Eco-Friendly Shoes Made of Ocean Plastic in 2017

21-Year-Old Launches Vegan Restaurant To Prove Healthy Food Isn’t Just For The Rich

Donatella Versace Announces She Will No Longer Use Animal Fur

Texas Animal Farmer’s Transition to Vegan Activism

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#Pizza4Protesters: community backs students over gun control walkout

Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish

What It Really Means to Be 'Woke': Radical Activism Is Spiritual as Well as Political

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Meet Lilly, The 9-Year-Old Girl Who Picks Up Plastic Waste In Her Community

San Francisco has just banned fur sales

Experts reach for the stars to fight slavery as satellite pictures tell all

Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas ban on farm chemical

Tathra bushfire Australia: Family overjoyed after finding dogs left behind survived blaze unscathed

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Woman Forms Incredible Bond With Bumble Bee

Calan Horse Sanctuary is the vision of a dream to save the horses nobody wants

Spacewatch: European Space Agency increases research in other solar systems

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Woman Forms Incredible Bond With Bumble Bee

Calan Horse Sanctuary is the vision of a dream to save the horses nobody wants

Spacewatch: European Space Agency increases research in other solar systems

How incredible the Bumble bee story,  I love the little garden flower home she made for her.

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March for Our Lives : thousands join anti-gun protests around the world

Marchers across the US united in plan for pro-gun politicians: 'Vote them out'

Gendarme who swapped place with hostages hailed a hero in France

Why dance is just as important as math in school

Western Australia volunteers rescue five whales after mass-stranding event

Eradicating poverty would dramatically reduce TB cases, study finds

Ohio May Ban Use of Dog and Cat Remains in Pet Food

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17 Powerful Signs From March for Our Lives

Buddhists supporting March for Our Lives share their photos and messages

Pope Francis tells young people not to let adults silence them

Lost Amazon villages uncovered by archaeologists

81 settlements have been found in an area once thought to have been near-uninhabited, and research suggests there were hundreds more