http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/too-good-to-go-food-waste-app-lets-you-save-restaurant-food/ One of my first jobs while I was in college was working in the kitchen at a posh restaurant as a dishwasher. Aside from the mountain of food not eaten by the patrons and the waste produced during preparation (eg: not-so-perfect lettuce leaves), there was the end of shift purge of now-day-old-foods: breads, fruits, … Continue reading A little good news — now that’s a win-win situation we can all sink our teeth into
A little good news — Ok, it’s another geek moment for me: this is really cool to me!
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/roman-colosseum-to-get-hi-tech-floor/ I visited Rome during a Christmas holiday back in 1996 and the Colosseum was closed for repairs so I couldn't enter, but I walked around it and played out in my imagination all the stories I'd read about it. I would have loved to see the inside and the tunnels... very soon, it seems, … Continue reading A little good news — Ok, it’s another geek moment for me: this is really cool to me!
A little good news — learning is cross-curricular, so education should be as well
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teaching-pupils-steam-cambridge-unviversity-study/ I've been preaching this for years!!! Especially in today's world where all info is at our fingertips... children learn more holistically and needs educators to show them the links between subjects.
A little good news — shared souls and memories
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/frank-o-donnell-milkweed-seeds-monarch-butterfly-daughter/ Just a beautiful story I want to share. It further inspires me to get my butterfly garden finished!
A little good news — paving the way to solving what to do with all those face masks
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/recycled-face-masks-added-to-road-building-material-to-reduce-waste/ In my view, this is a lot of good news!!! The statistic that grabbed me was that on average we are consuming 6 billion face masks a day during this pandemic!!!! And they are all easily recycled into other practical materials... in this case: roads!
A little good news — some academics are finally getting out into the field
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sheep-vs-lawnmowers-on-uc-davis-campus/ If you've watched documentaries like "The biggest little farm" or "Kiss the Ground", you'd already know the answer to the questions these students are researching at U. C. Davis. Animals grazing in controlled areas do a lot more for the health of the grounds than any machine can! Most traditional farmers already know this … Continue reading A little good news — some academics are finally getting out into the field
A little good news — This City’s Police Force Says No Officer Fired a Single Shot in 2020, Citing Successful De-escalation Training
Citing successful de-escalation training, Newark police says no officer fired a shot while on duty in 2020. — Read on http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/no-police-shots-fired-2020-newark/ Now this is the kind of initiative I'd like to hear about on all the mainstream media outlets!
A little good news — and we can all do something like this
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/englands-duke-of-burgundy-butterfly-numbers-grow-25-percent/ I'll be posting the progress on my first butterfly garden soon. It's remarkable easy... plant some beautiful indigenous plants and flowers.
A little good news — this one goes out to my teacher colleagues
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/city-gets-turtle-crossing-signs-after-boy-writes-letter-to-mayor/ Here's a spark of an idea for us to inspire change and show our students how they can contribute to their world. So, let's get them writing!
A little good news — we’re definitely back to the future with this innovation
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/yacht-the-manta-generates-power-by-melting-waste-it-gathers/ The article speaks for itself and answers a few questions... I think it's a great step forward... I want to know what are the emissions from the fuel source. And, can this system be retrofitted to other vessels?
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