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?
A little good news — this is really putting the clean in green ideas!
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/unilever-launches-laundry-soap-made-of-industrial-carbon-emissions/ I had no idea this was possible. I've been hearing about carbon capture systems (air scrapers) and how they aim to push the captured carbon (CO2, CO) back underground or into the sea. I never fully understood how that was a good thing or a good place to put what I was always told … Continue reading A little good news — this is really putting the clean in green ideas!
A little good news — building on our discarded past
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/young-woman-in-kenya-makes-plastic-bricks-out-of-recycled-waste/ This is simply amazing and brilliant!!! We need to get our governments onboard and using this idea!!! I don't know about you, but the recycling motto I grew up on talked about the three Rs of recycling and one of them was RE-USE!!!
A little good news — there’s light at the end of the COVID tunnel
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/europe-will-open-its-doors-to-vaccinated-american-tourists-this-summer/ I've been staying possible with considering all my blessings and focusing on being grateful for what I have, what I've gained, and what I've learned. But... Knowing that things are starting to open again makes me feel even better. I don't know if I'll be travelling this year, but it's nice to know it … Continue reading A little good news — there’s light at the end of the COVID tunnel
A little good news — Art is all around us!!!
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/twig-saints-chris-kenny-twig-art/ The world is full of art! This artist really found that inner child we so often deny and delivered a world so full of joy and wonder, that I want to run out to the forest and explore! It reminded me of the random rock and branch sculptures I would make during walks in … Continue reading A little good news — Art is all around us!!!
A little good news — here’s proof we can save the rainforests!
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/maya-forest-belize-protected-236k-acres/ I'll let this one speak for itself... just look at what is being saved, it's breathtakingly beautiful!!!
A little good news — a step in the right direction…
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/leaf-coalition-introduction/ I love seeing reports of corporations who take responsibility for the planet!!! It's a good step in the right direction. Now, we need to put more pressure on them for other initiatives, like reductions in packaging materials and production waste. I know it's my usual rant, but some businesses might never be able to … Continue reading A little good news — a step in the right direction…
A little good news — the possibilities are… electric!
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scottish-renewable-storage-firm-gravitricity-test-tower-success/ I'm fascinated by energy! There seems to be so many different ways to make and collect it and it looks like we are really at a point in human history where we, the citizens of this planet MUST exercise our consumer choices about what we consume!!! I vote we chose sustainable, green, renewable, and … Continue reading A little good news — the possibilities are… electric!
The New Renaissance Mindset 