Good News in America
Bicycling and Walking Benchmarking Report 2012: Bicycling is on the RiseThe Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report shows that bicycling is getting more popular as a method of transportation; the number of commuters who bicycle to work increased by 57% from 2000 to 2009. |
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California orders hike in number of super clean carsCalifornia, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years. |
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Gates donates $750 million to fight AIDS, TB and malariaThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will inject $750 million into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday at the World Economic Forum. |
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The Cleanweb Takes OffThis past weekend in New York, a group of high tech companies, venture investors, hackers, college students held the second Cleanweb Hackathon -- a gathering where software developers and serial entrepreneurs, fueled by coffee and burritos -- or similar fare -- stay up one, two or more nights writing code for apps that just may change the world. |
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Leatherback sea turtles granted massive protected area along U.S. west coast
Source: MongaBay, Tue January 24, 2012 |
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Support wanes in US Congress for anti-piracy billEight US lawmakers have withdrawn their support for anti-piracy laws, after 'blackout' protests on thousands of internet sites. |
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Southern California whale census yields record number
Source: LA Times, Thu December 29, 2011 |
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100,000 Signatures Overcome Coca-Cola in National Park Bottle-Ban DebateIf you’re looking for good news for the holiday season, we’ve got something for you. The proposed ban on sales of disposable plastic water bottles in the Grand Canyon National Park, which had been abruptly shelved last year following alleged pressure from Coca-Cola is now moving forward and would take effect next year. |
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No more corporate personhood in LA, UnanimousThanks to ground work by the U.S. Green Party, the wave of Occupy Wall Street empowerment and Human Rights Aler, Los Angeles became the first major U.S. city to vote against corporate personhood and call for a Constitutional Amendment asserting corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights and that money is not free speech. |
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Solar’s Best Quarter EverFor the third quarter of 2011, solar installations in the U.S. broke a record: 449 megawatts of new capacity in just three months, according to a report by the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA). |
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