http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T08:36:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/protecting_villagers_from_deadly_mudslides/?source=rss Anne Hallum is helping rural Guatemalans protect their villages from deadly mudslides. Since 1992, her nonprofit, Alliance for International Reforestation, has worked with more than 2,000 families to plant nearly 4 million trees throughout the country. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Central America, Guatemala 2011-02-22T21:07:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/central_america_taps_volcanoes_for_electricity/?source=rss Dotted with active volcanoes, Central America is seeking to tap its unique geography to produce green energy and cut dependence on oil imports as demand for electricity outstrips supply. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Central America, El Salvador, Guatemala 2010-09-22T17:25:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/maya_nut_changes_lives_while_aiding_the_rain_forest/?source=rss In the rain forests of Central America grows the nutrient-rich Maya nut. The marble-sized seed can be prepared to taste like mashed potatoes, chocolate or coffee. World, Human Rights, Health, General Health, Business, General Business, Regions, Central America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua 2009-04-19T13:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_dinky_bird_migrates_to_us_for_first_time/?source=rss Birders with binoculars and cameras are flocking to a remote state park in search of a small yellow-chested bird that apparently crossed the U.S. border for the first time from its high-mountain habitat to the south. Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, Regions, Central America, Guatemala, North America, Mexico, United States, Texas 2009-01-10T12:03:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/guatemalan_women_build_unique_partnership_with_leading_us_yerba_mate_distri/?source=rss Ensuring that ingredients are sourced in an eco-friendly and socially responsible manner is important to Guayaki Yerba Mate, an award-winning North American maker of invigorating organic drinks. 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Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, Central America, Guatemala, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2006-10-05T11:56:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/looted_maya_treasure_returned_anonymously/?source=rss A 1,500-year-old Maya stone box that had been looted from a Guatemalan cave has been returned by an unnamed collector. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Central America, Guatemala 2006-06-11T15:54:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/on_ancient_walls_a_new_maya_epoch1/?source=rss On the sacred walls and inside the dark passageways of ancient ruins in Guatemala, archaeologists are making discoveries that open expanded vistas of the vibrant Maya civilization in its formative period, a time reaching back more than 1,000 years before its celebrated Classic epoch. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Central America, Guatemala 2006-05-18T16:03:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tomb_of_royal_mayan_found_in_guatemala/?source=rss Building on a find by a Southern Methodist University specialist on Mayan ruins, a Guatemalan archaeologist has uncovered the remains of what could be an ancient Mayan king's tomb deep in the rain forest of Guatemala's largest national park. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Central America, Guatemala 2006-05-02T17:36:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/central_america_eyes_sweet_alternative_to_oil/?source=rss At the Palo Gordo refinery two hours' drive south of Guatemala City, a Brazilian-designed ethanol processing plant hums next to decades-old machinery turning freshly cut cane into sugar. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Central America, Guatemala 2006-04-21T17:29:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_maya_mural_unveiled/?source=rss U.S. archaeologists have discovered the "Sistine Chapel" of the Maya civilization - a finely painted, well preserved mural depicting the Maya creation myth and the crowning of a king. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Central America, Guatemala 2005-12-17T19:56:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/long_sought_maya_city_found_in_guatemala/?source=rss An archaeologist seeking refuge from hungry mosquitoes in the Guatemalan rain forest has solved the 45-year-old mystery of the location of Site Q. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Central America, Guatemala 2005-10-01T16:09:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/satellites_used_to_track_vanishing_jaguars/?source=rss To the ancient Maya Indians who once built elaborate cities in the Guatemalan jungle, the jaguar�s spotted pelt represented the stars in the night sky.Now the Western Hemisphere�s biggest cat is being tracked from space. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Central America, Guatemala 2005-05-20T22:07:00-08:00