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 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bamboo_dubbed_vegetal_steel_superb_for_building/?source=rss Forget steel and concrete. The building material of choice for the 21st century might just be bamboo. 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Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, Mexico, United States, Texas, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-23T13:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/149_exotic_parrots_seized_from_smugglers_returned_to_mexico/?source=rss One hundred and forty-nine exotic parrots -- protected by U.S. and international law, and confiscated from smugglers at the U.S. border with Mexico -- were returned to Mexico this morning at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry near San Diego, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today. World, General World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Mexico, Mexico related, United States, California, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-08-25T11:52:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/five_entrepreneurs_changing_the_alternative_energy_picture_in_new_york_and_/?source=rss The managing director of BQ Energy, Paul Curran, 50, has overseen what he describes as the first large-scale wind project inside an American city ... Earlier this summer his Putnam County-based company, working with UPC Wind of Newton, Mass., placed eight wind turbines on the site of an old Bethlehem Steel mill in Lackawanna, N.Y., a suburb south of Buffalo. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, Mexico, Mexico related, United States, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-08-14T13:04:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cocaine_use_by_workers_drops/?source=rss Crackdowns on drug traffickers by Colombia and Mexico are credited with a drop in cocaine use by U.S. workers, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. World, Politics, Health, Special Interest, Regions, South America, Colombia, North America, Mexico, United States, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-08-13T14:21:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/divers_uncover_ancient_offerings_in_volcanos_lake/?source=rss Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god. Science, Archeology, Regions, North America, Mexico, Mexico related, Science Top Stories 2007-05-28T13:49:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/boy_receives_new_heart_at_ark_hospital/?source=rss An 8-year-old boy from Mexico received a new heart Monday to replace his diseased one, after spending weeks in a Texas intensive care unit and getting a rare implanted heart pump in Arkansas. Science, Technology, Health, Regions, North America, Mexico, United States, Arkansas, Texas, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-17T13:45:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nasa_robot_to_explore_bottomless_pit/?source=rss A robotic yellow submarine will journey this week to the world's deepest sinkhole, which already has taken the life of one diver who sought to reach its bottom and discover the life that might exist there. Environment, Water, Wildlife, Science, Space, Technology, Regions, North America, Mexico, Mexico related, United States, Texas, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-16T14:52:05-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/poor_nations_brake_greenhouse_gas_rise/?source=rss Developing nations that are fast industrialising, such as China and India, have braked their rising greenhouse gas emissions by more than the total cuts demanded of rich nations by the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, East Asia, China, Japan, Europe, Norway, Indian Sub-Continent, India, South America, Brazil, South-East Asia, Thailand, North America, Mexico, Mexico related, United Nations, United Nations related 2007-05-03T11:06:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/making_a_difference_through_the_gift_of_hearing/?source=rss They come to this resort by the dozens from some of the poorest communities in Mexico -- children and seniors, trapped in silence on a life-changing journey. World, Health, Special Interest, Regions, North America, Mexico, United States, Minnesota, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-04-16T14:48:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/condor_egg_found_in_wild_is_first_in_mexico_since_1930s/?source=rss A California condor has laid an egg in Mexico for the first time since at least the 1930s, biologists at the Zoological Society of San Diego announced Monday, of course! Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Mexico 2007-04-03T19:44:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/famous_mexican_wrestler_picks_a_new_fight_for_baja_california_environment/?source=rss Mexican wrestling star 'El Hijo del Santo' was picking a new fight on Wednesday, on behalf of Baja California state's environment. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, General Environment, Land, Water, Wildlife, Health, General Health, Special Interest, General Special Interest, Regions, North America, Mexico, Mexico related 2007-03-23T05:19:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tiny_frog_found_in_mexico_has_long_history/?source=rss A miner in the state of Chiapas found a tiny tree frog that has been preserved in amber for 25 million years, a researcher said. Science, Archeology, Regions, North America, Mexico, Science Top Stories 2007-02-17T15:54:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/politicians_sign_new_climate_pact/?source=rss Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, Africa, South Africa, East Asia, China, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Indian Sub-Continent, India, South America, Brazil, North America, Canada, Quebec, Mexico, Mexico related, United States, Washington D.C., Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-02-16T15:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/monolith_perhaps_largest_found_in_mexico/?source=rss Archaeologists announced Friday that a monolith discovered earlier this month near Mexico City's main square is perhaps the largest ever unearthed in the city's center. Top Headlines, Science Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, North America, Mexico 2006-10-14T01:30:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/significant_aztec_ruin_unearthed_in_busy_mexico_city/?source=rss Mexican archeologists have found what may be the most significant Aztec ruin in decades, with the unearthing of an altar and a monolith in the busy heart of Mexico City, Mayor Alejandro Encinas said on Wednesday. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Archeology, Regions, North America, Mexico 2006-10-05T02:26:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/top_20_polluters_gather_in_mexico/?source=rss Ministers from the world's top 20 polluting nations gather in Mexico for talks on tackling climate change. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, Mexico 2006-10-02T17:30:00-08:00