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/norwegian_government_boycotts_malaysian_timber_giant/?source=rss The Norwegian government has excluded the Malaysian timber giant Samling from its pension fund on ethical grounds. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, Europe, Norway 2010-09-01T19:36:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/muscles_can_remember_their_strength/?source=rss Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why -- muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as they wither from lack of use. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Norway 2010-09-01T16:08:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/key_countries_partner_to_reduce_deforestation_emissions/?source=rss At the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference in Norway on Friday, over 50 developed and developing countries signed a “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD) partnership, committing to spend over $4 billion in the next three years to reduce emissions from deforestation activities. 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Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Norway 2010-02-17T18:37:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/floating_wind_turbine_launched/?source=rss The world's first floating wind turbine is to be towed out to sea this weekend Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, Norway 2009-06-07T00:15:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_dolphins_by_the_hundreds_found_in_bangladesh/?source=rss The discovery of 6,000 rare dolphins in Bangladesh and new guidelines for marine wildlife viewing in the Pacific Islands are among the announcements made this week at the First International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas underway on the island of Maui. 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World, Politics, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, South Africa, Europe, Denmark, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Middle East, Palestine, Iraq, Israel, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-09-03T12:11:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/norway_ranked_as_worlds_most_peaceful_nation/?source=rss Japan, which only 65 years ago was seen as an aggressive war-mongerer, has been ranked as the world's fifth most peaceful nation in a report launched Wednesday by international businessman Steve Killelea in conjunction with the Economist Intelligence Unit. World, Human Rights, Politics, Feel Good, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Europe, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom, England, Middle East, Iran, Oceania, New Zealand, North America, United States, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-06-01T12:15:02-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vaccines_getting_to_poor_nations_faster/?source=rss The timeline for getting new vaccines to poor countries that need them most is being shortened from decades to less than two years, an alliance of U.N. agencies and government and private groups said Friday. 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Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, Norway, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-05-12T10:54:02-08:00 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 2007-05-03T09:06:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sewers_to_help_heat_2010_olympic_village/?source=rss In an effort to make the 2010 Winter Olympics as environmentally friendly as possible, the city of Vancouver is turning to its sewers to help heat the athletes' village. Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Europe, Norway, North America, Canada, British Columbia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Canada Top Stories 2007-04-23T12:30:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/doomsday_vault_will_protect_millions_of_seeds/?source=rss An Arctic "doomsday vault" aimed at providing mankind with food in case of a global catastrophe will be designed to sustain the effects of climate change, the project's builders said Friday as they unveiled the architectural plans. World, General World, Regions, Europe, Norway, Antarctica, Antarctica related, World Top Stories 2007-02-12T23:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_viking_treasures_found/?source=rss The Viking treasures were found at Fryland in Rogaland County. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Norway, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-01-11T11:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/monster_fossil_found_in_arctic_graveyard/?source=rss The Norwegian researchers discovered remains of a total of 28 plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs - top marine predators when dinosaurs dominated on land - at a site on the island of Spitsbergen, about 1300km from the North Pole. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Norway 2006-10-07T12:43:00-08:00