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/bicycling_and_walking_benchmarking_report_2012_bicycling_is_on_the_rise/?source=rss The 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Health, Regions, North America, United States 2012-02-05T09:17:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/california_orders_hike_in_number_of_super_clean_cars/?source=rss California, 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Health, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-02-01T20:31:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/swedish_cities_close_to_building_a_bicycle_superhighway/?source=rss With all the handwringing over aging infrastructure, rising energy costs, high speed rail and other public transportation projects that are spiraling in costs, cities and towns could look at solutions that can improve mobility and do not the bust the budget: bicycles and bicycle paths. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, Sweden 2012-01-22T07:34:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/european_carbon_regulation_for_airlines_takes_off/?source=rss 2012 started with some good news. On Sunday, the European Union began charging all airlines flying into and out of Europe for their carbon emissions. Covering a third of all global flights, this new scheme is one of the widest-reaching measures adopted lately by any country or regional bloc to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy 2012-01-04T18:43:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/solars_best_quarter_ever/?source=rss For 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). Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, North America, United States 2011-12-21T17:39:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/victory_facebook_friends_renewable_energy/?source=rss After 20 months of mobilising, agitating and negotiating to green Facebook, the Internet giant has today announced its goal to run on clean, renewable energy. More than 700,000 people from all over the world joined to make this victory possible! Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, North America, United States, California 2011-12-19T05:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_coal_plant_pollution_down/?source=rss Breathe easier, sulfur dioxide pollution from coal plants in the eastern United States dropped by nearly half compared to 2005 levels, reported a team of researchers in Geophysical Research Letters. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2011-12-17T01:33:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/harnessing_desert_sun_to_power_europe/?source=rss It is a beguiling idea - harvest sunshine, and a little wind, from the empty deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, and use it to produce clean power for the region and for Europe. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business 2011-12-08T09:05:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/australian_carbon_tax_passes_into_law/?source=rss Australia's carbon tax has finally received approval from the country's Senate after years of bitter political wrangling. The Australian prime minister Julia Gillard called it one of the most important environmental and economic reforms in Australia's history. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2011-11-14T06:58:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_administration_bows_to_pressure_delays_tar_sands_pipeline/?source=rss In what can only be described as a major victory for green activists, the Obama Administration has announced it will delay a decision on TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline for 12-18 months. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, Canada, Alberta, United States, Washington D.C. 2011-11-12T13:49:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/is_greener_air_travel_on_the_horizon/?source=rss Technological progress is impossible to predict, but it's safe bet that we won't be flying solar- or wind-powered airplanes anytime soon. So the best hope of flying without emitting large volumes of greenhouse gases lies with biofuels. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business 2011-11-07T23:22:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rating_your_toasters_lifetime_costs/?source=rss When shopping for appliances, it’s easy to compare prices, but what about the cost to actually run a toaster, coffee maker or blender? A new testing service aims to do just that. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology 2011-11-02T08:37:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skeptics_catching_up_on_climate_science/?source=rss A vocal global warming skeptic UC Berkeley professor Richard Muller is surprised to learn he was wrong. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States 2011-10-30T06:40:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/virgin_claims_its_new_jet_fuel_will_have_half_the_carbon_footprint_of_other/?source=rss Virgin Atlantic Airways is planning to capture gases from steel mills, to create a new low-carbon jet fuel. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2011-10-13T08:22:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/college_campuses_dump_disposable_water_bottles/?source=rss From Cornell to Stanford, college campuses across the U.S. are moving away from providing disposable plastic water bottles in vending machines, in cafeterias and during events like football games and student orientations. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Land, Regions, North America, Canada, United States 2011-10-10T07:22:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/paris_ready_to_turn_ignition_on_electric_car_sharing_program/?source=rss Paris will on Sunday launch an ambitious electrically powered car-share service that it hopes will not only improve the quality of life in the City of Lights but also herald a revolution in sustainable urban transport. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, France 2011-09-30T18:38:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesian_president_vows_to_dedicate_himself_to_forest_preservation/?source=rss President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to efforts to preserve the country’s forests. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-09-29T02:21:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/activists_worldwide_push_for_leaving_the_fossil_fuel_age_behind/?source=rss On six continents, in over 75 percent of the world's countries, people came out en masse yesterday to attend over 2,000 events to demonstrate the power of renewable energy to combat global climate change. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories 2011-09-26T15:17:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/social_project_uses_pop_bottles_to_provide_indoor_lighting_for_the_poor/?source=rss Perhaps you've performed that old camping trick before, where you created a lantern by shining a flashlight into a water-filled bottle. While that may have helped you find your marshmallows in the dark, imagine how much brighter that bottle would have been if it were lit directly by the Sun. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Philippines 2011-09-17T15:55:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/germany_proves_the_promise_of_renewable_energy_hits_20_percent_renewables/?source=rss As many people in the United States question whether renewable energy is a viable alternative to fossil fuels, Germany now derives 20.8 percent of its electricity from renewable sources—a 15 percent increase since 2000, reports Der Spiegel. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, Germany 2011-09-06T17:03:00-08:00