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 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scotland_to_get_100_pct_green_energy_by_2025/?source=rss Scotland should produce enough renewable electricity to meet all its power demand by 2025, First Minister Alex Salmond said Tuesday. Last week, Scotland raised its 2020 renewable electricity target from 50 to 80 percent of total demand, much of which is expected to be met by offshore wind despite costs soaring over the last few years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2010-09-28T23:26:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/worlds_largest_offshore_wind_goes_live_begins_feeding_uk_grid/?source=rss The world's largest offshore wind farm opened off the southeast coast of England on Thursday, as part of the British government's push to boost renewable energy. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2010-09-24T09:08:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scots_renewable_energy_target_surpassed/?source=rss Scotland is on track to smash its target for expanding renewable power generation, according to research. It could move from 50% to at least 80% reliance on green energy sources within the next ten years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2010-09-23T17:44:04+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/huge_growth_at_largest_wind_farm/?source=rss A massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm, which is situated in East Renfrewshire. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2010-09-08T11:04:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cancer_patient_wins_nhs_drug_appeal/?source=rss A woman with a rare form of cancer has won her appeal to be provided with a life-prolonging drug on the NHS. Health, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-05-04T07:07:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/royal_mail_launches_mammal_stamps/?source=rss The Royal Mail has launched a series of new stamps highlighting the decline of the British mammal population. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-04-14T07:32:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scottish_government_announces_world_leading_marine_energy_project/?source=rss SCOTLAND has taken a world-leading role in the emerging multi-billion-pound marine energy industry by approving ten projects with the potential to power almost a third of the country's homes. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland 2010-03-23T22:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_still_staunchly_loyal_to_fairtrade/?source=rss British people remained "staunchly loyal" to Fairtrade products in the past year, boosting sales by 12% and giving the sector an estimated retail value of £800 million, figures have shown. World, Human Rights, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-23T11:29:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/leaders_vow_to_fight_lone_parent_myths/?source=rss Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg have all signed a pledge to debunk commonly held misconceptions about single parents. World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-23T09:45:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mountainous_bicycle_challenge_complete/?source=rss A British cyclist has said how "absolutely ecstatic" he feels to have finished a nine-month journey through the world's longest mountain range. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-19T14:02:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hero_of_the_month_sam_stephens/?source=rss Sam Stephens, co-founder of community lending website StreetBank, believes community will end poverty. StreetBank is the people’s bank - a way in which Brits can unite, lend to each other, share things and become richer for it. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-19T10:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oxfam_enters_price_comparison_market/?source=rss Oxfam has become the unlikely beneficiary of the £1 billion price comparison market through a new website that donates a cut of the commission on each transaction to the charity. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-18T14:43:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_unexpected_benefits_of_canary_grass/?source=rss Researchers seeking to beautify contaminated industrial sites found success in more ways than one when they struck upon an unexpected new source for green biomass fuel. Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-18T14:38:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/take_us_to_your_leader_ufo_files_out/?source=rss The latest instalment of Britain's very own X-Files have revealed an unlikely destination for so-called extraterrestrial visitors - the former home secretary Michael Howard's home. Science, Space, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-18T14:19:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/wildlife_documentary_filmed_by_chimps/?source=rss To create the footage for the Chimpcam Project, due to be screened this week, an 11-strong group of chimpanzees were given a "bash proof" camera to use over 18 months at the zoo's Budongo Trail. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-01-27T07:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hero_of_the_month_george_alagiah/?source=rss Accompanying footage of the wrecked streets of Haiti is a familiar voice. George Alagiah OBE, the BBC Six O'Clock News presenter and journalist who has reported from scenes of the worst disasters of the past decade. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-01-26T08:48:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/inmates_get_sowing/?source=rss Billed as the most ambitious redecoration programme in an English medieval castle for a century, the restoration of the interior of Dover Castle - once the royal court of Henry II - has boasted the skills of the finest of British craftsment. Along with 48 prisoners. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-01-26T08:46:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/winner_takes_all_politics_outdated/?source=rss We debate First Past The Post vs Proportional Representation World, Politics, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-01-25T16:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nuclear_family_no_longer_the_norm/?source=rss Children are increasingly likely to be raised by relatives other than their parents, a government-funded parent group has stated. Health, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2009-11-30T17:40:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_marine_conservation_sites_planned/?source=rss Twelve new marine conservation sites around the coast have been proposed by Natural England, the Joint Nature Conservation Committeeand the Countryside Council for Wales. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2009-11-30T17:34:00+00:00