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/keystone_oil_sands_pipeline_rejected_for_now/?source=rss The Obama administration rejected a bid to expand the controversial Keystone oil sands pipeline Wednesday, saying the deadline imposed by Congress did not leave sufficient time to conduct the necessary review. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Water, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2012-01-19T08:17:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/electricity_sparks_new_life_into_indonesias_coral_reefs/?source=rss A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-12-28T21:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/australia_setting_up_worlds_largest_marine_preserve/?source=rss Australia moved to set up the world's biggest marine park on Friday to protect vast areas of the Coral Sea off the country's northeast coast and the site of fierce naval battles during World War Two. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2011-11-25T22:42:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/long_term_study_shows_acid_pollution_in_rain_decreased_with_emissions/?source=rss Emissions regulations do have an environmental impact, according to a long-term study of acidic rainfall by researchers at the University of Illinois. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Water, Regions, North America, United States 2011-11-19T07:46:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/decline_in_dead_zones_efforts_to_heal_chesapeake_bay_are_working/?source=rss Efforts to reduce the flow of fertilizers, animal waste and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay appear to be giving a boost to the bay's health, a new study that analyzed 60 years of water quality data has concluded. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Maryland, Virginia 2011-11-10T05:52:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/colombian_president_no_oil_drilling_in_award_winning_seaflower_marine_reser/?source=rss Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, announced over the weekend that there will be no oil exploration in the award-winning Seaflower Biosphere Reserve and Marine Protected Area (MPA). Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Colombia 2011-10-06T19:44:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/british_rivers_healthiest_for_20_years/?source=rss The renaissance of Britain's rivers was underlined on Tuesday when waterways once considered polluted to death were revealed as teeming with life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2011-08-30T22:06:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bolivia_set_to_pass_historic_law_of_mother_earth_which_will_grant_nature_eq/?source=rss With the cooperation of politicians and grassroots organizations, Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, South America, Bolivia 2011-05-24T16:31:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/worlds_first_five_country_protected_area_to_conserve_europes_amazon/?source=rss Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia today signed a historic declaration to establish a trans-boundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve to protect their shared nature and wildlife along the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers, 'Europe’s Amazon'. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, Austria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia 2011-03-27T01:03:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oil_exploration_on_hold_in_virunga_national_parkfor_now/?source=rss The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suspended oil exploration in Africa's oldest national park, Virunga, until a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is conducted. The move ends oil companies, Soco and Dominion's plans to explore for oil in blocs within the park that were awarded to the companies last year. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Water, Regions, Africa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo 2011-03-19T06:32:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mcdonalds_sets_long_term_sustainable_beef_coffee_plans/?source=rss McDonald's has laid out a plans to move to more sustainable meat, coffee and packaging. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Wildlife, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2011-03-12T21:36:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mitsubishi_and_walmart_agree_to_clean_up_fish_sourcing_practices/?source=rss Two big players in seafood today announced that they are changing the way their fish are caught. Mitsubishi, which owns the UK's most popular brand for tuna in a tin, Princes, and Walmart, which owns Asda, have agreed to stop buying from fishermen who use purse seines fishing in conjunction with fish aggregating devices (FADs) by 2014. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife 2011-03-10T08:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/costco_steps_up_sustainable_seafood_policy/?source=rss In a “stunning win for the oceans,” Costco recently stepped up its Sustainable Seafood policies. Improving on voluntary changes announced last August, Costco issued its Seafood and Sustainability Report agreeing to stop selling 12 red-listed varieties of fish. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2011-03-04T19:30:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/brazil_judge_blocks_amazon_belo_monte_dam/?source=rss A Brazilian judge has blocked plans to build a huge hydro-electric dam in the Amazon rainforest because of environmental concerns. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Brazil 2011-02-26T20:56:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/islamic_leaders_preach_conservation_in_sumatra_indonesia/?source=rss Do religious texts mandate respect for the earth and other species? Some Islamic leaders in Sumatra believe the Koran does. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-02-24T07:31:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_moves_to_shut_down_illegal_gold_miners_in_amazon/?source=rss Peru has sent the security forces to destroy river dredgers used by illegal gold miners in the country's south-eastern Amazon region of Madre de Dios. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Peru 2011-02-21T03:41:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_pushes_effort_to_protect_public_lands/?source=rss President Barack Obama called Wednesday for a series of steps to help Americans conserve and get in touch with nature, including full funding of the $900 million Land and Water Conservation Fund for only the third time in its existence. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2011-02-19T00:20:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oyster_bed_restoration_among_first_since_oil_spill/?source=rss Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico's delicate shoreline, hoping to revive oyster beds under assault for decades from overharvesting, coastal development, pollution, and most recently the BP oil spill. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2011-01-24T23:43:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/plastic_bag_ban_begins_on_kauai_and_maui_fee_discussed_for_rest_of_state/?source=rss In Hawaii, Maui and Kauai County are the official forerunners in banning single use plastic bags that easily find their way into water streams, ocean currents and the stomachs of birds and fish. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Hawaii 2011-01-15T21:15:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/huge_coral_reefs_discovered_off_puerto_rico/?source=rss A new discovery of thriving coral reefs off the coast of Puerto Rico may offer hope for other shallower reefs. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Water, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Caribbean, Puerto Rico 2011-01-12T08:28:00-08:00