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 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/six_million_turn_out_for_global_garbage_clean-up/?source=rss More than six million volunteers from 96 countries collected an unprecedented 100,000 tonnes of garbage last year as part of a global, web-driven clean-up campaign, cyber-environmentalists said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Land, Water, Regions, Europe, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Sweden 2013-01-11T19:40:15+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/this_week_a_shark_sanctuary_the_size_of_australia_has_been_established/?source=rss The Cook Islands has approved a shark sanctuary in its waters, making for the largest such sanctuary in the world. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Oceania, American Samoa, French Polynesia 2012-12-13T19:58:53+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_water_treatment_process_could_help_bring_dead_zones_back_to_life/?source=rss Employing a new tertiary wastewater treatment process reduced levels of phosphorous and trace pollutants in urban wastewater effluent below EPA safe levels, researchers from Veolia Water, Kruger and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee found. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Regions, North America, United States, Wisconsin 2012-10-09T20:13:38+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/johnson_johnson_announces_a_ban_on_harmful_chemicals_in_products/?source=rss Johnson & Johnson made the landmark announcement this week that it would ban harmful chemicals from their products. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Health, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2012-08-20T13:37:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/company_designs_bottle_from_great_pacific_garbage_patch_debris/?source=rss Somewhere in the vicinity of Hawaii, a huge mass of plastic debris floats in the Pacific. And that’s just a fraction of the waste that’s bobbing around out there. Compared to the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” one plastic soap bottle may not seem like much. But if that one bottle is mass produced by soap-maker Method, it could turn out to make a big difference. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, North America, United States, California, Hawaii 2012-08-04T18:30:06+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/venezuela_ends_shark_finning_creates_protected_area/?source=rss Venezuela set forth a series of measures this week to protect sharks within its waters including the banning of shark fishing in 3,730 square kilometers (1,440 square miles) of the Caribbean Sea. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Venezuela 2012-06-26T16:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/maldives_creates_worlds_biggest_marine_reserve/?source=rss The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives announced at the Rio+20 summit it would create the world’s biggest marine reserve to protect its fisheries and biodiversity. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Maldives 2012-06-21T15:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ten_african_nations_pledge_to_transform_their_economies_to_take_nature_into/?source=rss Last month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate 'natural capital' into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nascent, but growing, method to curtail environmental damage and ensure more sustainable development. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Botswana, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania 2012-06-14T16:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/australia_to_create_worlds_largest_marine_reserve/?source=rss Australia says it will create the world's largest network of marine parks ahead of the Rio+20 summit. The reserves will cover 3.1 million sq km of ocean, including the Coral Sea. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2012-06-14T01:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/toronto_joins_growing_list_of_municipalities_to_ban_plastic_bags/?source=rss What started off as a debate to get rid of an unpopular five-cent fee for a plastic bag has ended up with the largest outright ban on plastic bags in North America. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Water, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2012-06-07T14:31:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hawaii_first_state_to_ban_plastic_bags_at_checkout/?source=rss By now, it’s hardly news when a city bans plastic bags at checkout counters -- but an entire state? That’s happened in Hawaii, where Honolulu County has joined the state’s three other counties to give Hawaii a first-in-the-nation title. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Hawaii 2012-05-18T04:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/california_public_to_vote_on_gmo_label_act_after_1_million_signatures/?source=rss The grassroots petition in California to mandate the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods has garnered almost double the amount of signatures needed to place the issue on the state ballot for the November 2012 election. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Water, Health, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-05-04T15:14:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/whole_foods_to_stop_selling_overfished_species/?source=rss Whole Foods Market found a way to commemorate Earth Day: it will no longer sell wild-caught fish with a “red-rating,” meaning a species is overfished, in its seafood departments, starting this Earth Day (April 22). Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2012-04-07T05:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/study_shows_coral_will_survive_warming_climate/?source=rss Corals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought -- giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Water, Wildlife 2012-04-03T05:27:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/santa_barbara_council_votes_to_proceed_with_plan_for_carrying_out_plastic_b/?source=rss “Would you like to buy a bag?” The phrase is now familiar in many California cities, and Santa Barbara could be added to the list of those to ban plastic bags from stores and require merchants to charge for paper or reusable bags. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-03-14T08:11:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/florida_group_rebuilds_vital_coral_reefs/?source=rss Restoration Foundation to help bring life back to endangered coral reefs. Since 2003, his group has grown thousands of corals in underwater nurseries and planted them on reefs in the Florida Keys. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Florida 2012-03-04T17:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/judge_orders_florida_water_pollution_limits/?source=rss A Southwest Florida conservation official is calling a federal judge’s ruling on clean water limits a total victory for the environment. Top Headlines, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Florida 2012-02-20T21:06:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/london_restaurants_launch_straw_wars_campaign/?source=rss Restaurants, bars ands hotels have joined forces to try and reduce the routine and 'unnecessary' use of plastic drinking straws. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2012-02-16T07:13:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/safeway_announces_sustainable_tuna_sourcing_policy/?source=rss Safeway recently announced that the Safeway brand Skipjack (chunk-light) canned tuna will be responsibly caught using free-school purse-seine methods. This method of using purse-seiners spots tuna schools by using radar and sonar. The company will transition to this method by the end of the year. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Business, Regions, North America, United States 2012-02-14T07:03:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pyramids_planted_to_revive_philippine_corals/?source=rss Thousands of small 'pyramids' are being planted off the Philippines' famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said Thursday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Philippines 2012-02-10T17:56:00+00:00