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/obama_triples_area_of_protected_california_coastline/?source=rss On Friday President Obama announced the government would add almost 3,000 square miles of California coastline to the National Marine Sanctuary system, reports the Sierra Club. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-12-22T22:17:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_backs_assault_weapons_ban/?source=rss US President Barack Obama wants to reinstate an assault weapons ban in the wake of the mass killings in Newtown, Connecticut, his spokesman says. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2012-12-18T20:11:34+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/victories_for_marriage_equality_and_first_openly_gay_u.s._senator/?source=rss Before last night, voters in more than 30 consecutive statewide elections across the United States approved bans on same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, three states broke the trend—with a fourth still counting its votes—in what some advocates and organizations are calling the most successful election for gay rights ever. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Washington 2012-11-07T08:21:25+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lucas_giving_disneys_billions_to_fund_education/?source=rss As Star Wars fans digest the news that George Lucas' company Lucasfilm was sold to Disney for a little over $4 billion, it turns out that it wasn't for personal profit. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States 2012-11-04T16:06:00+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/spacex_launches_station_cargo/?source=rss The first commercially contracted re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has lifted off. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Business, Regions, North America, United States 2012-10-08T03:30:15+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tesla_unveils_solar_powered_charging_stations/?source=rss Tesla Motors unveiled the first of its six Supercharger stations in six California locations (Folsom, Gilroy, Coalinga, Lebec, Barstow and Hawthorne). Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-09-30T22:20:32+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_hikes_fuel_efficiency_to_54.5_mpg_by_2025/?source=rss The Obama administration on Tuesday introduced new rules to double fuel economy for cars and light-duty trucks by 2025, a move that the White House says will be comparable to cutting a dollar a gallon from the price of gasoline and that auto dealers warned would raise the cost of a new car. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2012-08-30T04:31:35+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bill_nye_the_science_guy_asks_parents_not_to_raise_creationist_kids/?source=rss Creationists: Please don't teach your kids to deny evolution, begs science educator and television personality Bill Nye, who hosted "Bill Nye the Science Guy" in the 1990s. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States 2012-08-28T15:31:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/community-owned_solar_power_on_the_rise_in_the_u.s/?source=rss Conditions are right for growth in community-owned solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States 2012-08-11T21:43:38+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/how_some_food_retailers_are_coming_to_the_rescue_of_pigs/?source=rss After working with The Humane Society of the United States, many of the largest restaurant chains, grocery stores and food manufacturers have announced policies to eliminate gestation crates from their pork supply chain. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, North America, United States 2012-08-08T22:55:33+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/u.s._carbon_emissions_lowest_since_1992/?source=rss A shift away from coal and reduced gasoline demand coupled with a mild winter led to an 8 percent drop in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions during the first quarter of 2012, reports the Energy Information Administration. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States 2012-08-06T23:37:46+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/scientists_develop_method_to_reduce_farmers_use_of_nitrogen_fertilizer/?source=rss Scientist at Michigan State University are putting the finishing touches on a program that would pay farmers to apply less nitrogen fertilizer in a way that doesn't jeopardize yields. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Land, Science, Scientific Discoveries 2012-07-23T15:14:58+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/senate_rejects_gop_bid_to_lift_epa_coal_plant_regulations/?source=rss Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-backed move Wednesday to scrap EPA regulations on mercury and toxic chemical emissions from coal power plants, not swayed by the contention that the rules are killing jobs, not saving lives. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2012-06-23T15:16:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/watch_harvard_and_mit_create_edx_to_offer_free_university_courses_to_the_wo/?source=rss One of the America’s most prestigious universities is offering free online courses to anyone in world, providing they have an Internet connection. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States 2012-06-20T21:51:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/help_for_a_hidden_population_of_caregiving_kids/?source=rss Connie Siskowski is helping young people who have to take care of an ill, disabled or aging family member. Since 2006, her nonprofit has provided assistance to more than 500 young caregivers in Palm Beach County, Florida. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States 2012-06-19T03:18:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_ever_commercial_space_cargo_flight_takes_off/?source=rss The head of Nasa has hailed a 'new era' in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station by a private company. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, Florida 2012-05-22T22:26:00+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/60_percent_reduction_in_acidity_of_delaware_rain/?source=rss Several decades ago, precipitation in Delaware was among the most acidic in the country. Pollutants in the air reacted with rainwater to sprinkle sulfuric, nitric and carbonic acids onto the ground below, affecting crops and ecosystems statewide. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Land, Regions, North America, United States, Delaware 2012-05-12T14:50:00+00:00