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_orders_one_year_moratorium_on_road_building_in_forests/?source=rss The Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on most road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of remote national forests. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Montana, Washington D.C. 2009-05-29T12:54:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_signs_wide_ranging_conservation_law/?source=rss President Barack Obama signed legislation on Monday expanding and protecting US public parks and wilderness areas from oil and gas development, billed as the largest US conservation measure in more than 15 years. 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World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-07-26T14:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fly_away_man_uses_balloon_lawn_chair_to_float_away/?source=rss When the mischievous children's book monkey Curious George wanted a lift, he simply grabbed onto a bunch of brightly colored balloons and sailed away. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Oregon 2007-07-20T20:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/plant_lovers_want_nurseries_to_stop_selling_invasive_plants_that_threaten_e/?source=rss Environmental groups hope to slow the spread of decorative but invasive plants by persuading nurseries to stop selling them and instead promote native species. Environment, Forests, Land, Business, General Business, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Business Top Stories 2007-06-29T10:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/double_amputee_inspires_fellow_triathletes_at_ironman/?source=rss Scott Rigsby, the Georgia man who tried to become the first double amputee to ever compete in an Ironman on prosthetics, says his goal was breaking down barriers and inspiring others to look outside themselves. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-06-28T12:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/route_66_motels_stamped_historic/?source=rss Neon-lit motels along Route 66, once considered tacky, have now been officially stamped as historic landmarks. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-06-18T11:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/video_weird_life_forms_in_extreme_yellowstone/?source=rss With summer travel season upon us, we're taking a closer look at Yellowstone National Park -- and we do mean closer. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-28T11:53:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_solar_power_industry_takes_off/?source=rss With a growing demand for solar power in the United States, the U.S. solar manufacturing industry is also growing at a record pace. Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, General Business, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-12T10:30:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/man_gets_back_wallet_lost_in_46_hudson/?source=rss Glenn Goodlove said he was likely smooching with a girl in the expansive back seat of a 1946 Hudson when his wallet slipped from his pants pocket more than five decades ago. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-10T11:15:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/wolf_population_grows_in_three_states/?source=rss The number of wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming continues to grow, with at least 1,300 in the three states at the end of 2006, federal officials say. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-03-21T10:25:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/idaho_farmers_make_room_for_funky_fruits/?source=rss If Esmaeil Fallahi has his way, the home of the world-famous Russet potato may soon also welcome persimmons, pistachios, pawpaws, quinces and mulberries. Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-03-20T12:46:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/swiss_museum_sends_afghan_artifacts_back/?source=rss A Swiss museum is returning nearly 1,500 artifacts to Afghanistan after they were sent into exile to save them from destruction during the country's conflicts. World, General World, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Feel Good, General Special Interest, Regions, Asia, Afghanistan, Europe, Switzerland, North America, United States, Idaho, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-03-20T12:13:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/judge_bans_snowmobiles_to_protect_caribou_in_northern_idaho/?source=rss A judge has declared nearly 470 square miles of national forest land in northern Idaho off-limits to snowmobiles in an effort to save the last mountain caribou herd in the contiguous 48 states. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho 2006-09-26T17:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sturgeon_slowly_re_emerge_in_great_lakes/?source=rss Sturgeon -- prized for its caviar and smoked meat -- are slowly starting to make a comeback in areas where water quality has improved. The fish, which are protected in just about every state where they're found, were overfished and nearly disappeared in the early 1900s. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, United States, Idaho 2006-09-11T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/christian_group_encourages_recycling/?source=rss Tending to your soul at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Boise, Idaho, involves recycling old cell phones and printer cartridges in the church lobby, pulling noxious weeds in the backcountry and fixing worn-out hiking trails in the mountains. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho 2006-09-08T11:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/endangered_trout_swimming_their_way_off_endangered_list/?source=rss The state fish that was recently considered being added to the endangered species list is on it's way to recovery. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Idaho 2006-06-05T09:35:00+00:00