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/facebook_founder_to_give_100_million_to_nj_school_district/?source=rss Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive of social-networking powerhouse Facebook, is planning on donating $100 million toward improving public schools in the troubled district of Newark, New Jersey. 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Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, North America, United States, New Jersey, New York 2009-08-29T13:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/and_theyre_off_retired_race_horses_fight_crime/?source=rss Broadway Kevin waited in the auction holding pen, a successful harness horse whose life was now worth less than the cost to take care of him. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, New Jersey 2009-06-25T11:45:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dont_throw_that_chip_bag_away_give_it_back_to_frito_lay_and_let_terracycle_/?source=rss Instead of tossing that bag of Doritos in the trash, consider sending it back to Frito-Lay ... It might just get turned into a tote bag. Environment, Land, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, United States, New Jersey 2009-05-19T10:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/solving_poverty_a_cinch_a_radical_notion/?source=rss You're only about 150 or so words into Peter Singer's 'The Life You Can Save' before you're asked to think of yourself as part of the problem: "Do you have a bottle of water or a can of soda on the table beside you as you read this book?" the renowned Princeton professor asks. World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Oceania, Australia, North America, United States, New Jersey 2009-03-21T11:17:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/upcycling_is_the_new_recycling/?source=rss So you've got your local recycling system down pat — but what about all the other stuff your city won't accept? Environment, Land, Regions, North America, United States, California, Colorado, New Jersey 2009-03-21T10:58:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dotcom_millionaire_devotes_his_life_to_the_cats_no_one_else_wants_w_video/?source=rss It took Jonathan Rosenberg 51 years and one wildly successful dotcom career to find his true calling. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, New Jersey 2009-01-27T17:45:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bmw_will_have_all_electric_mini_coopers_for_lease_by_march/?source=rss BMW beat out Nissan Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. in the race to deliver a fully alternative-fuel vehicle to drivers. 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Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Business, Regions, North America, United States, New Jersey, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-13T14:34:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/free_reusable_bags_at_whole_foods/?source=rss Whole Foods Markets, from New Jersey to Virginia, began giving away one free reusable bag per customer yesterday to encourage shoppers to "BYOB" -- Bring Your Own Bag. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia 2008-02-02T10:36:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_jersey_scraps_plan_to_buy_amazon_rainforest_timber/?source=rss The city council of Ocean City in New Jersey voted 6-0 last Thursday to cancel a $1.1 million purchase of ipê timber originating in the Amazon rainforest. 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