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/eagles_aim_to_turn_lincoln_financial_field_into_worlds_greenest_stadium/?source=rss The Philadelphia Eagles' Lincoln Financial Field, built before the advent of seriously green construction, is soon to become the greenest stadium in the world, the club is to announce Thursday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania 2010-11-24T17:28:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_green_jobs_dont_require_college_degree/?source=rss As solar incentives kick off during Energy Awareness Month, new jobs are opening up all across the nation. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Wisconsin 2009-11-07T13:28:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_plow_hearthr_campaign_to_reforest_americar_reaches_goal/?source=rss The Plow & Hearth(R) Campaign to Reforest America®, a yearlong reforestation effort launched by the company last October has reached its goal of donating one million trees to be planted in locations across the country. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia 2009-10-25T01:28:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/teenage_girl_hailed_for_helping_fallen_runner/?source=rss Dominique Lincoln was running up a hill during a cross-country race when the ground beneath her seemed to vanish. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania 2009-10-25T01:28:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/roethlisberger_repays_detroit_with_k_9_cops/?source=rss Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is donating two K-9 unit dogs to Detroit -- the city where he won the first of his two Super Bowl rings. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Michigan, Pennsylvania 2009-10-15T10:52:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/microbe_found_two_miles_under_greenland_ice_is_reawakened_from_a_120000_yea/?source=rss A tiny purple bug that has been buried under nearly two miles of ice for 120,000 years has been revived in a lab. Science, Space, Technology, Regions, Europe, Greenland, North America, United States, Pennsylvania 2009-06-16T10:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/institute_compost_powers_conversion_of_usdas_new_organic_peoples_garden_alo/?source=rss About the time that Chemical Ag spokespeople were chiding Michelle Obama for promoting home-grown organic food with her White House garden, compost from the Rodale Institute farm was landing on a new organic garden right in front of U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Land, Health, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. 2009-06-04T12:40:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/paper_wood_and_copper_that_changed_the_world/?source=rss Galileo Galilei was not impressed by the telescope he came upon, suggesting the invention by the Dutch that supposedly would open the sky for exploration was a mere "toy." Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Italy, Netherlands, North America, United States, Pennsylvania 2009-04-05T09:57:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/could_future_cars_consume_not_produce_greenhouse_gases/?source=rss File this under Sounds Too Good To Be True: Researchers using nanomaterials at Penn State are experimenting with a device that changes carbon dioxide into methane that can be used as transportation fuel. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania 2009-03-20T11:27:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sun_powered_device_converts_co2_into_fuel/?source=rss Powered only by natural sunlight, an array of nanotubes is able to convert a mixture of carbon dioxide and water vapour into natural gas at unprecedented rates. Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania 2009-02-20T00:29:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/man_ringing_salvation_army_kettle_gets_a_diamond/?source=rss A volunteer ringing the bell at a Salvation Army kettle in south-central Pennsylvania got an unusual donation: a diamond ring. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-11-29T10:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/how_some_women_never_get_sick_by_staying_positive/?source=rss In one study, participants who had heightened activity in a region of the brain associated with a positive attitude produced greater amounts of flu antibodies. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania 2008-10-01T21:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/temporary_road_closures_during_amphibian_migration/?source=rss Every year, there are a few spring nights when warm rains fall and myriad wood frogs, spotted salamanders, spring peepers and other spring-breeding amphibians suddenly feel the ancestral urge to search the environment for prospective mates. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-22T09:59:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/better_for_baby_new_cloth_diapers_also_kinder_on_the_planet_advocates_say/?source=rss The old cloth vs. disposable diaper debate is flaring up again as a new generation of eco-friendly products are starting to toddle into the mainstream. Environment, Land, Business, Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, California, Pennsylvania, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-20T07:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/belles_of_the_ball_cinderella_project_redistributes_donated_formal_gowns_fo/?source=rss The Cinderella Project helps high school girls turn into princesses on their prom nights. Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-17T09:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/green_jobs_focus_of_union_environment_talks/?source=rss In addition to helping the environment, an economy driven by clean energy would create hundreds of thousands of "green collar" jobs and help revitalize U.S. manufacturing, proponents said as they gathered at a conference of union organizers and environmental activists. Environment, General Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, General Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Business, General Business, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-15T07:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pennsylvania_funds_124_clean_water_projects/?source=rss The state of Pennsylvania is making a $22.3 million investment in 124 projects that will help restore the state's polluted streams, provide clean water, and help prevent floods in communities across the commonwealth. Environment, Climate and Energy, Water, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-09T11:25:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/solar_cell_directly_splits_water_for_hydrogen/?source=rss Plants trees and algae do it -- even some bacteria and moss do it, but scientists have had a difficult time developing methods to turn sunlight into useful fuel. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-02-28T17:05:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/waste_water_plus_bugs_make_hydrogen/?source=rss Bacteria that feed on vinegar and waste water, zapped with a shot of electricity, could produce a clean hydrogen fuel to power vehicles that now run on petrol, researchers report. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Water, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-02-19T08:08:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/?source=rss The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. Science, Space, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Dijbouti, Dem. 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