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/swiss_parliament_passes_plastic_bag_ban/?source=rss Switzerland’s Parliament has approved a motion banning single-use plastic shopping bags. Both houses of the Swiss Parliament Thursday voted to forbid the distribution of the plastic bags. The next step is for the government to implement the ban. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Regions, Europe, Switzerland 2012-12-20T15:25:41+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/french_move_boosts_shark_sanctuaries/?source=rss Green campaigners on Friday hailed a decision by France that they said would create the world's biggest shark sanctuary. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, France, Oceania, French Polynesia 2012-12-09T23:00:27+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_liver_cancer_chemo-bath_in_the_uk/?source=rss A "chemo-bath" which delivers toxic cancer drugs to just one organ in the body has been used on patients in the UK for the first time, say doctors. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2012-11-14T00:02:57+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_uncover_gene_behind_skin_disease/?source=rss A team led by the University of Dundee believes it has made a significant step in understanding a skin disease which affects thousands in the UK. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom 2012-10-16T07:37:27+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/europe_now_creates_enough_solar_power_to_fuel_austria/?source=rss Europe now generates 52 gigawatts of solar energy, which is still only 2 percent of the continent’s total power output–but enough to fuel all of Austria according to various news sources. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Austria 2012-09-26T22:49:34+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/londons_eco-friendly_olympic_games/?source=rss The whole world has gathered in London for the Summer Olympic Games. It is the third time this city has hosted the games, and the nation is aiming to make it unique as the first "sustainable" Olympics. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2012-07-31T03:06:21+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/portugal_commissions_worlds_first_nissan_leaf_electric_car_police_fleet/?source=rss Portugal's Police has put the world's first Nissan Leaf police car fleet on the streets. The eight-car fleet will help PSP in its goal to reduce its carbon footprint. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Portugal 2012-07-16T15:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/long_hunt_detects_possible_god_particle/?source=rss Physicists in Europe claim they have discovered a new particle consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson, crucial to theories of the universe. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Switzerland 2012-07-04T18:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/after_damning_research_france_proposes_banning_pesticide_linked_to_bee_coll/?source=rss Following research linking neonicotinoid pesticides to the decline in bee populations, France has announced it plans to ban Cruiser OSR, an insecticide produced by Sygenta. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, France 2012-06-05T22:31:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/finnish_scientists_announce_a_possible_universal_allergy_vaccine/?source=rss Scientists at the University of Eastern Finland say they hope to have an allergy vaccine for everything - from pollen to cat hair - in five to seven years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Finland 2012-05-31T21:34:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/netherlands_repair_cafes_curb_consumerism/?source=rss How awesome is the idea of a repair cafe? Very simply, it is a place you take your old, broken-down items, buy a cup of coffee and get your things fixed so that you can continue using them. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Land, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, Europe, Netherlands 2012-05-25T14:49:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_recruit_aerial_drones_to_combat_illegal_logging/?source=rss A new aerial surveillance system to protect forests and endangered species in remote parts of the world is being pioneered by a pair of ecologists in Switzerland. The researchers have designed and built their own flying drone that can capture evidence of illegal activity on film. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Switzerland, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-05-22T04:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/range_of_brain_diseases_could_be_treated_by_single_drug/?source=rss The tantalising prospect of treating a range of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, all with the same drug, has been raised by UK researchers. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2012-05-08T05:59:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/share_your_status_and_your_lungs_facebook_tool_promotes_organ_donation/?source=rss Facebook on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to use the vast social network to connect organ donors with people who need life-saving transplants. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Technology, Health, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, North America, United States 2012-05-03T03:15:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pancreatic_cancer_gene_discovery/?source=rss Less than one in five people with this form of cancer are still alive a year after being diagnosed. A recent discovery has revealed that a gene was being switched off in the cancerous cells and now new drugs are being developed to switch it back on. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom 2012-05-02T04:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_men_set_to_live_as_long_as_women_figures_show/?source=rss The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom 2012-04-24T22:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/eu_seeks_to_crack_down_on_shark_finning/?source=rss The European Union endorsed tighter shark fishing rules on Monday to ensure fishermen respect a ban on slicing off the fins of their catches and throwing the live body overboard to drown. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, Belgium 2012-03-20T09:31:00+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/a_375_year_old_french_bank_forgives_debts_of_paris_poorest/?source=rss Just as France was being chastised for excessive national borrowing with a sovereign debt downgrade, thousands of lucky French people had their financial obligations forgiven after the country's oldest bank decided to simply wipe their slate clean. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, France 2012-01-29T20:42:00+00:00