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 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bush_administration_bars_drilling_in_arctic_wetland/?source=rss The Bush administration on Friday proposed keeping potentially oil-rich wetlands in Arctic Alaska off-limits to drilling because of their ecological sensitivity, a reversal of its earlier plan. The Bureau of Land Management proposed a 10-year leasing moratorium for 430,000 acres of wetlands north and east of vast Teshekpuk Lake in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Environmentalists and local groups hailed the decision. World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Land, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C., Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-05-17T15:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/flexible_working_would_benefit_the_environment/?source=rss The environment could be one of the biggest winners if North East businesses allow more staff to work flexible hours. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Special Interest, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2008-05-16T09:54:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/architects_home_and_office_is_less_than_eight_feet_wide/?source=rss So often the space between buildings is just wasted, a source of heat loss and little else. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Science, Health, Business, Regions, Europe, Belgium, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-05-15T11:55:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/one_millionth_hybrid_vehicle_hits_the_american_road/?source=rss In December 2007, an auto dealership employee somewhere in America handed a new owner the keys to the one millionth hybrid vehicle sold in this country. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Michigan, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-05-15T11:49:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/after_years_of_confrontation_green_groups_and_companies_finding_common_grou/?source=rss Corporate America and major green groups are starting to build ties as companies see the benefit of getting ahead of a trend toward environmental responsibility. While partnerships have been emerging case-by-case, environmentalists are starting to ramp up their efforts to target money mangers and investors in an attempt to change how corporations do businesses. Environment, General Environment, Business, General Business, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-05-13T15:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sixty_pandas_safe_after_china_quake/?source=rss BEIJING (Reuters) - Some 60 giant pandas at a Chengdu research centre near the worst hit part of the massive China earthquake are safe, Xinhua reported on Tuesday. But there was no word yet on the fate of pandas at another research centre at Wolong, near the epicentre of Monday's 7.9 magnitude quake. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, East Asia, China, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-05-13T15:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/trading_tractors_for_camels/?source=rss Farmers in Rajasthan, India are forsaking their gas-guzzling tractors and returning to using their trusty camels for haulage. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-05-07T11:55:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cubs_a_ray_of_hope_in_indias_fight_to_save_tigers/?source=rss Fourteen tiger cubs have been spotted in a leading Indian sanctuary, a rare piece of good news in the country's fight to protect its dwindling population of big cats from poachers and habitat destruction. The cubs have been sighted regularly over the past few weeks in Ranthambore National Park in western Rajasthan, R.N. Mehrotra, the state's chief wildlife warden, told Reuters on Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India 2008-05-07T11:52:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/waste_management_to_fuel_ca_trucks_with_landfill_harvested_liquid_natural_g/?source=rss California government agencies are supporting a large-scale project to better manage garbage and recyclables in a California joint venture between Linde North America, a Linde Group subsidiary, and Waste Management. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, California, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-05-04T11:12:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tornado_flattened_kansas_town_is_coming_back_greener/?source=rss A year after it was practically wiped off the map by a tornado, Greensburg is rising again -- and going green, too, with solar panels, wind turbines, tinted windows, water-saving toilets and other energy-efficient technology. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Land, Water, Science, Technology, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Kansas, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-05-04T10:55:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/superior_to_undergo_major_tree_planting_for_urban_forest/?source=rss Superior is looking at sprucing up the city's north end, and might do it with spruce trees. Environment, Air Quality, Regions, North America, United States, Wisconsin, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-30T10:48:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/portland_earns_a_platinum_rating_from_the_league_of_american_bicyclists/?source=rss The League of American Bicyclists has awarded Portland its highest honor, a Platinum rating. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States, Oregon, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-30T10:35:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/officer_stops_traffic_for_duckling_crossing/?source=rss Lakewood Police Officer Dustin Carrell stopped traffic on westbound SR-512 Monday morning near I-5 to help a mother duck and her ducklings safely cross the road. Environment, Wildlife, Special Interest, Regions, North America, United States, Oregon, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-30T10:28:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fire_from_the_dragon_green_entrepreneur_harnesses_truck_energy/?source=rss It came to Terry Kenney while he was sleeping -- a crystal clear vision of an apparatus that would harness the kinetic energy of gargantuan, smoke-spewing trucks to light up homes and businesses with energy that was safe, renewable, and completely clean. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, United States, California, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-30T10:12:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gov_celebrates_irvine_ranch_land_designated_as_1st_ever_california_natural_/?source=rss Describing the land around her as a "majestic natural landmark," California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman today announced that of the 50,000 acres permanently preserved on the historic Irvine Ranch, almost 40,000 have been designated as the first-ever California Natural Landmark (CNL). World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-04-27T11:42:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vertical_diagonal_farm_from_work_ac_in_nyc/?source=rss We love vertical farms and while they may not be as practical as green roofs, the idea of food being grown right in the city doesn't get any more local than this. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Land, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, New York, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-27T11:38:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_air_car_zero_pollution_and_very_low_running_costs/?source=rss Many respected engineers have been trying for years to bring a compressed air car to market, believing strongly that compressed air can power a viable "zero pollution" car. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-04-27T11:27:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/losing_more_of_the_plastic_paunch_at_whole_foods/?source=rss In addition to the magical plastic bag disappearing act that took place on Earth Day at Whole Foods stores around the nation, the company has also tightened the belt on another major use of plastic—to go containers. Instead of the usual plastic, cardboard, or styrofoam (gasp!) containers found in most supermarket self-service food sections, Whole Foods customers now pile their ready-made salads and other such sundries into completely compostable containers. Environment, Land, Business, General Business, Regions, North America, United States, California, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-26T15:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_real_good_life_an_entire_village_turns_against_supermarkets_and_grows_i/?source=rss It was a sitcom that inspired many a household to live off the land. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2008-04-25T10:21:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/eu_considers_truck_pollution_charges/?source=rss EU countries would be allowed to charge heavy road users for the costs they incur on society, including congestion, air pollution and noise - something prohibited by EU law up till now - according to an early draft of a Commission proposal to revise its 'Eurovignette Directive'. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Health, General Health, Business, General Business 2008-04-25T10:13:00-08:00