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 2010 2010-09-01T20:36:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/norwegian_government_boycotts_malaysian_timber_giant/?source=rss The Norwegian government has excluded the Malaysian timber giant Samling from its pension fund on ethical grounds. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, Europe, Norway 2010-09-01T19:36:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/muscles_can_remember_their_strength/?source=rss Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why -- muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as they wither from lack of use. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Norway 2010-09-01T16:08:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/100mw_solar_power_plant_to_be_built_in_the_uae/?source=rss What does it say that one of the largest producers of oil, The United Arab Emirates, is aggressively developing renewable energy? Clearly the country is thinking about a world beyond fossil energies. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Middle East, United Arab Emirates 2010-09-01T15:55:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_road_concrete_developed_that_actually_cleans_the_air/?source=rss Wouldn’t it be great if cars put out less pollution? You can breathe a sigh of relief, because researchers have discovered a breakthrough that will lead to reduced pollution and cleaner air. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Netherlands 2010-09-01T03:19:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/russia_and_china_vow_to_protect_siberian_tigers/?source=rss China and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for rare Siberian tigers. News with Video, News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation, East Asia, China 2010-08-31T14:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/southern_sudan_to_purge_child_soldiers_from_army/?source=rss The government of Southern Sudan said Monday it will purge child soldiers from the ranks of its former rebel army by year's end, a policy change that could see thousands of young troops pushed out of the military. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Sudan 2010-08-31T03:32:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/grow_your_own_transplant_liver_in_a_lab_within_just_5_years/?source=rss Desperately ill patients waiting for a transplant could be able to 'grow their own' livers within five years, British doctors said last night. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2010-08-30T16:57:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cannabis_electric_car_to_be_made_in_canada/?source=rss An electric car made of hemp is being developed by a group of Canadian companies in collaboration with an Alberta Crown corporation. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, Canada, Alberta 2010-08-30T03:19:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_australian_aboriginal_mp_elected_for_liberals/?source=rss An Aboriginal man has been elected to Australia's House of Representatives, becoming the first indigenous MP in the country's history. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2010-08-29T16:06:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/big_bear_solar_observatory_the_most_detailed_picture_of_a_sunspot_ever_reco/?source=rss Researchers at Big Bear Solar Observatory have tuned their adaptive optics array and achieved first light, capturing this image of a sunspot that is now the most detailed ever captured in visible light. News with Video, News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2010-08-28T22:28:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ghana_strengthens_child_labour_monitoring/?source=rss A database system for monitoring and tracking information on child labour issues in Ghana was launched in Accra on Friday with a call on various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies not to compromise on canker. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Ghana 2010-08-28T17:23:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/india_rejects_mining_project_to_protect_indigenous_tribal_land/?source=rss The Indian government has rejected a controversial mining project that it believes would have threatened the survival of an indigenous tribal group. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India 2010-08-28T12:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fortune_500_companies_flex_market_muscle_reject_tar_sands/?source=rss Major US corporations are adding market pressure to the growing wave of opposition against tar sands expansion, giving tar sands producers a fresh reason to consider the consequences of their poor environmental street cred. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, Canada, Alberta 2010-08-28T04:44:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_study_shows_americans_used_less_energy_and_more_renewables_in_2009/?source=rss U.S. energy use fell in 2009 and Americans used more wind and solar power and less electricity generated by burning coal and natural gas, according to a survey by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States 2010-08-26T17:48:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/smallest_frog_in_asia_discovered_in_borneo/?source=rss Researchers on an expedition in Borneo have found a new and very tiny species of frog. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2010-08-26T17:26:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_hope_to_collect_electricity_from_the_air/?source=rss Powering homes with electricity collected from the air may be possible after scientists report solving a centuries old riddle about how moisture in the atmosphere becomes electrically charged. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Regions, South America, Brazil 2010-08-26T04:06:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lab_made_cornea_offers_new_hope_for_restored_vision/?source=rss Corneas made in the laboratory have markedly improved the sight of 10 Swedish patients with significant vision loss. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Sweden 2010-08-25T21:27:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rich_exoplanet_system_discovered/?source=rss Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180, which is much like our own Sun. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2010-08-24T18:24:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/white_house_crackdown_on_dirty_trucks_gathers_pace/?source=rss Tough new US rules governing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large trucks and buses edged forward last week when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent draft proposals to the White House. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2010-08-24T03:15:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/miners_trapped_in_chile_mine_for_17_days_are_alive/?source=rss Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said. News with Video, News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile 2010-08-23T03:16:00-08:00