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 2012 2012-02-07T08:36:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bicycling_and_walking_benchmarking_report_2012_bicycling_is_on_the_rise/?source=rss The Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report shows that bicycling is getting more popular as a method of transportation; the number of commuters who bicycle to work increased by 57% from 2000 to 2009. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Health, Regions, North America, United States 2012-02-05T09:17:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/satellite_study_reveals_critical_habitat_and_corridors_for_worlds_rarest_go/?source=rss Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world's rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors that, if protected, can help the great apes move between sites in search of mates, according to the North Carolina Zoo, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and other groups. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria 2012-02-05T09:13:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/california_orders_hike_in_number_of_super_clean_cars/?source=rss California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Health, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-02-01T20:31:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fungi_discovered_in_the_amazon_will_eat_your_plastic/?source=rss The Amazon is home to more species than almost anywhere else on earth. One of them, carried home recently by a group from Yale University, appears to be quite happy eating plastic in airless landfills. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Land, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South America, Brazil 2012-01-30T19:31:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/leatherback_sea_turtles_granted_massive_protected_area_along_us_west_coast/?source=rss The U.S. federal government has designated 108,556 square kilometers (41,914 square miles) as critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), the largest of the world's marine turtles and one of the most endangered. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California, Oregon, Washington 2012-01-24T19:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/swedish_cities_close_to_building_a_bicycle_superhighway/?source=rss With all the handwringing over aging infrastructure, rising energy costs, high speed rail and other public transportation projects that are spiraling in costs, cities and towns could look at solutions that can improve mobility and do not the bust the budget: bicycles and bicycle paths. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, Sweden 2012-01-22T07:34:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_to_conserve_half_of_borneo_region/?source=rss Indonesia's forestry ministry said Thursday it would conserve nearly half its share of Borneo island, which is covered with dense rainforest, so as to meet a presidential pledge to reduce gas emissions. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-01-20T21:54:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/keystone_oil_sands_pipeline_rejected_for_now/?source=rss The Obama administration rejected a bid to expand the controversial Keystone oil sands pipeline Wednesday, saying the deadline imposed by Congress did not leave sufficient time to conduct the necessary review. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Water, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2012-01-19T08:17:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/levis_drops_asia_pulp_paper_due_to_its_link_to_deforestation_in_indonesia/?source=rss Levi Strauss & Company became the latest firm to drop Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) as a supplier due to concerns over APP's continued clearing of rainforests in Sumatra, reports the Rainforest Action Network, a green group in the midst of a campaign against APP. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Business, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-01-18T07:30:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/no_rhinos_poached_in_nepal_last_year/?source=rss As rhinos again fell to poachers in record numbers in 2011, there was one bright-spot: Nepal. Not a single rhino was killed by poachers in the Himalayan nation, the first poach-free year in 29 years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2012-01-10T22:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/singapore_supermarket_to_stop_selling_shark_fin/?source=rss SINGAPORE — Singapore's largest supermarket chain will stop selling shark fin products from April after an inflammatory comment by one of its suppliers triggered calls for a boycott from activists and the public. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Singapore 2012-01-06T18:22:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/european_carbon_regulation_for_airlines_takes_off/?source=rss 2012 started with some good news. On Sunday, the European Union began charging all airlines flying into and out of Europe for their carbon emissions. Covering a third of all global flights, this new scheme is one of the widest-reaching measures adopted lately by any country or regional bloc to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy 2012-01-04T18:43:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saving_the_amazon_winning_the_war_on_deforestation/?source=rss For years, the story told about the Amazon has been one of destruction - the world's largest rainforest, a region of amazing biodiversity, key to the fight against climate change, being remorselessly felled. But that is no longer the whole truth. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, South America, Brazil 2012-01-03T01:12:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_biggest_new_species_discoveries_in_2011/?source=rss Every year scientists describe thousands of species for the first time. 2011 was no different, so here's a look at some of the significant new species discoveries for the year. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries 2011-12-31T18:52:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/southern_california_whale_census_yields_record_number/?source=rss Migrating gray whales are swimming through Southern California waters in record numbers this winter, longtime whale watchers say. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California 2011-12-29T20:45:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/electricity_sparks_new_life_into_indonesias_coral_reefs/?source=rss A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-12-28T21:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_rolls_out_historic_mercury_limits_for_power_plants/?source=rss Unveiling a historic rule, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced the first national requirement for the nation's coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions of mercury, arsenic, cyanide and other toxic pollutants. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Health, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2011-12-22T16:29:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/100000_signatures_overcome_coca_cola_in_national_park_bottle_ban_debate/?source=rss If you’re looking for good news for the holiday season, we’ve got something for you. The proposed ban on sales of disposable plastic water bottles in the Grand Canyon National Park, which had been abruptly shelved last year following alleged pressure from Coca-Cola is now moving forward and would take effect next year. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Land, Regions, North America, United States, Arizona, Nevada 2011-12-22T01:42:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/solars_best_quarter_ever/?source=rss For the third quarter of 2011, solar installations in the U.S. broke a record: 449 megawatts of new capacity in just three months, according to a report by the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA). Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, North America, United States 2011-12-21T17:39:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mexico_closes_huge_rubbish_dump/?source=rss Mexico City closes one of the world's biggest landfill dumps, where most rubbish will now be recycled or turned into compost and green energy. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Land, Regions, North America, Mexico 2011-12-21T04:46:00-08:00