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 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mind-controlled_helicopter_aids_concentration/?source=rss A toy helicopter controlled by nothing but brainwaves could be available to the public just in time to hover under this year's Christmas tree. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Business 2012-11-27T04:51:13+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/victory_for_forests_disney_stands_up_for_endangered_forests_and_animals/?source=rss Today, Disney adds its significant voice to the growing chorus of companies demonstrating that there's no need to sacrifice endangered forests in Indonesia or elsewhere for the paper we use every day. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia, North America, United States 2012-10-23T06:05:11+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/spacex_launches_station_cargo/?source=rss The first commercially contracted re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has lifted off. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Space, Business, Regions, North America, United States 2012-10-08T03:30:15+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tesla_unveils_solar_powered_charging_stations/?source=rss Tesla Motors unveiled the first of its six Supercharger stations in six California locations (Folsom, Gilroy, Coalinga, Lebec, Barstow and Hawthorne). Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-09-30T22:20:32+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/canada_will_no_longer_oppose_global_fight_against_asbestos/?source=rss The days of Canadian asbestos exports appear to be numbered, and anti-asbestos activists couldn’t be happier. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Health, Business, Regions, North America, Canada, Quebec 2012-09-14T21:44:43+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hong_kongs_cathay_pacific_bans_shark_fins_as_air_cargo/?source=rss Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific says it will stop carrying shark fins as cargo, bowing to pressure from groups concerned about cruelty and possible extinctions as China’s appetite for the delicacy rises. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, East Asia, Hong Kong 2012-09-07T12:09:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_hikes_fuel_efficiency_to_54.5_mpg_by_2025/?source=rss The Obama administration on Tuesday introduced new rules to double fuel economy for cars and light-duty trucks by 2025, a move that the White House says will be comparable to cutting a dollar a gallon from the price of gasoline and that auto dealers warned would raise the cost of a new car. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2012-08-30T04:31:35+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/johnson_johnson_announces_a_ban_on_harmful_chemicals_in_products/?source=rss Johnson & Johnson made the landmark announcement this week that it would ban harmful chemicals from their products. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Health, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2012-08-20T13:37:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/how_some_food_retailers_are_coming_to_the_rescue_of_pigs/?source=rss After working with The Humane Society of the United States, many of the largest restaurant chains, grocery stores and food manufacturers have announced policies to eliminate gestation crates from their pork supply chain. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, North America, United States 2012-08-08T22:55:33+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/company_designs_bottle_from_great_pacific_garbage_patch_debris/?source=rss Somewhere in the vicinity of Hawaii, a huge mass of plastic debris floats in the Pacific. And that’s just a fraction of the waste that’s bobbing around out there. Compared to the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” one plastic soap bottle may not seem like much. But if that one bottle is mass produced by soap-maker Method, it could turn out to make a big difference. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Land, Water, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, North America, United States, California, Hawaii 2012-08-04T18:30:06+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/kfc_indonesia_suspends_purchases_from_asia_pulp_paper_due_to_deforestation/?source=rss While KFC bosses in Kentucky remain silent on whether it will cut forest destruction out of its supply chain globally, it looks like one country has gotten tired of waiting for headquarters to respond to the Greenpeace campaign. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-07-17T03:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/media_giant_walt_disney_to_ban_junk_food_ads/?source=rss US media giant Walt Disney has said it will ban junk food ads on its TV, radio and online programmes. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2012-06-11T05:09:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_solar_program_from_sunedison_aims_to_eradicate_darkness_in_india/?source=rss As technology improves and concerns continue to rise about energy availability and security, there’s much debate here in the U.S. about what kinds of energy sources governments and utilities should be looking to for future use. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India 2012-06-05T22:38:00+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/kfc_australia_stops_using_palm_oil/?source=rss Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has stopped using palm oil for fast food sold in its Australian outlets, reports ABC News. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Business, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2012-05-25T04:48:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/microsoft_commits_to_carbon_neutrality/?source=rss Microsoft has committed to become carbon neutral beginning on July 1, the start of the company’s new fiscal year. The shift results from three years of internal discussions within the company to improve Microsoft’s carbon footprint and environmental performance. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2012-05-09T21:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/broadcasters_ordered_to_dial_down_tv_ad_volume/?source=rss Canada’s broadcast regulator has been asking TV providers to turn down the racket in loud commercials, and now it is making that an order. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Health, Business, Regions, North America, Canada 2012-05-08T21:06:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/momentum_builds_burger_king_switches_to_cage_free_pork_and_eggs/?source=rss Burger King on Wednesday became the first major U.S. fast-food chain to pledge that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, North America, United States 2012-04-27T23:48:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bar_codes_apps_allow_consumers_to_make_socially_conscious_choices/?source=rss Consumers are becoming more socially conscious. A Nielsen survey released in March found that 46 percent of global consumers are willing to pay extra for products and services from companies that have implemented sustainability programs. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Science, Technology, Business, Corporate social responsibility 2012-04-27T23:42:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ford_cuts_global_waste_by_100_million_pounds_and_counting/?source=rss Today the Ford Motor Company announced huge successes in cutting waste at its factories and has pledged to ramp up those efforts in the coming years. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Land, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, North America, United States, Michigan 2012-04-24T22:27:00+00:00