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/helping_the_paralyzed_to_walk_again/?source=rss A technique helping stroke victims regain their mobility has won the 2010 Danish Research Result of the Year award and is now attracting attention from investors keen to see the research move from the lab and into rehabilitation centers. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Regions, Europe, Denmark 2010-12-09T16:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ship_sewage_banned_in_baltic_sea/?source=rss Ship sewage will no longer be allowed to foul the Baltic Sea. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday agreed to ban the discharge of sewage from passenger ships and ferries in the Baltic Sea. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Water, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation, Europe, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden 2010-10-11T17:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/governments_see_dollars_in_re_grown_forests/?source=rss As international attention shifts to Copenhagen and the coming United Nations conference on climate change, reforestation is emerging as a critical issue for the environment and as a source for government revenue. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Regions, East Asia, China, Hong Kong, Europe, Denmark, Oceania, Australia, South-East Asia, Indonesia, Viet Nam 2009-11-10T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/un_casts_disneys_tinker_bell_to_raise_environmental_awareness_among_childre/?source=rss The United Nations today named the Disney animated character Tinker Bell an “Honorary Ambassador of Green” to help promote environmental awareness among children. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, Denmark, North America, United States, California, United Nations 2009-10-28T14:07:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/soros_to_invest_1_billion_in_green_technology/?source=rss Billionaire George Soros, the founder of hedge-fund Soros Fund Management LLC, said on Saturday in a meeting on climate change sponsored by Project Syndicate, that he would invest $1 billion in clean-energy technology. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, Europe, Denmark, Hungary, North America, United States, California 2009-10-15T10:26:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hugh_jackman_to_kick_off_new_york_city_climate_week/?source=rss People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive”, Hugh Jackman, will be hitting the podium to help launch NYC Climate Week this coming Monday, September 21st. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, Denmark, North America, United States, New York 2009-09-21T16:39:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ambitious_global_pact_on_climate_change_in_sight/?source=rss An ambitious and effective global pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is in sight, the top United Nations climate change official said Friday, as the latest round of negotiations wrapped up in Bonn, Germany. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Europe, Denmark, Germany 2009-06-14T12:06:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/europe_unveils_british_astronaut/?source=rss Timothy Peake, a 37-year-old test pilot in the Army Air Corps, has been accepted into the European Space Agency's (Esa) Astronaut Corps. Science, Space, Regions, Europe, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, England 2009-05-21T11:43:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/news_analysis_path_to_healthy_oceans_wide_open_following_marine_protection_/?source=rss Finally, after two years of effort to convince the world that ocean destruction is as much important as climate change effect, the World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Indonesia ended its session by issuing the Manado Ocean Declaration (MOD) on marine environmental protection on Thursday. Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, East Asia, China, Japan, Europe, Denmark, South-East Asia, Indonesia, North America, United States, California, Oregon 2009-05-15T08:51:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_wind_power_grew_by_50_in_2008_as_chinas_doubled/?source=rss Many renewable energy technologies, most notably photovoltaic, are struggling to reach what's called "grid parity," where the cost of the power they generate matches that of fossil fuel generation. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, East Asia, China, Europe, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, North America, United States 2009-02-05T10:12:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/electric_shock_east_coast_network_by_2012/?source=rss Australians could soon be able to sign up for an electric car in much the same way they do now for a mobile phone -- even getting a new car for nothing and paying only for the running costs, equivalent to what we now pay for petrol. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Denmark, Middle East, Israel, Oceania, Australia, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2008-11-10T09:02:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/denmarks_approves_400_mw_offshore_windmill_park/?source=rss Denmark's parliament on Monday approved the construction of a 400 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine park in the Kattegat arm of the North Sea between Jutland and the island of Anholt in 2012. Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, Denmark, Environment Top Stories 2008-08-25T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_record_wind_powers_40_of_spain/?source=rss Wind power is breaking new records in Spain, accounting for just over 40 percent of all electricity consumed during a brief period last weekend. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, Europe, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-03-26T11:38:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/portugal_finds_a_power_niche_in_the_sun/?source=rss Broad fields of giant solar panels as big as houses tilt toward the sun in this torrid patch of the Iberian peninsula. World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-03-20T07:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/denmark_sets_renewable_energy_target_at_20_percent_by_2011/?source=rss Denmark aims to increase its use of renewable energy to 20 percent of its overall energy mix by the end of 2011, up from 15 percent today, the government said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, Denmark 2008-02-25T12:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/virgin_unveils_spaceship_designs/?source=rss Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space. 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World, Politics, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, South Africa, Europe, Denmark, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Middle East, Palestine, Iraq, Israel, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-09-03T12:11:01+00:00