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/eu_to_ban_pesticides_in_bee_scare/?source=rss The European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Wildlife 2013-04-29T15:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_zealand_legalises_same-sex_marriage/?source=rss New Zealand's parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Oceania, New Zealand 2013-04-17T16:50:40+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/u.n._overwhelmingly_approves_global_arms_trade_treaty/?source=rss The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics 2013-04-03T16:55:05+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/swiss_parliament_passes_plastic_bag_ban/?source=rss Switzerland’s Parliament has approved a motion banning single-use plastic shopping bags. Both houses of the Swiss Parliament Thursday voted to forbid the distribution of the plastic bags. The next step is for the government to implement the ban. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Regions, Europe, Switzerland 2012-12-20T15:25:41+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/french_move_boosts_shark_sanctuaries/?source=rss Green campaigners on Friday hailed a decision by France that they said would create the world's biggest shark sanctuary. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, France, Oceania, French Polynesia 2012-12-09T23:00:27+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/canada_introduces_new_rules_to_curb_future_vehicle_emissions/?source=rss OTTAWA -- On the eve of global climate talks that will put Canada's contentious policies under the microscope, Ottawa has introduced its next set of rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario 2012-11-29T01:54:07+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/australia_outlaws_illegally-logged_wood_from_abroad/?source=rss In another blow to illegal loggers, Australia has passed the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill, joining the U.S. in outlawing the importation of illegal logged timber from abroad. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2012-11-26T05:04:06+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/victories_for_marriage_equality_and_first_openly_gay_u.s._senator/?source=rss Before last night, voters in more than 30 consecutive statewide elections across the United States approved bans on same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, three states broke the trend—with a fourth still counting its votes—in what some advocates and organizations are calling the most successful election for gay rights ever. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Washington 2012-11-07T08:21:25+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/eu_on_track_to_exceed_kyoto_emissions_goal/?source=rss The European Union is on track to not only meet but exceed greenhouse gas reduction goals set by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, an analysis indicated this week. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy 2012-10-29T18:06:57+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/costa_ricas_shark_finning_ban_signed_by_president_chinchilla/?source=rss Costa Rica passed a blanket ban on shark finning, in which the fins are sliced off sharks, often while they are alive, before the fish are thrown back into the ocean to die. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Central America, Costa Rica 2012-10-18T07:40:28+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/philippines_and_muslim_rebels_sign_key_peace_plan/?source=rss The Philippines has signed a framework peace plan with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, South-East Asia, Philippines 2012-10-15T07:34:29+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/jaguar_conservation_gets_a_boost_in_north_and_central_america/?source=rss Jaguar conservation has received a huge boost in the past few months both in Latin America and in the U.S. An historic agreement singed between the world's leading wild cat conservation organization Panthera and the government of Costa Rica in addition to a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposal bring renewed hope to the efforts to revive the iconic jaguar in its current habitat and return the cats to the American Southwest. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Central America, Costa Rica 2012-09-30T22:15:05+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vancouver_council_makes_historic_move_toward_shark_fin_ban/?source=rss The City of Vancouver, BC will work with neighbouring municipalities to develop a ban on the sale of shark-fin products, mayor and council agreed Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia 2012-09-24T16:45:30+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/australia_acts_to_stop_super-trawler/?source=rss The Australian government Tuesday sought to change its environmental protection laws to prevent a controversial super-trawler from fishing in its waters amid concerns about the by-catch. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2012-09-12T00:16:49+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pakistan_and_india_strike_new_visa_deal_easing_travel/?source=rss Pakistan and India have agreed on visa terms aimed at easing travel between the two countries. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India, Pakistan 2012-09-09T21:15:17+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/myanmar_government_abolishes_direct_media_censorship/?source=rss Myanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily newspapers and a pervasive culture of self-censorship. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, South-East Asia, Myanmar 2012-08-22T02:38:13+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nanaimo_latest_b.c._municipality_to_ban_shark_fin/?source=rss B.C.’s anti-shark fin movement is gaining momentum as Nanaimo becomes the newest municipality to become fin-free. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia 2012-08-14T22:34:31+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/human_rights_court_rules_in_favor_of_community_over_ecuadorian_government/?source=rss In a case that could have broad implications, the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, Ecuador, won a major battle on July 25, when the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the Ecuadorian government had violated its rights to communal property and cultural identity. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2012-08-01T05:24:52+00:00