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 2009 2009-11-12T14:16:00-08:00 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 2009-11-10T23:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sierra_club_names_fowler_one_of_nations_coolest_cities/?source=rss Tuesday, at 11:00 a.m., a news conference, with Sierra Club in Fowler's Gerard Park, will celebrate Mayor Ray Ward's commitment to reduce the town's global warming pollution by putting into place local energy solutions which save taxpayer dollars and reduce energy use. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Colorado 2009-11-10T13:35:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/road_trains_get_ready_to_roll/?source=rss Road trains that link vehicles together using wireless sensors could soon be on European roads. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2009-11-09T21:47:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dell_plants_solar_trees_in_the_parking_lot/?source=rss Dell is doing it again, this time on-site, with a series of solar trees that will not only help power its headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, but also serve to charge electric vehicles parked there. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Texas 2009-11-05T16:38:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/controversial_conservation_group_sea_shepherd_unveil_new_weapon_against_wha/?source=rss The new stealth, high-tech anti-whaling boat of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society waits in Auckland Harbour ahead of its departure to the Southern Ocean. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Oceania, Australia, New Zealand 2009-11-05T10:16:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_forest_helps_save_villages/?source=rss Over the past month, typhoons “Pepeng” and “Ramil” lashed northern Luzon, but residents of a town in Cagayan province are thanking their young trees for sparing their place from killer landslides that buried villages in other mountainside communities. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Philippines 2009-11-04T12:50:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/water_use_in_the_us_less_in_2005_than_in_1975/?source=rss Just when you think all human activities are making the environment worse, news comes that our efforts to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impacts (0ur environmental footprint) are doing some good. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2009-10-31T18:57:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/google_launches_powermeter_in_the_uk/?source=rss Homeowners will now be able to check how much electricity they are using every hour thanks to a new free online Google tool. By using PowerMeter even people on holiday will be able to see their home's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, via the internet. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom 2009-10-30T15:40:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/a_pioneering_solar_energy_project_is_using_green_technology_to_improve_the_/?source=rss A pioneering solar energy project is using green technology to improve the lives of isolated villagers living beyond the reach of power lines on Argentina's windswept Andean plains. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Science, Technology, Regions, South America, Argentina 2009-10-27T16:34:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/solar_power_to_be_harvested_in_the_sahara/?source=rss A group of German private companies is aiming to harvest sunlight from the Sahara desert and use it to power European homes and businesses. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Land, Regions, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom 2009-10-26T16:59:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/epa_to_develop_rule_to_cut_toxic_emissions_at_power_plants/?source=rss The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to issue rules by November 2011 to cut toxic air pollution at electric generating plants that burn coal or fuel oil, a federal court ruled. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2009-10-24T19:46:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/polar_express_polar_bear_habitat_to_be_protected/?source=rss A vast swath of icy sea, barrier islands and coastal land on Alaska's oil-rich North Slope will be granted special protection because of its importance to the threatened polar bear, under a proposal released Thursday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Alaska 2009-10-23T18:46:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/levis_goodwill_partner_for_green_initiative/?source=rss Levi Strauss & Co. partnered with Goodwill Industries International Inc. to divert billions of pounds of unwanted clothing from landfills by encouraging people to donate unwanted clothes. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Land 2009-10-22T20:47:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bill_gates_pledges_120_million_to_boost_african_indian_farmers/?source=rss Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday announced 120 million dollars in grants to help small-scale farmers in Africa and India improve their lives through sustainable agriculture. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Uganda, Indian Sub-Continent, India, North America, United States, California, Washington D.C. 2009-10-17T11:05:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/brazil_eyes_amazon_sugar_cane_ban/?source=rss The Brazilian government has unveiled plans to ban sugar cane plantations in environmentally sensitive areas. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Brazil 2009-10-12T01:07:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dominican_republic_to_plant_2_million_trees/?source=rss The Dominican Republic has launched a reforestation project focused on planting 2 million trees across the country. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti 2009-10-10T12:58:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/google_powermeter_energy_tracker_works_without_smart_meter/?source=rss Google has connected a home electricity-monitoring device to its Web-based PowerMeter application, part of Google's strategy to seed the market for home energy tools. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, California 2009-10-08T19:45:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/escondido_man_to_reforest_butterfly_reserve/?source=rss An Escondido man with a passion for the bright orange-and-black monarch butterfly will play a key role in the restoration of the butterfly's winter home in Mexico's Sierra Madre, as a result of a bi-national initiative announced this week at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's climate summit in Los Angeles. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California 2009-10-03T13:57:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/malawi_windmill_boy_with_big_fans/?source=rss The extraordinary true story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk is the subject of a new book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Malawi 2009-10-01T17:22:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/airport_rolls_out_new_offset_scheme/?source=rss New carbon kiosks have been installed at San Francisco International airport, part of the airport’s new offset scheme. 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