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://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/KP_Qhjs3ViQ/ 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/eu_to_ban_pesticides_in_bee_scare/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/9CSQfI0aBjs/ Puerto Rico has introduced a new law protecting a swathe of the island's coast that has become a major nesting site for the world's largest turtle, the leatherback. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Caribbean, Puerto Rico ]]> 2013-04-14T19:05:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_law_to_protect_puerto_rico_leatherback_turtles/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/d-n_c_YwmvY/ China’s Ministry of Finance has announced that the country will levy a tax on carbon emissions, reports Xinhua. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, East Asia, China ]]> 2013-02-20T23:29:10+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/china_worlds_largest_emitter_of_greenhouse_gasses_will_tax_carbon/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/g1IQvhfZGFk/ Electricity supplied from a new wind farm is cheaper than that from a new gas or coal-fired power plant in Australia, reports a new analysis published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Oceania, Australia ]]> 2013-02-11T22:44:24+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_wind_power_cheaper_than_coal_or_gas_in_australia/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/mkUidgfN9SI/ The Republic of Congo has declared a new national park that conservationists hope with protect a core population of western lowland gorillas, a critically endangered species, as well as other threatened species, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Rep. of the Congo ]]> 2013-02-02T17:57:47+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gorillas_to_be_protected_with_new_congo_national_park/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/4XEOJwzXgOM/ In the 19th century the Northern Pacific Elephant was thought to be extinct until a small population was discovered on an island of Baja California in 1892. Since then, the species has staged a remarkable comeback which was greatly accelerated by protective measures adopted by the U.S. and Mexican governments. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California ]]> 2013-01-23T21:51:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/from_the_brink_of_extinction_elephant_seals_stage_remarkable_comeback/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/8175qxCDw7E/ More than 140 countries have agreed on a set of legally binding measures to curb mercury pollution, at UN talks. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World, Environment, Air Quality, Health, Regions, United Nations ]]> 2013-01-19T19:07:38+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nations_agree_on_legally_binding_mercury_rules/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/5LTwhmuXl4I/ More than six million volunteers from 96 countries collected an unprecedented 100,000 tonnes of garbage last year as part of a global, web-driven clean-up campaign, cyber-environmentalists said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Land, Water, Regions, Europe, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Sweden ]]> 2013-01-11T19:40:15+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/six_million_turn_out_for_global_garbage_clean-up/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/5UGqguYOOnQ/ On Friday President Obama announced the government would add almost 3,000 square miles of California coastline to the National Marine Sanctuary system, reports the Sierra Club. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California ]]> 2012-12-22T22:17:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_triples_area_of_protected_california_coastline/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/Ph4IV40lM7U/ 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/swiss_parliament_passes_plastic_bag_ban/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/3Oq3SpaNApo/ The Cook Islands has approved a shark sanctuary in its waters, making for the largest such sanctuary in the world. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Oceania, American Samoa, French Polynesia ]]> 2012-12-13T19:58:53+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/this_week_a_shark_sanctuary_the_size_of_australia_has_been_established/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/fvcUcrNmkaM/ 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/french_move_boosts_shark_sanctuaries/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/5D4koL1OZLM/ 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/canada_introduces_new_rules_to_curb_future_vehicle_emissions/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/95JF9pKFRao/ Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon has slowed for a fourth consecutive year to its lowest rate since authorities began monitoring the world's largest rainforest, officials said Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, South America, Brazil ]]> 2012-11-27T18:49:21+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/brazil_says_amazon_deforestation_at_record_low/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/PxHBL2nJ1bw/ 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/australia_outlaws_illegally-logged_wood_from_abroad/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/hJf7-bOsYdU/ Tokelau has become the first territory able to meet all its electricity needs with solar power, officials say. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Oceania, New Zealand ]]> 2012-11-12T08:11:06+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tokelau_islands_shift_to_100_solar_energy/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/npZ9RuGnzkE/ The sale, possession and distribution of shark fin is officially banned in White Rock. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia ]]> 2012-11-05T16:10:12+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/another_city_in_bc_bans_shark_fins/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/RoD60x3ua6g/ 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/eu_on_track_to_exceed_kyoto_emissions_goal/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/jYKmKAjvVEw/ 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/victory_for_forests_disney_stands_up_for_endangered_forests_and_animals/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/ZrKE/~3/_r3ZPsLoMso/ Every year scientists describe around 18,000 new species, but mammals make up less than half a percent of those. Yet mammal surprises remain: deep in the remote Peruvian Andes, scientists have made an incredible discovery: a rich cloud forest and alpine grassland ecosystem that may be home to no less than eight new mammal species. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South America, Peru ]]> 2012-10-20T07:43:48+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_mammal_menagerie_uncovered_in_remote_peruvian_cloud_forest/?source=rss