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 2009-11-11T13:53:00-08:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/aHVNtgDMnkc/ 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/governments_see_dollars_in_re_grown_forests/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/MOT4KNi6cJI/ China has pledged to give Africa $10bn (£6bn) in concessional loans over the next three years, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said at a summit in Egypt. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Africa, Egypt, Sudan, Zimbabwe, East Asia, China ]]> 2009-11-08T13:39:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/china_pledges_10bn_africa_loans/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/aKCS-GyH7P0/ 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/new_forest_helps_save_villages/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/cqZaAwxZB4U/ When a gay Wyoming college student was slain in 1998, congressional Democrats pledged to broaden the definition of federal hate crimes by the end of that year to include attacks based on sexual orientation. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. ]]> 2009-10-29T20:36:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/after_10_year_dispute_expansion_of_hate_crimes_law_to_gays_signed/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/FBajJU2lkXk/ Federal prosecutors in the US have been ordered to stop cannabis-related prosecutions in the 13 states where medical use of the drug is legal. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. ]]> 2009-10-24T18:54:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_medical_cannabis_policy_eased/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/SKKFaJjo_zs/ Each pink taxi comes with a beauty kit, a GPS system and an alarm button. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights ]]> 2009-10-21T01:36:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mexicos_pink_taxis_cater_to_fed_up_females/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/eHwTL3QSwS4/ Talks between Iranian, Russian, French, and United States officials are "off to a good start" according to Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, Middle East, Iran, North America, United States, Washington D.C., United Nations, United Nations related ]]> 2009-10-19T22:41:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uranium_talks_off_to_a_good_start/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/rqEmn3P--yc/ 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/bill_gates_pledges_120_million_to_boost_african_indian_farmers/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/-g0-JB6xR-I/ 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/dominican_republic_to_plant_2_million_trees/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/DiHF_rLHwxs/ Today the Obama Administration released a 1,200 page document of proposed regulation changes that will drastically alter the fuel economy and emissions standards that auto manufacturers are required to meet in the US. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. ]]> 2009-09-21T05:42:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/white_house_unveils_landmark_fuel_economy_and_emissions_standards/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/ITfiMz3F15k/ French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced plans for a new carbon tax aimed at combating global warming. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, France ]]> 2009-09-10T15:15:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/france_set_to_impose_carbon_tax/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/rj9fsbngURI/ A group of 91 countries have agreed on a treaty that will block ships involved in illegal fishing from entering signatory ports and thus help prevent the fish going to market, the UN said on Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation, East Asia, Japan, South America, Brazil, United Nations, United Nations related ]]> 2009-09-04T12:45:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_global_illegal_fishing_treaty_agreed_un/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/s8ScMjkLzEU/ A court in Australia has ruled that a quadriplegic man who wants to die can tell his carers to stop feeding him. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Oceania, Australia ]]> 2009-08-15T16:58:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/australian_man_wins_right_to_die/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/9trYHl6NI6k/ Leaders of the G8 developed nations have pledged $20bn (£12bn) for efforts to boost food supplies to the hungry, on the final day of a summit in Italy. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Europe, Italy ]]> 2009-07-10T13:20:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/g8_pledges_to_boost_food_supplies/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/8id7NRP7-Xs/ The US House of Representatives has passed a historic climate change bill aimed at reducing the country's emissions. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. ]]> 2009-06-26T22:57:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_house_supports_emissions_bill/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/ksM3GyhENrc/ Indigenous groups in Peru have called off protests after two land laws which led to deadly fighting were revoked. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, South America, Peru ]]> 2009-06-19T17:28:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_indians_hail_historic_day/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/yC5SIncgoFs/ 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 ]]> 2009-06-14T12:06:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ambitious_global_pact_on_climate_change_in_sight/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/RXr0jF8cSNQ/ India's Parliament yesterday elected its first woman speaker, who is also a member of the formerly untouchable, low-caste Dalit community. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India ]]> 2009-06-04T12:50:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indias_parliament_elects_its_first_woman_speaker/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/qRkqtISZ5hA/ Russia has opened a facility in the Ural Mountains that will decommission vast stocks of its chemical weapons. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation ]]> 2009-06-02T17:44:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/russia_opens_wmd_disposal_plant/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/imFG/~3/0ngLX2u13-k/ Canada will match tough new U.S. vehicle emission standards that President Barack Obama said yesterday will force the auto industry to develop more fuel-efficient cars to deal with global warming. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, Canada, Ontario ]]> 2009-05-21T14:16:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/canada_to_match_us_car_fuel_rules/?source=rss