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Good News for World Forests: Deforestation Slows in Last Decade
The Earth lost fewer trees in the last decade as global deforestation over the past ten years fell by more than 18 percent,...
Top 5 Greenest Cities in the World
The five greenest cities in the world aren’t necessarily those with nothing but trees and parks. Being a green city...
Nike Teams to Wear Recycled Plastic Bottle-based Jerseys in World Cup
We've just concluded what might have been the most environmentally friendly Olympics to date. During the next global sporting event, the FIFA...
What Could Be Better than Renewable Energy from Chocolate?
Who knew the same delicious brown bean that creates chocolate can also generate clean green power? Cocoa bean shells left over after the...
Time Calls it “The Decade From Hell”… NOT!
Time magazine named this "The Decade From Hell". The sensationalist headline ignores all the good things that happened, so we, at the Good News...
UN Calls Non-binding Climate Change Deal an ‘Essential Beginning’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the deal on climate change reached by world leaders at a United Nations summit in Copenhagen, calling it an...
Award Winners Changing the World Through Tech
The Tech Awards is an international program honoring innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. This year's winners received...
The Elders Announce Visit to Middle East
A delegation of six Elders, from the independent group of eminent global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela, will visit Israel, the West Bank...
Porter Rescues Threatened Murals From JFK Airport
As a baggage porter at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Darren Hoggard spent slow days over 30 years gazing at...
Disney Joins Forces with The Nature Conservancy to Plant 2.7 Million Trees
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has arranged with The Nature Conservancy to plant 2.7 million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the...
Special Report: The Best News for Planet Earth in Decades
I asked one question to leading environmentalists who are usually keen to point out what is wrong with the environment: What is...
Stem Cell Transplant ‘Very Encouraging’ for Type 1 Diabetes
A handful of people with type 1 diabetes have been able to survive without insulin shots for more than two-and-a-half years, on average,...
G-20 Backs $1Trillion Boost For Struggling Nations
President Obama emerged from the global summit of G20 leaders with an agreement to provide funding for $1 trillion in additional loans and...
Worldwide Hopes Soar After Obama Inauguration
The arrival of a new American president triggered joy and jubilation Tuesday in a world made weary by warfare, recession and fear. ...
‘Comeback’ Forests Rich in Biodiversity, Say Scientists
Tropical forests that have regrown after deforestation are proving more significant havens of biodiversity than previously thought, scientists said last week. A...
Donations of $450 Million Hit UN Emergency Fund Target for First Time
The United Nations emergency relief fund, set up to speed response to those suffering from natural and man-made disasters, has reached its $450 million...
Benazir Bhutto Honored During 60th Anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights
Marking the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights December 10, the United Nations honored individuals for outstanding work...
7 Facts we can all be Thankful for
What can we be thankful for in the midst of doom and gloomy news of the economy? Here are 7 items from the news...
World Leaders’ Hopeful Quotes on Obama Election Win
World leaders in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere offered their congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama on his historic win and expressed hopes that working together...
UPS Foundation Awards $1 Million to Environmental Groups
The charitable arm of UPS this week announced five grants totaling more than $1 million to support a variety of environmental programs, including funds...