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US Wind Industry Adding Record Number of Turbines
2012 has been the strongest year yet for the U.S. wind energy. The success of the federal Production Tax Credit and wind energy’s increased...
Clintons Land in Haiti to Showcase New Industrial Park
The Haitian government is hosting Hillary and Bill Clinton, a delegation of foreign investors and a crowd of celebrities Monday to showcase the marquee...
Small Group Fixing Neighbors’ Homes Grows to 3.4 Million Volunteers
A small group of grassroots activists in Midland, Texas has spread hope to homeowners in need, providing critical home repairs free of charge. Since...
Cuba Lifting Hated Travel Restrictions
Cuba will scrap much-reviled travel restrictions starting in January, making it easier for its citizens to leave the communist-ruled island in the first major...
U.S. Housing Starts Surged in September to Four-Year High
U.S. production and permits of new homes surged in September to its fastest pace in more than four years, fueling the recent housing sector...
Botswana High Court Makes History: Allows Women to Inherit Family Home
The Botswana High Court overturned a customary law which prevented women from inheriting the family home, calling it “an unacceptable system of male domination."
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Peace Pact With Muslim Insurgents Brings Hope in the Philippines
A recently announced agreement between the Philippine government and Muslim rebels waging a decades-old insurgency in the southern island of Mindanao paves the way...
Surprise! U.S. Economy Improving Better Than Anyone Expected
It isn’t only the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics that is issuing surprisingly good news about the U.S. economy these days… It's also...
Facebook Post Rescues MS Patient From a Year of Lack
Friends answered the call on a sister's Facebook page to re-fill the heart of a woman with severe Multiple Sclerosis. They supplied things that...
“Give a Fudge” Award Winner Blogs About Boost He Felt After Recognition
Kengi Carr wrote a heartfelt blog post describing how he felt when he won the gift of gourmet fudge following the Good New Network's...
One Millionth Home Weatherized: Federal Efficiency Program A Winner On All Counts
The Weatherization Assistance Program, which was allocated $5 billion in stimulus funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, has been a...
(Not McDonald’s) One Billion Meals Served by India Charity in Schools
For the past 12 years, the Akshaya Patra Foundation has served cooked food to nearly 1.4 million children in government schools across the India....
Steep Decline in Child Deaths Worldwide Continues in 2011
Countries across the world are continuing to make rapid progress in reducing child deaths, a UNICEF report said this week. According to the 2012...
White House Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans
President Obama signed an Executive Order that will help the federal government better meet the current and future demand for mental health services and...
Good News on US Jobs Front: Private Sector Job Creation Continues, Unemployment Falls
Two pieces of information released today paint a pretty strong picture for the US economy. A new report by private payroll company ADP shows...
New York’s New Environmental ‘Hero’ –The Oyster
Marine scientists, planners and government officials say millions of mollusks planted in polluted waters off New York and other cities could go a long...
World Record Message in Bottle Found After 98 Years
A Scottish skipper has set a new world record after finding a message in a bottle 98 years after it was released.
Not only that,...
Australians Implant “World First” Bionic Eye
Australian scientists said Thursday they had successfully implanted a “world first” bionic eye prototype, describing it as a major breakthrough for the visually impaired.Bionic...
Bringing Civility to Congress on GNN’s 15th Anniversary: Good News Goes to Washington!
"Can't they all just get along?" was the cry going out from a chartered yacht on Sept. 9, 2012, sailing up the Potomac River...
Butterfly Boon as Mexico Stops Logging in Monarch Reserve
Illegal logging has practically been eliminated in the western Mexico wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly, according to a report released in August.
The government,...