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Foster Father of 50,000 Gives Back After Growing Up in Poverty
Dr. Amporn Wathanavongs sat at his kitchen table with a glass of orange juice while reading the Bangkok Post. The Thai economy was faltering;...
The Amazing Tale of A Karmic Pact Fulfilled: I Got The Love I Finally Gave
I met Jake Kingston after being told he was a Ferrari-driving doctor with a hundred-acre ranch in the wine country. Not your typical blind...
First of its Kind in America: Plant Will Turn Trash Into Fuel in West Virginia
Construction has started on the first of its kind plant in the U.S. designed to convert trash into fuel.
Entsorga broke ground on the 48,000...
Lost Parrot Finds Help Getting Home by Flying in a Truck Window
At first, it seemed like he must have been transported to the tropics when Baby the quaker parrot flew into the window of his truck on...
Congress Takes Quick Action to Keep Plastic Microbeads Out of U.S. Water
A bill to clean up the environment and keep toxins out of the food chain has sailed through the U.S. Congress with virtually no...
Try One of These 12 Acts Of Kindness Today–On World Kindness Day
Here at Good News Network, World Kindness Day is one of our favorite days of the year. It’s an occasion where everyone can go...
Wonderfully Imperfect: Don’t Define Yourself By Your Flaws
While dashing to the train after my morning swim, I noticed a small pull in my brand-new stocking. By the time I got off...
Rate of Uninsured Hits New Low as More Americans Get Health Coverage
A new study shows more Americans have health insurance than ever before.
According to the latest quarterly Gallup poll, the rate of uninsured adults is...
Bulletproof, Fireproof, Eco-friendly Homes Are Made of Plastic Bottles
People from Africa to Latin America are recycling bottles and using them to build fireproof, bulletproof, environmentally-friendly homes.
For about a quarter the cost of...
Road Paved With Recycled Plastic Would Snap Together Like Legos
Plastic litter along roadsides may soon be used to make new roads. A company in the Netherlands has come up with a plan to...
Cystic Fibrosis Hope Comes as New Gene Therapy Improves Condition
A new gene therapy attacks cystic fibrosis at its cause, improving or stabilizing lung function while potentially reducing or eliminating the dozens of drugs...
Cloud Lifts India’s Waste Pickers Off Trash Piles Without Ending Recycling
The third largest city in India piles up huge amounts of garbage every day, while recycling very little. Thousands of Bangalore's poorest citizens pick...
Oakland Artist Turns Illegally Dumped Trash Into Homes For Homeless
Each morning, Greg Kloehn takes a cup of coffee and drives around the streets near his home studio looking for the piles of illegally dumped...
Recycled Christmas Trees = Mulch, Dunes, Habitats
It's one of America's great recycling success stories: Every year, hundreds of thousands of discarded Christmas trees are collected and reused. Many are picked...
And, the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 are…
They clean up rivers, build homes for disabled veterans and bring health care to some of the darkest parts of the world. They help...
Sunbathers Can Browse for Books at This Beach Library (WATCH)
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On the sands of a Black Sea resort in Bulgaria, vacationers are encouraged to indulge in their favorite old-fashioned pastime: reading a book...
Italian Ingenuity: Europe’s First Zero Waste Town
Capannori, a rural town in the Italian province of Lucca, in Tuscany, boasts a proud history. Six years ago, it became a trendsetter and...
Houston’s Plan To Make Landfills Extinct
To increase the city’s dismal recycling rates, Houston’s government is trying something else: One Bin for All. It will collect all trash together in...
“LandFillHarmonic” Orchestra Plays With Instruments Made of Trash
In Paraguay there is a town essentially built atop a landfill where adults pick through the latest heaps of trash for sellable goods and...
Start Up Company Wins $630,000 for Making Bio-Plastic Out of Greenhouse Gas
A young start-up called Mango Materials has won a Green Challenge prize of $630,000 for its plan to use bacteria to turn the most...