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Good News in History, May 4
198 years ago today, Frederic Edwin Church, one of the foremost painters in the American landscape movement known as the Hudson River School, was...
U.S. Unveils First-Ever Regulations to Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
Despite a huge amount of political opposition from the chemical industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its first regulations aimed at limiting...
Liverpool is Building the World’s Largest Tidal Power Plant to Power a Million Homes
The River Mersey and the Bay of Liverpool are the largest assets this famous English city possesses, and attempting to beat the British government...
Shape-Shifting Fiber Produces Fabrics That Shrink or Expand in Real-Time and Fit into Existing Manufacturing
Imagine if the same forces that shrink your wool sweater when you forget what water temp to wash it at could be used at...
Largest US Solar Storage Project Goes Online – Enough for a Quarter Million Homes
The nation's largest solar energy and storage project came online in California last week, offering 875 megawatt-hours of solar capacity, and 3 gigawatt-hours of...
Small ‘Magic Balls’ for Grid Power Lines Can Increase Capacity by 30%–Coming to the US
A Norwegian company named after a mythical Norse god is helping power lines transmit as smoothly and evenly as possible with the help of...
Youth Volunteers Form ‘Grandpals’ to Connect Lonely Senior Citizens With ‘Grandkids’ to Hang Out With
In India, a group of considerate young people calling themselves the "good fellows" are changing the lives of India's senior citizens by pairing them...
Bill Gates Backs Novel Merry-Go-Round Wind Turbine: Half the Cost and Better for Landscape Than Giant Towers
Bill Gates has backed a novel wind power system by investing in Airloom Energy, a company that has developed a carousel-style wind turbine.
The Microsoft...
Ingenious Snow-Proof Solar Panels Can Work in All Weather: ‘Game-Changing Tech’
Snow accumulation atop solar panels causes energy losses of between 5% and 15% every Winter in northern climates around the world, with some heavy...
Creating Electricity From Moisture in the Air, Even in the Sahara Desert
A totally science-fiction device developed by scientists in Massachusetts would allow people to pull electricity out of thin air.
Back in 2020, GNN reported on...
Your Inspiring Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
66% of Americans Willing to Try Anything That Can Help Save the Environment’, says New Poll
Three in five Americans care just as much about saving the environment as they do about saving money.
As part of a recent survey into...
McDonald’s Workers Open Their Restaurant as a 24-hour Storm Shelter During Blizzard in North East
When three employees of a New York McDonald's were forced to accept the fact that they weren't going home during the Christmas storm that...
Trucker is Named a Highway Angel for Rescuing Crash Victims After Witnessing High Speed Collision
A truck driver from Greenville, Texas, was named a ‘Highway Angel’ for stopping his travels to administer aid to two injured drivers after witnessing...
Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
2,000-Year-Old Roman Road Uncovered in British Field is Like No Other–And of ‘Global Importance’
Workmen have uncovered a suspected Roman road in a field dating back 2,000 years that could be the only one of its kind in...
Startup is Recycling Solar Panels Turning Waste into Valuable Material
An American firm called Solar Cycle is transforming broken solar panels from landfill waste to valuable raw materials—perfect for making more solar panels.
Copper, aluminum,...
Texas Trucker is Named ‘Highway Angel’ for Stopping to Rescue a Police Officer Pinned in Vehicle
Truck driver Gary Wilburn was named a Highway Angel for offering aid to an injured Arkansas state trooper who was pinned inside his vehicle...
Renewables Met 100% of the Increase in Global Electricity Need This Year in 2022
In a stunning piece of accounting, solar, wind, and hydroelectric power supply was found to have met 100% of new power installations globally during...
Sustainable 3D-Printed Ranch House Wins Award and Takes Just Two Weeks to Construct (Watch Time Lapse)
A team consisting of architects and engineers are cleaning up on the homebuilding award circuit with House Zero, a 3D-printed house that seamlessly blends...