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Dance Party Erupts for London Commuters in T-Mobile Commercial
By-standers become by-dancers in this ingenius T-Mobile commerical filmed in January in the London Street Station. The seemingly-spontaneous eruption of joy captured in this...
London Financier Gives Half Billion Pounds to Charity
"A SUPER-RICH City financier has given nearly HALF-A-BILLION pounds to charity — the largest ever single donation by a Briton — to help poor...
Helping Disabled to Become Entrepreneurs in London
"A new initiative aiming to break down the barriers preventing London’s 800,000 disabled people from starting their own businesses, was launched last week." It's...
London to Spend US$975 Million on Walking and Cycling Programs
London is committing to bike programs in a big way. "It will spend US$975 million over the next ten years to implement five new...
A London Program Teaches Inner-City Kids Reading, Writing, and Reformation
"The From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation takes in dropouts and delinquents that other schools can't reach." (CS Monitor) Thanks to Steve G. for the...
London Buys Hydrogen-Fueled Red Buses
The Mayor of London announced Tuesday that ten new red double-decker hydrogen powered buses will join London's bus fleet by 2010 to reduce air...
Cyclists Enjoy Car Ban in London
"Traffic was banned from several roads in London for the day (along iconic landmarks like Westminster) to make way for thousands of cyclists." (BBC)...
London Birders See Return of Heron After 141 Years
Yesterday the BBC published a good-news-for-nature story. A beautiful species of bird called the Squacco Heron, which has not been seen for 141 years...
London Birdwatchers Awed as Avocet Hatches in City Wetlands
LONDON — With its striking black and white plumage and elegant upturned bill, the avocet is one of the most distinctive birds. It's also...
London Crime Rate Lowest in Five Years
Crime in London has decreased to its lowest level in five years, according to new police figures published last week. The number of homicides...
1,000-Home Eco-Neighborhood Planned for London; 100% Renewable
At least 1,000 homes will be open for residents maybe as soon as 2010, all powered entirely by renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic...
Hunt for Subway Hero Who Gave Blind Man His Shoes After Theirs Fell into the Gap
From the London subway comes the story of a Good Samaritan who saw a blind man lose a shoe and offered his own to...
Salmon Have Already Returned Far Upriver to Spawn in Historic Habitat After Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project
Not two months have passed since a series of four dams were demolished on the Klamath River, and salmon are already spawning in creeks...
Good News in History, November 21
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 21.
New Low-Carbon Concrete Outperforms Today’s Highway Material While Cutting Costs in Minnesota
A private-public partnership has paved a section of Minnesota road with an experimental low-carbon concrete mixture that resulted in greater strength and lesser cement...
These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia
A global conservation effort to reintroduce a tiny snail to the wild is celebrating a momentous milestone, as for the first time in 40...
Good News in History, November 16
79 years ago today, UNESCO was first formed to promote world peace by uniting countries through education, the arts, sciences, and culture. Fostering universal...
Good News in History, November 13
97 years ago today, the Holland Tunnel opened connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River. Consisting of two tubes and made...
Good News in History, November 7
Happy Birthday to Joni Mitchell who turns 80 today. The Canadian singer-songwriter and painter is one of the most influential female musicians of the...
Good News in History, November 4
287 years ago today, the Teatro di San Carlo was inaugurated in the city of Naples with the opera Achille in Sciro. It is the...