Good News Notes: “At a time when the Midwest is being battered by more severe storms due to climate change, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a landmark law this month that will transition the state to 100 percent clean energy by 2045, with benchmarks along the way. While the effort has largely escaped national media attention, it…
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West Lafayette improving city sustainability with new food waste collecting bin
Good News Notes: “Food waste is at the forefront for West Lafayette leaders right now. That’s because it’s helping fuel energy for city facilities, in turn, making the city more environmentally friendly. A new food waste collecting bin is really behind this movement. The bin is attached to the back of a city Streets and Sanitation Department…
Purdue University develops new way to recycle polyolefin plastics
Good News Notes: “Single-use plastic scrap continues to be a growing problem internationally with only 9 percent of the 8.3 billion tons of plastic produced in the last 65 years being recycled. One of the biggest contributors to this issue is polyolefins, such as polypropylene and polyethylene. Researchers at Purdue University are working to solve that problem…
New Haven Tree Commission launching reforestation project Saturday
Good News Notes: “The New Haven Tree Commission is kicking off a reforestation project that is the first of its kind in Indiana on Saturday. Near the intersection of Moeller Road and Minnich Road, about 2,300 trees will be planted over a 3,000 square foot plot. Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources is funding the commission’s…
Inspiring Indiana: Restaurant owner looks to inspire kindness
Good News Notes: “It’s been an incredibly tough 10 months for so many people and so many businesses struggling to stay open. How do you stay positive? Chelsea Wetzel, who co-owns Union Jack Pub in Broad Ripple, said she’s found herself pondering that a lot, especially over the last week. ‘I was just watching the…
Jingle Belles bring random acts of kindness to strangers
Good News Notes: “Just in time for the holidays, a group of women went around Warrick County to spread a little holiday cheer. ‘I think this is sort of a Jingle Belle philosophy too is, even if you don’t need to be blessed, you need to be blessed,’ Shawn Sterne, a member of the Jingle…
Indianapolis boy cured of sickle cell disease after stem cell transplant
Good News Notes; “Elliot Preddie isn’t your average 12-year-old boy. ‘He just couldn’t enjoy life as a kid,’ said his mom, Tremesha. Elliot was born with sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disease which leads to blockages that prevent blood from reaching parts of the body. We first met Elliot last year at Riley Hospital for…
Food Bank feeding NWI by the thousands each month; National Guard help to remain until Oct. 31
Good News Notes: “The move, the Food Bank announced Aug. 17, will keep several programs it’s implemented running smoothly at least until then, Vice President and spokeswoman Allyson Vaulx said in a release. The 26 men and women who’ve been lending a hand are as glad to be helping as the Food Bank is glad…
GM, Ford complete US contracts to build breathing machines
Good News Notes: “General Motors says it has finished making 30,000 medical breathing machines for the U.S. government to help treat coronavirus patients. The Department of Health and Human Services contracted with GM to build the ventilators at a converted auto electronics plant in Kokomo, Indiana, at a cost of $489.4 million. The machines were designed by…
High-tech devices help NFL teams keep players safe, in shape
Good News Notes: “Darius Leonard works relentlessly at his rural South Carolina home to prepare for another football season. He’s also wary of pushing too hard, knowing a minor injury could become a major setback given the dearth of medical experts in his area. So when in doubt, the Indianapolis Colts star confers with his coaches,…