Good News Notes: “A few years ago, this cemetery looked more like a dump. It was covered in vegetation and a lot of the gravesites were smashed in. Many veterans are buried in this cemetery, which contains graves dating back to 1905. Booker High School’s former JROTC instructor, retired Lt. Col. Ben Weiss, knew they…
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‘Buy Nothing Project’ Aims To Reduce, Reuse And Recycle While Bringing Neighbors Together – CBS New York
Good News Notes: “There’s a social movement called the ‘Buy Nothing Project’ The goal is to bring communities together through giving and helping people nearby.” View the whole story here: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/02/17/buy-nothing-project/
Craft Brewery Becomes First in Northern California to Capture and Reuse CO2
Good News Notes: “Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company has become the first craft brewery in Northern California to implement carbon capture technology and reduce their CO2 emissions. Large craft breweries like Sierra Nevada have recovered CO2, a natural waste product of beer fermentation, but this technology was previously too costly for the average craft brewer. Devil’s Canyon…
Pregnant woman escapes Orange County house fire through window
Good News Notes: “A pregnant woman escaped through a window when a home she was in caught on fire Monday morning, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. The fire happened at about 8:40 a.m. on Valley Drive. The pregnant woman was taken to an area hospital to be checked out after she escaped. Two men…
Crews work to rescue man, 2 dogs from hillside at Point Defiance Park
Good News Notes: “Authorities in Tacoma on Monday rescued a man and two dogs stuck on the side of a steep hill at Point Defiance Park, officials said. It was not immediately clear when the trio scaled the hill but the Tacoma Fire Department was dispatched to the area shortly before 3:30 p.m. for a…
Meet the Israeli innovation that can put an end to plastic packaging
Good News Notes: “Plastics are everywhere. Often described as the material of the 21st century, plastics are found in our polyester clothes, our outdoor furniture and our supermarket food containers. An estimated 360 million tons of plastic were produced globally in 2018, and worldwide consumption continues to grow rapidly. The vast majority of it, more than…
Young hero talks about Flint River rescue
Good News Notes: “A young man is being hailed as a hero after he jumped into the Flint River to save a stranger drifting by. The incident happened on Saturday in Albany. Jay Juarez said he’s not a hero, but simply someone who wanted to help.” View the whole story here: https://www.walb.com/2020/02/18/young-hero-talks-about-flint-river-rescue/
McDonald’s and Starbucks are developing ‘smart’ reusable to-go cups
Good News Notes: “In the future, when you order a coffee at McDonald’s or Starbucks, it could be served in the same cup you used a few months earlier. That’s the vision behind pilot programs launching this week that will introduce two types of “smart” reusable cups in independent coffee shops in San Francisco and…
Nonprofit group creates program to help asylum-seekers start new
Good News Notes: “Some of Hudson County’s most vulnerable immigrants will soon have a safe place to sleep thanks to a new program that helps asylum-seekers settle into their new lives in New Jersey. ‘All the people we are encountering are trying to go through a legal process – trying to do this the right…
Will electric planes take flight and help cool a warming planet?
Good News Notes: “Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and Washington Post owner, announced on Monday that he was donating $10 billion to save the Earth’s environment – barely a month after it was revealed Amazon threatened to fire employees who spoke out about the company’s role in the climate crisis. The new Bezos Earth Fund…