Greatest person of the Day The Paradigm Project co-founder wants to bring fuel-efficient stoves to poor, rural communities around the world. The stoves can save time and money, while also reducing toxic emissions from wood fires by 40 to 60 percent. That results in 7.5 metric tons of carbon offsets, which can then be sold [...]
Posts Tagged ‘good news’
Just Another Person Working Very Hard to Do Good Deeds
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged good news, innovation on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Optimism Is One of the Most Taboo, Rebellious Acts
Posted in Videos, tagged good news on August 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Good News Can Change Your Life
Are the Haters Losing Their Spunk?
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged good news, hate crimes on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
California Hate Crimes Drop 21%
I Dare You to Find Light in the Dark Places
Posted in Web Sites, tagged afghanistan, good news on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is it possible that there’s some good news coming out of Afghanistan? You be the judge.
Sometimes Even Capitalism Cares
Posted in Books, tagged business, capitalism, good news on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The book about the company that guarantees its workers jobs for life.
Keep Track of What’s Improving
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged crime, good news on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The crime rate just keeps falling and falling
No, People Are Not Actually More Interested in Bad News Than Good News
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged good news, inspiration, media on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rob says: “What kind of information travels fastest? Do people prefer to spread good news or bad news? Would we rather scandalize or enlighten? SURPRISE: People prefer e-mailing articles with positive rather than negative themes, and they liked to send long articles on intellectually challenging topics that inspire awe.” People Share News That Inspires Awe
Do You Have the Discipline to Tune Into the Beauty and Truth?
Posted in Web Sites, tagged good news, news on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good News Network I think the press, including TV journalism, has an ethical responsibility, a sacred responsibility, a service mission . . . to make good news just as entertaining (as we’ve made sexy the violence). — Marianne Williamson
What’s the Opposite of Muckraking? Digging up the Good News
Posted in Articles & Essays, Web Sites, tagged good news on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rob says: There’s lots of good news out there. It’s just underreported. The violent crime rate has declined 50 percent since 1993. Every 24 hours, 200 million people make love on this planet. Levels of literacy and education and freedom are steadily growing everywhere. The world has become dramatically more peaceful since 1992, with wars, [...]
Rob’s Good News Challenge
Posted in Articles & Essays, Web Sites, tagged good news, positive news on October 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Rob says: “Sources of good news are proliferating. In fact, their increasing abundance is proof that there’s no longer any excuse for steeping yourself in the perverse life-hating obsession that infects the mainstream media. “Here’s my challenge to you: For the period of one week, I dare you to refrain from sucking in the nihilism [...]
Documenting the Flood of Blessings
Posted in Web Sites, tagged good news, news on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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I Dare You Not to Let Yourself Get Brainwashed by the Propagators of Doom and Gloom
Posted in Web Sites, tagged good news on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You’ve got to admit that at least 30 percent of what happens is good news
Be Brave Enough to Question the Authority of the Fear-Mongers
Posted in Web Sites, tagged economy, good news on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When all the economic news you read is gloomy, you’re getting a distorted picture of reality. Try these to supplement your fact-finding mission. http://goodnewseconomist.com/ http://positiveeconomicnews.com/
Good Environmental News
Posted in Articles & Essays, Web Sites, tagged environment, good news on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All the following stories appeared recently on the Environmental News Network: Free Goods At Throwplace.com Help Consumers in Tough Times Eco-friendly Sri Lankan Factories U.S. Renewable Energy Growth Accelerates Hawaii Recycles Record 72 Percent of Beverage Containers Algae: Biofuel Of The Future? Yellow cabs go green faster in NYC
Counteract the Daily Brainwashing
Posted in Web Sites, tagged good news, news on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Get Good News Daily
Let’s Toast to Ten Good Things About 2007
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged 2007, benjamin, good news on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More good, tough news: Let’s Toast to Ten Good Things About 2007 by Medea Benjamin
