RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-10-2018
8 Business Leaders Who Are Investing to Close Slaughterhouses for Good
Free the People: The New Year's Victory You Didn't Hear About
Concerned Citizens in Cancer Alley Vow to Ramp up Battle Against Industrial Pollution in 2018
California plans bill that requires all cars sold after 2040 to be emission-free
We need to recycle better. This infographic will teach you how to do just that
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-10-2018
Dark highway underpass transformed into a brilliant tunnel of light
Senate Judiciary Committee Has 2 Black Members For First Time In Its History
Celine Dion Handles Dry-Humping Woman With The Power Of Love
These Holocaust Survivors Have An Important Message For The World
Quote:“Speak up and put down signs of racism, acts of hatred.”
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-11-2018
Iran Eases Drug Laws; Could Halt Execution of 5,000 Prisoners
Quote:One of the world's leading drug executioners is taking a dramatic step away from the death penalty--and it's retroactive.
Theresa May proposes plastic-free supermarket aisles in green strategy
BBC follows Blue Planet II with hard-hitting nature documentaries
Quote:David Attenborough’s landmark series inspires programmes exploring the impact of plastics and textiles on environment
Astronomers may be closing in on source of mysterious fast radio bursts
Quote:Pulses may be from a neutron star cocooned by a strong magnetic field – though experts are not ruling out more unorthodox explanations such as alien ships
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-11-2018
Bono's heartfelt TIME essay on women's rights - nowhere on earth do women have the same opportunities as men
New Jersey Just Became the First State to Ban All Wild Animals in Circuses
Australia Launches Anti-Bullying Campaign
Big new renewable projects planned across Australia as Tesla effect hits
Quote:Dr. Rankin is on a grassroots mission to heal healthcare by repairing the doctor-patient relationship, while empowering both patients and health care providers to marry the best of Western medicine with mind-body approaches scientifically proven to activate the body's natural self-repair mechanisms.
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-11-2018
Perú creates huge new national park of nearly 870.000 hectares (article in Spanish)
Switzerland rules lobsters must be stunned before boiling
Here’s something you don’t see every day: Snow in the Sahara Desert (not really positive... but beautiful)
Tesla has kicked of production of its new rooftop solar shingles
Ecuador Grants WikiLeaks Founder Assange Citizenship After 5 Years In Embassy
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-11-2018
The Sanctity of Life
UN chief urges world leaders to celebrate migration as a positive
New York Man Raises Money For Hundreds Of Harlem Kids To See ‘Black Panther’
Animals to be banned from English circuses
The final end for fox hunting in the UK?
Hollywood Won’t Destroy Sexism, But We Can
Quote:The solution isn't for Oprah to run for president. It's to listen to women everywhere.
Stone Found In Egypt Has Minerals We Have Never Seen Before On Earth Or In Space (Originally posted by Christer Agama Slettebakken in the The Law of One: Ra Material Study Group on Facebook)
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-12-2018
Quote:When Lissa Rankin, MD researched what optimizes the health of the body and what predisposes the body to illness, she was surprised by what she found. When asked "What's the greatest risk factor for disease?" she found that perhaps it's not our diet, our exercise regimen, the absence of bad habits like smoking, or genetics that most profoundly affect the health of the body. To her surprise, she found that scientific evidence suggests that loneliness may be the greatest public health issue few people are talking about. We are tribal beings, and when we feel lonely, our nervous systems sense a threat, activating stress responses that predispose the body to illness. When we come together in conscious community, our nervous systems relax and the body's self-healing mechanisms activate, which may be the most important medicine we need. What is the cure for this underrepresented public health issue? Dr. Rankin's prescription may surprise you.
(There is also a number of Charles Eisenstein references in the talk.)
(This was linked to on Beatriz Gonzalez' website.)
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-12-2018
Landmark Ruling Could Bring Marriage Equality Across Latin America
The World Unites to Denounce Donald Trump's Racist "S**thole" Comments
EU to Propose Plastic-Bag Tax as China Curtails Waste Imports
Farming for a Small Planet
This startup is paying customers to use less electricity
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-12-2018
California Is Preparing to Defend Its Waters From Trump Order
Senator Vows To Ask Court Nominees Under Oath About Sexual Assault History
Jeff Bezos Announces $33 Million Scholarship Fund For ‘Dreamers’
New York installs memorial plaque to paraplegic hero cop Stephen McDonald
65-year-old woman running around Irish coast in aid of lifeboat charity
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-12-2018
Japan Will Offer $3 Million To Aid Rohingya Return to Myanmar
The key to a happier life is learning how to suffer better
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-13-2018
How a Group of Nuns Is Taking the Lead on Climate Action
San Francisco Takes A Stand To Protect Sex Workers Who Come Forward About Abuse
How to #HealMeToo: After #MeToo - Healing From the Trauma of Sexual Assault
Quote:Within two weeks, 94 percent of women survivors will experience PTSD. #HealMeToo wants to give them a place to share and recover.
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-13-2018
Animal Control Officers Spend Night Outdoors to Raise Awareness of Cold Weather Dangers
California Mountain Lions Will No Longer Be Killed Automatically for Preying on Domestic Animals
The Will to Live: 4 Animals Who Escaped Slaughter and Fought for Their Lives
10 Tips for Helping Your Surviving Pet Deal With a Loss
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-13-2018
World's biggest wildlife reserve planned for Antarctica in global campaign
Should Parents Be Allowed to Hit Their Kids? Welsh Government Says No
Chelsea Manning To Run For U.S. Senate In Maryland
Here’s An Amazing Way To Explain Gender Expression To Kids
A School Needed 50 Men To Volunteer As 'Dads,' But Did Not Expect This
Quote:More than 600 people answered a call for local men to attend a “Breakfast with Dads,” an event to bring middle schoolers and “father figures” together for a meal.
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-14-2018
Mark Wahlberg donates $1.5m reward for film reshoots to Time's Up fund
Quote:Actor makes donation in name of co-star Michelle Williams, who was paid less than $1,000 for the All the Money in the World reshoots
Rescued Search Dogs Help Save Survivors of Deadly Montecito Mudslides
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message still resonates today
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-15-2018
Belize bans oil activity to protect its barrier reef
Norway bans fur farms
Organic Agriculture Can Feed the World
Why So Little Empathy and Compassion Within American Culture?
Study: Renewable energy will soon be cheaper than coal, oil and gas
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-15-2018
5 Acts of Service to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. All Year Long
Newly Discovered 1964 MLK Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation & Apartheid South Africa
Some Cities Aren’t Waiting Around for Trump to Gut Net Neutrality—They Are Building Their Own
Christians of Color Are Rejecting “Colonial Christianity” and Reclaiming Ancestral Spiritualities
The Healing of a Spacious View
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-16-2018
Can You Dare To Ask “What’s It Like To Be You?” 50 Years After Martin Luther King, Jr. Died?
Tiktaalik, the Mpemba Effect, and the Trend Toward a More Inclusive Science
UK Bans Microbeads to Protect the Earth’s Oceans
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-16-2018
Did a Humpback Whale Protect a Marine Biologist From a Shark Attack?
Renewables will be consistently cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020
The electric vehicle market is heating up as Ford pledges $11 billion investment
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-16-2018
Several African countries have reduced malnutrition
After More Than a Century of "Horrific Conditions," Some Youth Prisons Are Shutting Down
Breaking the Cycle of Cynicism: "Stand Up!" Offers Tools for Effective Organizing in the Age of Trump
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-17-2018
Pope Francis expresses 'pain and shame' for clergy's sexual abuse of children
Quote:‘We commit ourselves to ensuring such things do not happen again’
EU declares war on plastic waste
Quote:Brussels targets single-use plastics in an urgent clean-up plan that aims to make all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030
European parliament votes to end electric pulse fishing
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-17-2018
Australia Offers $1.6 Million to Rescue Great Barrier Reef
New York Rescinds Controversial Prison Books Policy
3 Characteristics of Small Thriving Communities that Work for Everyone
San Leandro lab’s secret foray yields animal-free leather
Farm To Feed Over 100 People Comes In A Box
Quote:This box contains everything you need to build your own farm that feeds 150 people
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-17-2018
North and South Korea to march under one flag at Winter Olympics 'peace games'
James Dyson wants to use his vacuum technology to suck garbage from rivers
Denver is subsiding rent to make expensive apartments available for low-income workers
Denmark has broken the record for electricity generated via wind power…again
Bright flash of light marks incredible moment life begins when sperm meets egg (First posted by Chaveer Singh to The Law of One: Ra Material Study Group.)
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-17-2018
New York City Councilmember Jumaane Williams: Civil Disobedience Is Needed to Protect Immigrants
How to Achieve Zero Emissions, Even if the Federal Government Won't Help
Hero Firefighter Catches Child Thrown From Burning Building
BlackRock’s Message: Contribute to Society, or Risk Losing Our Support
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-18-2018
Norway aims for all short-haul flights to be 100% electric by 2040
George Monbiot: We Need a New Political Story of Empathy and Sharing to Replace Neoliberalism
Empathy between man and environment: a key factor for resilience and sustainability
4 ways to cultivate empathy in the classroom
The Neuroscience of Compassion and Empathy and Their Link to Prosocial Motivation and Behavior
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-18-2018
The “Deadly Breast Cancer Gene” is a Myth, Lancet Study Confirms
What Not to Say When Someone Experiences Street Harassment
Study Absolves Rats Of Blame For Europe's Black Death
Mexican Presidential Hopeful Former First Lady Zavala Vows To Curb Militarized Drug War
Katie Couric on Building 'Empathy' and 'Understanding' with New Documentary Series
(All empathy links from the Empathy Magazine.)
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-18-2018
EU Parliament ends palm oil and caps crop-based biofuels at 2017 levels
Bengaluru innovator creates super high-efficiency machine that produces power from vacuum (Unfortunately, A Man Who Invented A Real “Free-Energy” Machine Just Passed Away (Video of Machine In Article))
We could soon be using carbon emissions to produce plastic
Carbon fiber could be made from plants, scientists say
A Powerful Anti-Capitalist Movement Is Brewing, Even in This Dark Time
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-18-2018
After Successfully Bringing Down Her Local Confederate Statues, This Activist Says She’s Ready for Office
Zambia Responds to Trump's 'Sh*thole' Insult with Hilarious Tourism Ad
How You Can Help Veterans Fight for Access to Medical Marijuana
Over 100,000 People Have Pledged to Go Vegan for Veganuary
Amid Freezing Classrooms, Baltimore’s Teachers Fight to Democratize City’s Schools
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-18-2018
Keith Ellison Has Advice to Defeat Trump's Racist Agenda Everyone Should Follow
Quote:The question isn't "what did he say?" but "what are we going to do about it?"
Citizen Scientists Discover Unusual New Solar System Not Even NASA Could Find
Pope meets victims of child sexual abuse in Chile, 'cries with them'
Pope Francis Performs Impromptu Wedding Ceremony Aboard Papal Plane
H&M Hires ‘Global Leader’ For Diversity After ‘Monkey Hoodie’ Backlash
Judge Calls Larry Nassar ‘Delusional’ For Saying It’s Hard To Face His Victims
Quote:“Spending four or five days listening to them is significantly minor considering the hours of pleasure you had at their expense and ruining their lives,” the judge said.
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-19-2018
A Former Neo-Nazi Explains Why Hate Drew Him In — And How He Got Out
Fast Food Chain Leon are Ditching the Plastic
Irish woman creates “I am an immigrant” buttons to combat US anti-immigrant rhetoric
House Blocks Trump’s Order To Deport Palestinian Man Living In U.S. For 39 Years
Here’s One Excellent Reason To Cut Prison Populations
Quote:We can actually lower crime and incarceration rates at the same time, according to a new Pew report.
RE: The Positive News Thread - Nía - 01-19-2018
Rabbis Pledge To Protect African Asylum-Seekers Facing Deportation From Israel
How Transgender People in the South Are Helping Each Other Get Health Care
Dreamers Don’t Want Congress To Save Them By Hurting Other Immigrants
This supermarket chain is going ‘plastic-free’ on all its own brand products
Mexico and Hungary tried junk food taxes — and they seem to be working
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