The Positive News Thread

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In An Era Of Trump And DeVos, Young Women Are Standing Up For Each Other

Over 700,000 People Demand Banks Stop Financing the Dakota Access Pipeline

In One Week, More Than 50 Suits Launched Against Travel Ban

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Permaculture Gives Hope in Today’s Challenging World

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Thank you Nía for a lovely thread and wonderful links. Donald Trump is really a nice catalyst....

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7 Things Every Mother Needs to Tell Her Daughter About Breast Cancer Prevention

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Court denies Trump request to immediately restore travel ban

"The power to expel or exclude aliens is a fundamental sovereign attribute, delegated by Congress to the executive branch of government and largely immune from judicial control," according to government's filing.

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Gore Fabrics, the maker of GORE-TEX® products and a major supplier of membranes and coatings to outdoor brands like The North Face and Mammut, has committed to eliminate hazardous PFCs from their product lines

Gore Fabrics Division Establishes Ambitious Environmental Goals for 2020

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Saudi Arabia celebrates its first ever Women's Day

Growing leather to protect animals and save the environment

You Can Reprint This Paper 80 Times Without A Drop Of Ink

Printing with UV light is much more environmentally friendly than ink-based papers today. But will human factors get in the way?

A guide to reducing your plastics consumption

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Andrew Harvey: Standing Rock: A Beacon of Hope and Light (6:33 min. audio)

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How to Help Immigrant and Muslim Neighbors

"Resist, Resist, Resist": Thousands Protest Trump in Solidarity with LGBT Community at Stonewall in NYC

Majority of Americans Oppose Trump’s Muslim Ban as Its Impact Becomes Clearer

Four national, scientific polls – from Gallup, Reuters, CNN, and CBS News – show that solid majorities of the public oppose the ban and reject blocking people from coming into the U.S. because they are Muslim.

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China doubles solar capacity and is now the world’s largest solar power producer

Paris’s New Public Urinals Use Your Pee To Grow Flowers

This Ancient Japanese Healing Technique Relieves Your Stress and Anxiety in 5 Minutes

How to perform this technique on yourself


Each of the fingers in our hand represents a different kind of emotion or feeling.

   The Thumb helps fend off emotions like worry and anxiety.
   The Index finger helps you fight your fears.
   The Middle finger helps control feelings of rage and bitterness.
   The Ring finger aids in fighting melancholy and depression.
   The Pinky helps relieve stress and boosts your optimism and self-esteem.

Your goal is to balance all the opposing energy forces in your body. Start by taking one finger at a time, grasping it with the opposite hand and wrapping every finger around it.

Hold each finger for one to two minutes. Wait until you feel the pulse. This is when you know it’s working.

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Citizens Getting Justice Done

Far from the corrosive political circus unfolding in Washington, DC, local citizen groups are improving conditions for the people in their own backyards.

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Ireland passes historic bill to divest funding from fossil fuels

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San Francisco will be first in nation to make city college free

How to Get Out of the Cycle of Outrage In a Trump World

10 Ways to Channel Your Outrage for Good in a Trump World

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Colombia’s government, second major rebel group begin formal peace talks

15 Amazing Things That Happen When You Quit Sugar

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This is how people can truly take back control: from the bottom up

Our atomised communities can heal themselves. Through local initiatives we can regenerate our culture and make politics relevant again

Online vs offline shopping: which is better for the environment (and what you can do)?

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U.S. solar sees 25 percent jump in jobs created last year

The social benefits of meditating with your partner

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Seattle Just Divested Billions From Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline

Water Protectors Call for Global Mass Mobilizations as Army Plans to Approve Dakota Access Pipeline

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Republican senior statesmen are pushing for a carbon tax

Nigeria is tackling election fraud with this solar-powered voting device

Taiwanese farmers turn their damaged fields into solar farms

A perfectionist's guide to coping with failure and rejection

Feminine Principles and Social Change | Action Rooted in Spirit

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Europe's cleanest-living teens: Iceland knows how to prevent drug abuse

Politics 2.0: Fixing democracy with technology

Crowdfunding healthcare for 11,000 people in 24 countries

7 Things Neuroscientists Know About Reality That Most People Don’t Know

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How to Be Your Best Self? Embrace Your Imperfection

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Thank you Nía...

so many lovely things here ..

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Bhutan PM wants world to prioritise people's happiness

Army veterans return to Standing Rock to form a human shield against police

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It's Random Acts of Kindness week!

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The Rescue of Humpty the Little Hippo

Massive universal basic income trial set to rollout in Kenya

Jimmy Carter Continues His Green Energy Legacy With 10-Acre Solar Farm

Harvard creates a battery that can power your entire home with renewable energy for a decade

Dogs Will Like You Better if You're Nice to People, Study Says