The Positive News Thread

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Food Street: Feeding off the kerbside and creating close communities

Corporations Pledge Millions Toward Relief Efforts For Tropical Storm Harvey

George Monbiot: We Can't Be Silent on Climate Change or the Unsustainability of Capitalist System

Sustainable Agriculture is the Best Way to Feed the World, New Research Confirms

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California wants to change the law and only allow renewable energy on grid

Nebraska greenhouse heated with geothermal energy produces citrus all year

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Irish bus driver stops to help an old woman tie her and becomes worldwide hero

Food for Life Houston Serving Vegan Meals to Hurricane Survivors

This Former Burger King Just Got Turned Into a Vegan Drive-Thru … and It’s Everything

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Scientists Discover A ‘Force-Field’ Around The Human Body That You Can Actually Feel

An entire Nicaraguan community is standing up to mining giant Condor Gold

More Than 900 Nonviolent Actions Planned For Sept. 16-24

Study Finds Blood From Vegans Is More Protective Against Cancer

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See the Incredible Heroes Who Brought Help to Houston

Now You Can Instantly Help Those Most Impacted by Hurricane Harvey

As Hurricane Harvey Overwhelms 911, Social Media Is a Lifeline

We Can’t Ensure Dignity for Incarcerated Women Without Holding Officers Accountable

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8 Simple Ways to Be Happy from Around the World

One Man’s Ingenious Way to Beat the Traffic (And Enjoy Some ‘Me Time’)

Socially Responsible Clothing Brands You Should Feel Good About Wearing

12 Ways to Get Rid of Aggressive Weeds Without Resorting to Roundup

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Intelligence of apes misunderstood because of bias and bad science

JPMorgan Chase Pledges $2 Million to Fight Racism

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Idaho Police Department Thanks ‘Heroic’ Nurse For Standing Up To Utah Cop

The amazing Pope Francis admits to seeing a Jewish psychiatrist

This Spoken Word Poem Is A Beautiful Love Letter To ‘Undocumented People’

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The Red Cross Won't Save Houston. Texas Residents Are Launching Community Relief Efforts Instead

African Americans Fighting Fascism and Racism, From World War II to Charlottesville

How Some African Farmers Are Responding to Climate Change -- and What We Can Learn From Them

Centering Women of Color Is Key to Understanding and Resisting Police Violence

Abolitionists From Around the World Gather to Plan for the End of Prisons

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Pepe the Frog Creator Will Donate Book Profits to American-Muslim Group

Vets Fight To Save Horses In Harvey Aftermath

Green Energy Jobs: Top 7 Pieces of Rare Good News for US Workers on Labor Day

Golfer Vows To Donate Earnings To Houston, Then Wins Tournament

A Harvard Undergrad is Changing How Nicaragua Tackles Teen Pregnancy

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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Sanctuary City Ban

Zero waste: Inside London's first plastic-free shop

Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Teleports DNA From One Location To Another

Rescuing These Kids Was ‘Mission Impossible.’ Meeting Them Was Mission Adorable

Denmark Is Selling Off Its Last Oil Company And Spending The Money On Wind Power

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Dustin Hoffman In Tears As He Explains Something That All Of Us Need To Hear

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Solar park in Sahara to power 2m homes in Europe, generates 20,000 jobs

Report: Automation will create more high-skilled jobs in India

Vestas Joins Tesla to Combine Wind With Batteries

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Introduction To Savage Grace: Living Resiliently In The Dark Night Of The Globe, By Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker (book introduction)

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Sun unleashes most powerful solar flare since 2006

France to ban oil, gas output on home soil in symbolic step

The Guardian view on veganism: high in moral fibre

16-Year-Old Vegan Stuns The World With His Gorgeous Desserts And Breakfasts

A bit older, but still good news: New Zealand Declares Animals to be Sentient, Bans Testing

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Akon Has Done More for Africans in One Year Than Most Charities Have Done in Decades

China plans ban on petrol and diesel cars

How to Make Your Home Safe and Dry After Flooding

How to Help DACA Recipients

Big Oil must pay for climate change. Now we can calculate how much

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African wild dogs are using sneezes as a voting system

GEEKS Comic-Con Gets Rid of Petting Zoos

All Charges Dropped Against Journalist Dan Heyman

Fifth UK Animal Race Canceled After 60,000 Sign Petition

How to Give Progressive Companies Your Business

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How Love Can Help Conquer Addictions

Dave Zirin: Stand with NFL Star Michael Bennett, Who Refused to Be Silent About Racial Profiling

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Defend the Sacred Manifesto

Compassionate Eating for Empaths and Highly Sensitive People

Hundreds March to Demand Paul Ryan Protect Immigrant Youth & Families

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How to Help Hurricane Irma Victims

Tesla extends range of cars in Florida to help owners escape Hurricane Irma

SirPlus: German Startup revolutionizes the food industry and makes food rescue mainstream

This Japanese farm harvests sunlight and mushrooms

The price of building windfarms has plummeted to a record low

Zero-waste shop in U.K displays how plastic-free lifestyle is possible

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Nepal’s Military Set To Use Transcendental Meditation To Relieve Global Collective Stress & Stop War

Hurricane Irma: Pope Francis condemns climate change sceptics

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How Decentralized Mutual Aid Networks Are Helping Houston Recover from Harvey

Meet the Buddhist Lawyer Who Took the UK to Court Over Pollution — and Won

Goodbye Diesel: Volkswagen to offer electric versions of all its models by 2030

Incredibly rare white giraffes caught on tape in Kenya

Don’t fear the end of capitalism. Be excited to build what comes next

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Chile Just Created One of the Largest Marine Protected Areas on Earth

"Pivotal Moment in American History": Sen. Sanders Unveils Medicare-for-All Bill with 15 Co-Sponsors

Here’s how scientists helped minimize the damage Florida took from Irma

The science behind acupuncture—and why it really works

Pink Floyd Founder Roger Waters: BDS is One of "Most Admirable" Displays of Resistance in the World

10 Ways to Be More Positive Online (and Make a Difference at the Same Time)

How Going Zero Waste Made Me a Better Person

5 Tributes to Honor Edith Windsor, the Woman Who Defeated DOMA

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Australia Puts Marriage Equality to a Vote

Do You Actually Take Care of Yourself?

How Zoo Animals in Florida Survived Hurricane Irma (No zoos would mean no disaster plan and annual preparedness drill needed in the first place...)

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This Christian Group Is Raising Money for Trans People

Millennial Women Identify as Feminists and Act Like it Too

Geothermal energy could get major boost after conference in Florence

Entrepreneurs are turning poop into energy and profit in developing countries

People Who Left Their Dogs Chained During Irma Face Felony Charges

15 Rescued Slow Lories Return to Their Jungle Home

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This project converts wind into funds for climate change research

Impact investing gets big boost as millennials take control of family fortunes

Irish man challenges country to go veggie in new 'No Meat Week Challenge'

The Power of Placebo: Is the Placebo Effect Self-Healing or Self-Deception?

World’s largest electric vehicle generates more electricity than it uses

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An ode to acts of kindness on the New York City subway

Could this fungus help solve the world's plastic problem?

Satellite images can help predict malaria outbreaks months in advance

Science: Embracing the Emotions Is the Best Way to Recover From Failure

World’s tallest solar tower to be built within world’s largest solar park (When do we finally get Tesla's free energy!?)

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Brazilian court blocks abolition of vast Amazon reserve

EPA Finally Concludes that Fracking is a Threat to the U.S. Water Supplies

California’s big battery experiment: a turning point for energy storage?

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8 Activist Nuns Who Are Fighting for Social Justice

Judge Rules Government Can’t Defund Sanctuary Cities

Government Refugee Study shows that refugees have a positive economic impact on the country

Success! Foie Gras is Banned Again in California

How to Stop Stressing & Embrace Autumnal Change

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This online educator is equipping India’s youth for well-paid tech jobs

Why a Kindle Is the Greener (and More Community-Minded) Choice (Than books - sadly!)

The end of capitalism is already starting—if you know where to look