The Positive News Thread

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Gucci goes fur free

How art is blooming amid the Gaza wasteland

The Birth of Africa’s Brand New Ocean Can Be Witnessed Right Now

Dalai Lama: Spirituality Without Quantum Physics Is An Incomplete Picture Of Reality

Food Forests Could Bring Healthy Organic Food To Everyone – For Free

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Ex-Hurricane Ophelia: Engineers from the UK are set to travel to Ireland to help restore power

Staff are ready to come in from Northern Ireland and Britain to assist in the coming days in restoring power.

'Nobody needs to be on the streets in the storm': Extra services to provide shelter for homelessr

Quantum Equation Suggests The Big Bang Never Occurred – The Universe Has No Beginning

Women Small-Holder Farmers Are Key Drivers for Sustainable Production

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off grid box brings clean water and power to all

Google is pledging $1 billion to those who will lose their job to Artificial Intelligence

Sodium-based batteries can make renewable energy accessible in poorer regions

The benefits of building ‘floating’ solar farms

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Sexual Assault Survivors Break Collective Silence With Viral #MeToo Hashtag

German Soccer Team Kneels During Game In Solidarity With NFL Players

Why This Educator Teaches Kids To Grow Food For Their Schools

Grizzlies Saved This Vietnam Vet’s Life. Now He’s Fighting To Return The Favor.

Family Stranded In Scotland Rescued By None Other Than The Hogwarts Express

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The Hopeful Work of Turning Appalachia's Mountaintop Coal Mines Into Farms

Only Nonviolent Resistance Will Destroy the Corporate State

Voices of Resistance: Centering the Needs of Black Women in Mississippi

US Wages Are Growing, Contrary to What You Read in the Papers

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Einstein’s waves detected in star smash

How A New Technology Could Help Find The Next Harvey Weinstein

Agroecology: Radically Changing How We Face Food Insecurity and Climate Change

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Parents Turn Son’s Wheelchair Into Elaborate Halloween Costumes

The Global Anti-Ivory Movement Just Got a Major Boost From One of the World's Leading Conservatives

An Irish blessing for those in the path of Hurricane Ophelia

   May God give you...

   For every storm, a rainbow,

   For every tear, a smile,

   For every care, a promise,

   And a blessing in each trial.

   For every problem life sends,

   A faithful friend to share,

   For every sigh, a sweet song,

   And an answer for each prayer.

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Michael Moore: “Use this moment to create a world without Harveys”

Meet Tarana Burke, Activist Who Started “Me Too” Campaign to Ignite Conversation on Sexual Assault

Pope Francis says addressing armed conflicts and the effects of climate change are "prerequisites" for ending global hunger

New studies confirm: biodegradable plastics boost organic recycling and improve mechanical recycling

Coal power plant closures ramp up in spite of White House plans

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California Makes It Easier to Change Gender on Government ID

"Me too" is a call to compassion

Animal Rights Groups Band Together to Challenge Iowa’s ‘Ag-Gag’ Law

‘Lala’ Shows a Family’s Bond with Their Dog During the Holocaust

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The return of direct democracy: This politician will give his seat to an app

World’s first 'negative emission' power plant in Iceland turns CO2 into stone

A Republican mayor in Texas is helping create America’s eco-city of the future

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The Great Transformation: A World Awakening

What Sustainable Clothes Shopping Means Today

Can humans communicate telepathically with another while they’re dreaming

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Solar grows faster than we can imagine: US projections were 4,813 percent off

This sleepwear company gives your sheets a dignified afterlife

Eight Designs that Aim to Alleviate the Ongoing Refugee Crisis

Five-year-old helps pay for schoolmate’s milk and then starts a campaign that raises thousands

Aliir’s story, from a refugee camp in Kenya to playing AFL in Australia

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Nurse fleeing California wildfires puts horse in car

Argentina’s vegan Mondays

Global Oneness Day October 24 2017

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Major Victories for Climate Movement: Roundtable with Leaders on What’s Next

4 Energy Cooperatives Leading the Way to a Sustainable Future

Americans Are Willing to Pay a Carbon Tax

This Web App Lets Users Report Sexist Advertising

Rescuers Come Together to Help the Animal Victims of California’s Wildfires

The Benefits of Saying ‘Yes’ More Often

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How To Help A Partner With Mental Health Problems

Obama Says Drop Meat to Fight Climate Change

'Happy Birthday Marsha' Shows What the Gay Rights Movement Owes Trans People

Dealing with Mold After a Flood

How to Store Vegetables Without Plastic

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California Makes First Year of Community College Free

Brave Victim of Chechnya’s Gay Purge Speaks Out

74-Year-Old Man Walks The Streets With A Desperate Plea

Can Student Activism Finally End Fraternity Hazing Deaths?

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Alternative credit agency lets immigrants bring their credit scores to the US

5 Incredible Fish Behaviors That Show Just How Intelligent They Really Are

Tesco to sell green oranges in order to cut down on food waste

The lines that supply internet to your home could predict earthquakes

World’s most sustainable office space opens in London

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A black protester hugged a white nationalist outside Richard Spencer’s talk. ‘Why do you hate me?’ he asked.

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How to Plan (& Provide) for a Child with Special Needs

New York Just Banned Circus Elephants

Say Yes To Nature At Your Wedding

Trusting Chaos

Electric Cars and Surging Solar Spell Market Doom for Fossil Fuels

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Jacinda Ardern commits New Zealand to zero carbon by 2050

'Sweating' blood: mysterious case leaves Canadian experts searching for answers

Four projects that are trying to make the sharing economy work better for people

Jon Kabat-Zinn: This man is on a mission to change the world’s consciousness

How hope protects the brain, according to science

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EU on brink of historic decision on pervasive glyphosate weedkiller

Irish man to campaign for prisoners abroad after four years in Egyptian jail

Ex-Orphan Elephant Proudly Shows Rescuers Her New Baby

Lucky Calf Escapes Slaughterhouse, Finds New Life at Sanctuary

'Half-Earth Day' Plan Aims to Save the World's Species

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Transparent solar technology could harvest a massive source of untapped energy

Wooden windmills could make wind energy even cheaper

This Simple Task Can Help Curb Your Constant Worrying

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NYC Passes Law Giving Sexual and Domestic Violence Victims Paid ‘Safe Time’

Can Permaculture Reverse Climate Change?

The role your car plays in democratizing the energy grid

New Zealand’s next prime minister wants to plant 100 million trees yearly

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs raised their kids tech-free—here’s why you should too

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No More White Saviors: Let People Lead Their Own Movements

A judge lets pipeline protesters mount an unusual defense

A Minnesota judge decided that three activists could use the “necessity” of confronting climate change as justification in court. They’ll call on scientists and present evidence of harms from climate change to show they violated the law to protect people and had no legal alternatives.

This is one of very few times where a court has allowed the so-called “necessity defense” — which activists have previously used in cases related to the Vietnam War and abortion — in a case about climate change.

How to Tell Which Foods Are In Season this Fall

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Study Shows Placebo is Effective Even When Patients are Aware of It

Abigail, a Former Bait Dog, Wins 2017 American Humane Hero Dog Title

This Zero-Waste Superstar Keeps 4 Years of Trash in One Small Jar (Here’s How You Can Too!)

11 Vegan Treats for Kids and Parties This Halloween

12 Year-Old Wins National Slam Poetry Contest

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Myanmar gives green light to resume food aid to Rakhine, says U.N.

The future of work: department store becomes co-working space

Oil-rich Gulf Arab countries are turning to renewables

Cities’ best bet for fighting climate change is encouraging sharing

Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North Korea

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Green Halloween Inspiration for Costumes, Decor and More

How to Support Safe Havens for Animals

Art Against Empire: Toward an Aesthetics of Degrowth

Miami Beach Officials Step Up the Fight to Free Lolita

New Investigative Website Fights Rich and Powerful "Who Call the Shots"

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Could Field Trips Push Kids Past Their Violent Realities?

Trump-induced anxiety has torn America apart — how can we heal? A neuroscientist explains

From earlier this year: Newly found sunken continents suggests the mythical continent of Lemuria was REAL

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Asia's biggest gay pride parade brings tens of thousands to Taipei

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Virginia elects transgender woman to state legislature

Trump's ban on transgender troops blocked by US federal judge

Fish Depression Is Not a Joke