Good News Notes: “Each year Google hold an international science fair for innovative teens to solve a problem they care about with science.” “According to facts and figures from non-profit organization The Water Project, there are 783 million people worldwide–that’s about one in nine individuals globally–that do not have access to clean drinking water, and one…
Month: November 2019
Dream Center offers recovery, redemption
Good News Notes: “The life of addiction is one many people can’t relate to. But, the founder of an organization in Vidalia can.” “Through the door women have found help at the Dream Center. Help that has brought them out of the dark world of addiction.” “For eight years, the Dream Center in Vidalia has…
Columbia adding more renewable energy with new solar field
Good News Notes: “The City of Columbia is moving forward with the creation of a new solar field after the city council unanimously authorized the purchase at their meeting Monday night.” “The new field will help push Columbia closer to its 2023 requirement of 25% of its energy coming from renewable sources. That figure was…
Supes Approve $4.5 Million Renewable Energy Project
Good News Notes: “On November 19, the Board of Supervisors approved a $4.5 million proposal to move forward with the installation of new renewable energy infrastructure at Santa Barbara County’s Betteravia campus of government offices in Santa Maria, as well as Fire Station 12 in Goleta.” “With funding coming from a combination of general funds…
Could Bill Gates’ Secret Startup Kill Fossil Fuels?
Good News Notes: “A clean energy startup, backed by Bill Gates, says it has achieved for the first time commercially very high temperatures from solar energy that could replace the need for fossil fuels in many heavily energy-intensive industries such as steel, cement, and petrochemicals production.” “The new company, Heliogen, announced its launch on Tuesday alongside…
Bridgestone Scales Up Recovered Carbon Black for the Tire Market
Good News Notes: “Bridgestone Americas says they are scaling up the use of recovered carbon black in the tire market with longtime partner Delta-Energy Group, a Natchez, Mississippi-based developer of technology to recover chemicals from end-of-life tires.” “Demand for virgin carbon black, a chemical that gets mixed with rubber to increase the strength of tires,…
49ers’ Richard Sherman donates $5K to help Compton Pop Warner team
Good News Notes: “A group of six-year-olds in Compton are making history, but they needed help. In came 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman to save the day.” “The Hub City 6U football team is undefeated and has been invited to play at the National Youth Championship in Florida next month. The costs, however, were too much…
Mom With Cancer Finds Angel Behind Act Of Kindness In Diner
Good News Notes: ” Sunday was a good day for Amy Pettenato, a mom who’s been fighting a fierce battle with breast cancer. Sunday, she got the chance to spend some quality time with her husband Mike and daughter Angelina at the Metropolis Diner in Medford. But what happened next is an extraordinary story that…
Local Man Spreads Kindness Through The River Valley With Positive Yard Signs
Good News Notes: “A Van Buren man is spreading love and kindness through the River Valley with positive yard signs.” “In a matter of weeks, word of Swaim’s mission spread and the demand for signs blew up.” “He originally intended to put out just 40 signs but that number has grown to 1,100.” Read the…
Coldplay to pause touring, citing environmental impact of concerts
Good News Notes: “Coldplay wants to press pause on our planet’s warming.” “The British band announced that it won’t tour until it can find a way to make its concerts more environmentally friendly.” “The band’s frontman Chris Martin made the announcement to the BBC on Thursday ahead of the Friday release of its new album,…