Nine-year-old ‘real life Matilda’ is adopted by her second grade teacher

Good News Notes: “A nine-year-old girl has been adopted from foster care by her second grade teacher in a story that’s being compared that of Matilda and Miss Honey. Two years ago, Loralie Henry entered Zoe Henry’s second grade class in La Verne, California. She had been in foster care for years at the time, and single mom…

Oil-covered snowy owl found at Milwaukee recycling center; recovering

Good News Notes: “Oil doesn’t mix with a lot of things. Add owls to the list. A snowy owl found last Friday sitting atop a mound of material at a Milwaukee recycling center had its feathers so fouled with diesel oil it couldn’t fly. And its typical bright white coloration was a dingy brown. “She was very dirty and looked…

Gov. Evers, DATCP announce $30M in funding to fight food insecurity

Good News Notes: “Gov. Tony Evers and other state leaders announced Thursday an additional $30 million in funding for statewide hunger relief efforts, bringing the state’s total investment in the cause to $55 million over the course of the pandemic. Evers, alongside the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) said the new…

Indo Kordsa’s energy to be generated with 5 MWp Solar Rooftop by TotalEnergies

Good News Notes: “PT Indo Kordsa Tbk (Indo Kordsa), a subsidiary of Kordsa group and a major supplier for the premium tire reinforcement material for the automotive sector in Southeast Asia, has signed an agreement with TotalEnergies to provide a rooftop-mounted solar system for the company’s production buildings, warehouse and office buildings in Citeureup, Bogor, Indonesia. PT…

Researchers: Passive Solar Energy Could Provide ⅓ Of Home Heating Needs

Good News Notes: “Space heating is one of the largest contributors to climate change produced by industrialized nations, creating an urgent need for carbon-free heating. Recent advances suggest that passive solar energy as a heat source can and should be part of a sustainable solution. Researchers at the University of Oregon, funded by the U.S. National Science…

Meet Ice Pop the gator, and the woman who saved him from the Lehigh River

Good News Notes: “The sight of a young alligator swimming Sunday afternoon in the Lehigh River shocked two fishermen, but it was business as usual for the gator’s rescuer. Christina Obrecht has collected hundreds of reptiles, and the 3-foot American alligator swimming sluggishly in the shallow part of the river in Allentown was no different. The men…