Good News Notes: “Marine installations from West Coast air stations to deep South depots are getting an electric facelift as the Corps ramps up its electric vehicle fleetand base “smart grids” for powering the force at home stations. Following new executive orders to reducecarbon fuel use that would also make for resilient, blackout-proof power grids, the Corps is…
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Toddler makes ‘miracle’ recovery after near drowning in Poway
Good News Notes: “A grateful mom is speaking out after her 2-year-old daughter’s ‘miracle’ recovery from a near drowning in Poway. A week ago, a day after Alia Preston and her family arrived in Poway from Queen Creek, AZ, she went out for a quick shopping trip with her mother-in-law. Her husband Nick was at…
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood says it’ll pay all tuition costs for employees pursuing higher education
Good News Notes: “For Dolly Parton’s generations of fans, the country music icon’s Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee is an experience that keeps visitors entertained and giddy, from roller coasters and waterslides to stylish lodging and over-the-top dinner shows. Dollywood Parks and Resorts can now offer something else for its employees: Their fees will be…
The Century-Old Renewable You’ve Never Heard Of
Good News Notes: “Japanese island of Kumejima to work as an English teacher after graduating from a business school in landlocked Arizona. Now he runs a power plant fueled by ocean water. “I don’t have an engineering degree, and I do all the maintenance for our electricity,” he said. “It’s relatively easy.” The plant, which…
Pilot program turns Boise, ID plastic recycling into a bench”
Good News Notes: “When the Hefty EnergyBag recycling program was announced in Boise about three years ago, it asked residents to separate those hard-to-recycle No. 4-7 plastics into orange bags. The bags were shipped to a Utah company which planned to chemically deconstruct the plastic into diesel fuel. Equipment problems quickly forced the end of that destination,…
Nonprofit charity flies Chandler boy on private jet for life-changing surgery
Good News Notes: “A nonprofit organization is helping take a boy from his home here in the Valley to Ohio for life-changing surgery. Aeroangel is a nonprofit that provides free jets and flights for seriously ill children and their families who need to travel for life-saving medical care. On Tuesday, a private jet took Jude…
Christmas miracle: single mother receives $1,500 tip to buy gifts for her children
Good News Notes: “A single mother of five was struggling to get her young children Christmas presents this year. That is until a chance encounter with 14 strangers. They left the Tucson waitress a jaw-dropping tip. “I have a set of twins, a three-year-old, an eight and a nine-year-old,” said Dinahlee Escudero. “My mom is a…
New York City is banning natural gas hookups for new buildings to fight climate change
Good News Notes: “The New York City Council on Wednesday voted to pass legislation banning the use of natural gas in most new construction, a move that will substantially slash climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from the country’s most populous city. The bill now goes to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s desk for signature. Once signed, the…
FREE pet adoptions at Phoenix-area animal shelters through Bissell Empty the Shelters program
Good News Notes: “Bissell Pet Foundation is covering adoption fees for pets around the country, including several in Arizona, as part of its Empty the Shelters Holiday Hope event. Multiple shelters around the Valley and state are participating in Bissell’s event, including: Humane Society of Yuma, Inc.: All adoption fees are reduced. Arizona Humane Society:…
How Microdrip Irrigation Systems Use Less Water and Could Change Farming Forever
Good News Notes: “On the bone-dry western flank of Arizona, where the Colorado River Basin meets the Mojave Desert, sit 11,000 acres of alfalfa, sorghum, wheat, and Sudan grass belonging to the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT), all destined to be harvested and sold for animal feed. For anything to grow here, irrigation is a…