Good News Notes: “New Zealand will accelerate its adoption of electric vehicles and investigate hydrogen as an alternative energy source as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels and play its role in mitigating global warming. Announcing its first emissions reduction plan Monday in Wellington, the government said it will initially allocate NZ$2.9 billion ($1.8…
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How 600 Sheep Will Help Maintain a Solar Array
Good News Notes: “Janna Greir, a shepherd in Alberta, Canada, knows solar farms can sometimes be controversial. In rural areas, large arrays take over hundreds of acres of former agricultural land. That can be a tough loss for local farmers, especially ones with links to the land going back generations. But Greir, a farmer herself…
Libertyville farm brings animals and people close together in 60th year of operation
Good News Notes: “ Lambs Farm in Libertyville has been around for 60 years and continues to bring animals and people close together all while helping adults with developmental disabilities. “This is definitely my happy place,” animal keeper Katie Donnellman said. Lambs Farm is a place where animals and people join forces for the common cause…
Mancelona Nursing Home Offers Unique Therapies to Residents
Good News Notes: “The Sterling Residence, an assisted living home in Mancelona, offers unique animal therapy and grow therapy for their residents.” “Seniors can grow their own vegetables in their greenhouse, and sit with some of their therapy animals like dogs, cats, and Betty the miniature horse on their 30 acre property. There are also…
This New York farm sanctuary livestreams storytime with its animals
Good News Notes: “The barnyard’s gone virtual. Goats, sheep, pigs, turkeys, cows, llama and other rescued farm animals at theWoodstock Farm Sanctuary in High Falls, New York are getting their fifteen minutes of fame as the stars of live, weekly storytimes and ‘Goodnight in Sanctuary’ sessions. Each week, the sanctuary goes live for 30 minutes…
Dominion will turn cow waste into renewable energy
Good News Notes: “Dominion Energy has formed a $200 million partnership with Vanguard Renewables to turn methane from livestock waste at dairy farms into renewable natural gas.” “The partnership will work initially with dairy farms in Georgia, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, with multiple projects under development. Dominion says the RNG conversions at initial…
Urinals For Cows
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