Good News Notes: “One day, cities and hopefully everything else will be powered by renewable resources like wind and solar. To do that, though, we will need to continue to improve on our renewable tech, like creating solar panels that can absorb solar energy in many different levels of sunlight. A new development out of England may…
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SLO Food Bank program gets $13,500 donation from local 100+ Women Who Care chapter
Good News Notes: “The San Luis Obispo County chapter of the 100+ Women Who Care organization donated $13,500 to the SLO Food Bank’s GleanSLO Program. GleanSLO — the gleaning program with the food bank — works with local commercial growers and private homeowners who produce more fruit or vegetables than they can harvest. The program…
Restaurant owners pay it forward during KC Restaurant Week
Good News Notes: “When diners go out to eat for KC Restaurant Week, they’ll be helping one of the nation’s most vulnerable populations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Don Bosco Centers are among the beneficiaries and will receive some of the proceeds from restaurant owners. While it includes a community center and an ESL school, it also…
Renewable energy comes to Brighton
Good News Notes: “The town of Brighton transitioned to using renewable energy on January 1. It’s the first to do so in Monroe County. The switch not only lowers the energy bill. It also reduces Brighton’s carbon footprint because it primarily uses hydropower and some wind power, according to town Supervisor Bill Moehle.” View the…
17-Year-Old With Rare Condition Performs Acts Of Kindness To Raise Money To Help Disadvantaged Kids
Good News Notes: “A young lad from Staffordshire who was disappointed not to be in contact with his friends during lockdown decided to raise a bit of cash by performing some pretty incredible acts of kindness. Those acts included – but aren’t limited to – feeding around 600 people by collecting pumpkins left over from Halloween, giving out hundreds of packets of Nice…
France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks
Good News Notes: “France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling circuses, on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parks and on raising mink on fur farms. Barbara Pompili, France’s minister of ecological transition, said in a news conference Tuesday that bears, tigers, lions, elephants and other wild animals…
When it comes to sustainability, “blue foods” may be the answer
Good News Notes: “Climate change is accelerating, and a livestock-based food system is a huge part of the problem. Experts agree that eating less meat (and even just eating less in general) could have tremendous positive impacts on our planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which means we ought to seek out alternative protein sources. There are…