Good News Notes: “While it might not be the biggest source of plastics showing up in waterways and failing to degrade in landfills, biodegradable phone cases could be a start. According to Michael Pratt, the founder of Pivet, his company’s smartphone cases utilize a newly developed material that will completely decompose in traditional environments,…
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Coca-Cola Joins The Ocean Cleanup in Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution
Good News Notes: “As part of the effort to stem the tide of plastic pollution entering the world’s oceans, the Coca-Cola Company is joining with The Ocean Cleanup to expedite the deployment of cleanup systems in fifteen rivers around the world. The partnership is part of the Dutch non-profit foundation’s efforts to stop plastic pollution…
Challenges Inc. new mobile bus helps non-profit to expand services to drug users
Good News Notes: “ Challenge’s Inc. is a non-profit in the Upstate, working to provide services and tools to drug users. Their new mobile bus is up and running, which gives the program the ability to expand its outreach to more people than before. The main goal is harm reduction— done through things like syringe…
Chicago non-profit gifts apartment home to veteran
Good News Notes: “A Chicago veteran can now call his new apartment home after a group of volunteers with a non-profit spent hours decorating it. ‘Humble Design’ decorated William Wade’s apartment in a new beginning that’s long overdue for the U.S. Marine Corps veteran. “It feels much like home now. I’ve had obstacles keeping work,”…
Better Shelter creates housing for climate crisis refugees
Good News Notes: “Social enterprise Better Shelter creates emergency and temporary sustainable housing for communities displaced by the climate crisis. With pilot sites for its shelters, called ‘Structure’, currently in India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Rwanda, its short-term solutions provide a sustainable response to the climate crisis that has left millions homeless. The company, based in Stockholm, Sweden, delivers modular…
Extinct Fish Species That Predates Dinosaurs Found in Indian Ocean
Good News Notes: “A rare fish species believed to have gone extinct with dinosaurs millions of years ago has recently been rediscovered alive in the Indian Ocean. According to a report from Mongabay, a US-based non-profit conservation and environmental science news platform, a group of South African shark hunters recently found the rare coelacanth species (Latimeria chalumnae)…
Positively Jax: Purple Heart veteran gifted mortgage free home
Good News Notes: “For neighbors in the Del Webb neighborhood in St. Johns County’s Nocatee community, Wednesday morning brought a welcome wagon like no other. A parade of golf carts led the way through Country Brook Avenue. In the last golf cart, sat a humble hero and his family. For Purple Heart veteran, Jerry Majetich,…
Vegas Pet Rescue Project & Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas Presents **CELEBRITY CONCERT FOR CANINES AT SUNSET**
Good News Notes: “Vegas Pet Rescue and Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas are 501-c3 non-profit pet rescues in Las Vegas who work so hard to save the homeless and neglected or abused animals locally and abroad. Their goal for this event is to raise much needed funding that will allow them to continue to do…
How John Deere is Fighting Hunger in Nigeria
Good News Notes: “John Deere is being recognized for the success of its farming education program in Nigeria. Last year, Deere partnered with a non-profit and local farmers on the Rayuwa project, which aims to teach Nigerian farmers better agricultural techniques. Now, Fast Company business magazine has named Deere a winner of its 2021 award…
Addiction recovery programs find new ways to offer support in pandemic
Good News Notes: “At 49, Stephen Deason, of Sandy Springs, Georgia, is now 5-and-a-half years sober. “Recovery has kind of given me an amazing life, and I’m really happy for that,” the non-profit founder says. “Five years in is where they often tell you things start to clear up, and that’s definitely true.” Still, Deason says, the…