Good News Notes: ‘“Coral reefs are amazing and beautiful, and we must conserve them,” Sam Purkis, chair of the department of marine geosciences at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, told VOA. Although coral reefs only cover 0.1% of the ocean floor, they are a lifeline for the planet. With…
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Nonprofit’s tiny home program helps put an end to homelessness
Good News Notes: “The facts are startling. On any given night, approximately 41,000 young adults will be homeless. Many are all alone on the streets. Without help, it can often lead to a life of instability. Now, a non-profit is aiming to reverse that course with a colorful new neighborhood just for them. Ernie Sandoval…
The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Announces Second Innovation Fund Cohort
Good News Notes: “The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation (“Foundation”) today announced the second cohort of its Innovation Fund (“Fund”). From a pool of more than 145 applicants, the Fund selected 10 startups to receive a total of $2.5 million in funding to launch innovative new consumer products made with surplus food or…
Dog saved new owner’s life after he had a stroke
Good News Notes: “Brian Myers knew he was in trouble when he fell to the floor. He had no feeling on his left side and couldn’t stand up in the crawl space between his bed and the wall. “It was really frightening — I couldn’t get up and I didn’t realize at that moment that…
The top 25 most sustainable fleets
Good News Notes: “However you look at it, 2020 is a turning point for fleets. Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Fleets…
Wild animals are exploring cities during coronavirus lockdowns
Good News Notes: “When humanity’s away, the animals will play. With much of the world driven indoors to quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, some species not often seen — or, at least, rarely in such large numbers, and certainly not against such empty backdrops — are exploring cities, the Guardian reports. Photographers and social-media users…
Firefighter, Man Whose Life He Saved at Wrigley Field Reunite to Share Their Harrowing Story
Good News Notes: “An ordinary day at the ballpark turned into a harrowing fight for survival for one Chicago Cubs fan last summer, and this week he reunited with the man who saved his life on that fateful day. During the Cubs’ Aug. 5 game against the Oakland A’s, John Ginino was sitting in the…
Press release: A’s, MLB raising money to support fight against ALS
Good News Notes: “The Oakland A’s and Major League Baseball are raising money to support the fight against ALS through the 2019 Winter Meetings Charity Auction. One of the organizations benefiting from the auction is ALS CURE Project, the Stephen Piscotty family nonprofit whose mission is to provide incentive-base grants toward one goal: a cure…
Oakland Zoo caring for surrendered fennec fox
Good News Notes: “The Oakland Zoo is temporarily caring for a 6-year-old fennec fox, known for being the smallest in the fox family and for having huge ears.” “The fox, named Summer by her former owners, appears to have been part of the multi-billion dollar, international exotic pet trade. Her owners voluntarily surrendered her to…
At least 20 rescued from warehouse fire in Oakland near I-880
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