Inspiring News
From the Good News Network
Sometimes the news can show the darker side of local and world events. But there is so much more! We found the Good News Network online and find their writing and focus to align well with our virtues and beliefs. We have included some excerpts below borrowed from their site. The link above with direct you to their site for further information and to subscribe directly.
Refrigerator-Sized Data Center Transfers Its Heat to English Swimming Pool, Saving Thousands in Energy Costs
A refrigerator-sized data center is being used as an innovative solution to pool heating, saving thousands in fuel costs in England. The “digital boiler” was designed and implemented by Mark Bjornsgaard, founder of the start-up Deep Green, which charges clients to use...
Mom Recycles a Ton of Trash With Backyard Public Recycling Center That Collects Things the City Doesn’t
An English woman has found her calling and recycled more than 2,000 pounds of trash after setting up a drop-off point in her garden shed for people to leave items that garbage men don’t collect. Liz Pinfield-Wells built the DIY recycling center following the birth of...
New UN Treaty for the High Seas was Finally Drafted After 17 Years of Debate on Language
To ensure the conservation of species and their environment, a new United Nations treaty on the sustainable use and protection of the High Seas has finally been drafted after a two-week round-the-clock marathon of talks in New York. The agreed framework has overhauled...
DNA From 4 US Presidents Including George Washington Set to Blast Into Space–With DNA from Space Pioneers
Reprinted with alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet that covers conflict, nature, travel, health and fitness, and more. The DNA of George Washington will join that of the creator of Star Trek on a spacecraft for launch later this year Hair...
Lebanese Man Builds Wind Turbine from Recycled Plastic–Producing Electricity for his Family and Neighbors
In Lebanon’s windy northwest governate of Akkar, a literature student taught himself engineering to build a wind turbine on his grandmother’s roof. With government-supplied electricity more of a nice theory than a daily reality, solar panels have become ubiquitous in...
80-Year-old Woman Celebrates Doing a 5K Every Day Since Pandemic–1,000 in a Row!
A Cherokee woman determined not to let the pandemic get her down began running or walking a 5K every day for 100 days. Through lockdowns, Alpha, Delta, Omicron, and beyond, Mae Dean Erb kept on running until she completed her 1,000th 5K last Friday, two months short...
Old Friends Go On Adventure of a Lifetime: Around the World in 80 Days (LOOK) Old Friends Go On Adventure of a Lifetime: Around the World in 80 Days (LOOK)
From Beijing, to Bognor Regis, to Buenos Aires, Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby are sending a message to elderly around the world that goes, “if you don’t use it, you lose it.” The 80-year-olds are going around the world in 80 days, like Phillias Fogg and Passepartout,...
Volunteer Knitters Are Finishing Craft Projects for Loved Ones Who’ve Passed
An American non-profit is helping bereaved families recover from loss one crocheted sweater at a time. Loose Ends is a niche yet important outlet for those whose mothers and grandmothers left behind unfinished knitting or crochet work. Their volunteer knitters finish...
Turkish Soccer Stadium Stands as One to Rain Teddy Bears Down onto the Field for Earthquake Victims (LOOK and WATCH)
In a moment that will bring tears to your eyes and send your jaw to the floor, a packed Istanbul soccer stadium rained teddy bears down onto the field in donation and support for the children affected by the earthquakes. At exactly the 17th second of the 4th minute of...
