From "Good News Network. org"

World's Largest Freshwater Conservation Area Set Up by Canada
Written by geri
Saturday, 27 October 2007
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Thursday that a section of Lake Superior's northern shore has been declared a protected marine area, making it the largest freshwater conservation area in the world.

Idaho Rehabilitates Scorched Land From Wildfires
Written by JOHN GRAMLICH, Stateline.org
Friday, 26 October 2007
A year after the devastation from Idaho’s worst wildfire, Governor Otter has drummed up support for a statewide, citizen-led volunteer effort to rehabilitate torched lands by replanting it with millions of sagebrush seeds, a plant critical to the local habitat, which will provide shelter and food for wildlife while preventing erosion.

Cities Try Going 'Green' With Blackouts
Written by geri
Thursday, 25 October 2007
"On Saturday evening, it's "Lights out San Francisco," where people will voluntary turn off lights for an hour. The aim is to raise awareness of light pollution and the energy wasted by lights left on."


White House Moves to Protect Striped Bass
Written by Cindy Bogard
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
On Saturday, President Bush visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, to sign an Executive Order to protect America's striped bass and red drum fish populations from over-fishing.

Trout Return to Once-Contaminated Creek
Written by geri
Monday, 22 October 2007
Butte, Mont- A Superfund cleanup of Silver Bow Creek has led to the return of wild populations of live trout, after mining contaminants left the stream dead for more than a century. (AP)

Superflock of Endangered Birds Spotted in Turkey
Written by M. Mealey
Monday, 22 October 2007
Scientists thought as few as 400 Sociable Lapwings remained, a critically endandered bird of the Middle East and Central Asia. "Now, a superflock of 3,000 has been spotted in Turkey."


Cirque du Soleil Founder Brings Water to Poor Nations
Written by geri
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte unveiled Monday a new foundation that will help the world's poorest countries gain access to precious clean water, funding the program with (Canadian) $100 million

Anti-Emigration Strategy: Small Mexican Towns Try to Create Jobs at Home
Written by geri
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
"In rural Mexico, locals try to make a brighter prospect out of staying home." (CS Monitor)

Mexican 'Bomberos' Helping California Wildfire Effort
Written by geri
Monday, 29 October 2007
More than three dozen Mexican firefighters have been tackling California's wildfires in what officials say is the first time firemen from south of the border have battled blazes on US soil. "Firefighters are firefighters; it doesn't matter if they're Mexican or American..."


Ex-Child Soldier Finds Healing and Purpose in Music
Written by geri
Monday, 29 October 2007
"As one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan, he has traveled a road of pain many people cannot imagine, survived against all odds and come back to become an artist, rapping about those experiences. Music has provided him an outlet to deal with his boyhood suffering and transform it." 'I believe I survived for a reason,' he sings, 'to touch lives.' Now he's raising money for schools in Africa and performing for homeless kids there.

Less Junk Food Seen in U.S. Schools, CDC Finds
Written by geri
Monday, 29 October 2007
U.S. schools have made considerable improvements in their policies to promote the health of students since 2000, particularly in the areas of nutrition, physical activity and tobacco use, says a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.