Good News "Tricky" Video

Happy Halloween to those of you who celebrate it.  Here's a fun and tricky video to watch.  I hope it's a treat and tickles your funny bone.

http://gimundo.com/videos/view/photobooth-fun/

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Fun Stairs Experiment

Many thanks again to Lee Harris, author of Never Let Your Cat Make Lunch for You, for passing on this video about encouraging people to take the stairs instead of the escalator by making the stairs route way more fun.

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84-Year-Old Woman Bikes 150 Miles for MS

Many thanks to my good friend Lee Harris, author of Never Let Your Cat Make Lunch for You, for this wonderful article about an 84-year-old woman who bikes for MS.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/28/plucky-84-year-old-bikes_n_337636.html

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Interesting Solutions to Creating Clean Water

There is no denying that much of the world suffers from a lack of clean drinking water, but there are people searching for solutions to this problem.  Here is another of those solutions.

http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/clean-water-everywhere/

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More 11th Hour Deals of Bush Administration Blocked

A shady last minute deal between the Bush Administration and Shell is being investigated by the present Interior Department.  This deal was extremely favorable for Royal Dutch Shell PLC, who nows employs former Interior Secretary Gale Norton.

http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/success-salazar-announces-investigation-of-shady-bush-administration-oil-shale-deals/

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More Good News for Polar Bears

The Interior Department proposed today to designate over 200,000 square miles of land, sea, and ice as critical habitat for polar bears.  This habitat is located on the northern coast of Alaska.


http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/center/articles/2009/new-york-times-10-22-2009.html

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Hate Crimes Bill Passed

The hate crimes bill passed today and is now on its way to President Obama's desk.  He has already promised to sign it into law.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/hate-crimes-bill-approved_n_330702.html

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Trick or Treat Your Way to Helping Children

 Create some good news for children in need around the world.  Support the Trick-or-Treat for Unicef drive by collecting donations while taking your kids trick-or-treating, or simply donate to one of the online drives going on right now.

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Protecting Polar Bears

People spoke up and the government listened.  You'd think an animal that size wouldn't need our help, but with shrinking habitat creating a serious threat for the polar bears, the U.S. has decided to propose an international ban on the trade of the body parts of the animal.  Even though they haven't agreed to protect their habitat yet, this is at least a step in the right direction towards recognizing that they are in jeopardy as a species.

http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/a-good-day-for-polar-bears/

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Soldiers Have Hearts Too

This is a great story about a soldier who spent time in Iraq and wanted to give something back to the kids there.

http://gimundo.com/news/article/soldier-walks-1000-miles-to-help-iraqi-children/

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Greening Electronics

Big names lead the movement to green electronics.

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/40569

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London Finding News Ways to Fill Your Water Bottle

Finding ways to quench our thirst is a perpetual issue.  Finding ways to do it in a way that is environmentally friendly is starting to be more important with more people learning about the huge carbon footprint caused by the production of water bottled in plastic containers.  In the linked article, read how London is considering a solution to this issue.

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/40576


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Recycling Your Soap?

This is an excellent article about an organization who is making a recycling mission into a life-saving one.

http://gimundo.com/news/article/clean-the-world-saves-lives-with-recycled-soap/

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Three Rivers Set Aside for Critical Habitat for the Rare Green Sturgeon

The National Marine Fisheries Service has designated the Sacramento, Feather, and Yuba Rivers as critical habitat for the rare green sturgeon.  Other habitat areas include rivers and bays stretching from Monterey to Grays Harbor, Washington.  


http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/center/articles/2009/appeal-democrat-10-09-2009.html

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What Better News Than Giving Out Hugs?

You've probably already heard about Amma, the Indian woman who travels around the world giving out free hugs.  If not, then it's time you did.  If so, then enjoy the linked article and then go hug someone.

http://gimundo.com/news/article/amma-the-original-free-hugs-lady/

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16 Year-Old Creates His Own School

I hope you enjoy this amazing story about a 16 year-old boy in India who has started his own backyard school for village children who can't afford to go themselves.

http://gimundo.com/news/article/babar-ali-16-creates-free-school-for-poor-villagers/

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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

Wishing a happy Thanksgiving Day to all my Canadian friends.  I celebrated your Thanksgiving Day with a Canadian family one year, and another year I was in Canada for the U.S. Thanksgiving Day.  Anyway, enjoy!

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Otter Give Them a Break

Threatened sea otters get a break along the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, and Alaska Peninsula.  Several days ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service set aside nearly six thousand square miles of water as critical habitat for the sea otters in southwest Alaska. 

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Speaking of National Parks

Mount Rainier National Park is one of my favorite places in the world.  Here's a beautiful photo of Mount Rainier, known as Tahoma to locals, submitted by my friend Eleasa.

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Helpful Teaching from the Author of Conversations with God

Here's an inspiring and thought provoking video from Neale Donald Walsh, the author of Conversations with God, about facing our fears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA4HwFHiYyA

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Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Obama is only the fourth President to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  Coming so early in his presidency, it was a bit of a surprise to many, including President Obama.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8299824.stm

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Funny Cat Video

I came across this one on Facebook and posted there, but I felt it was worth running here too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMltA39QgNY

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Tips for Greening Your Halloween

Holidays can be a nightmare for the environment with all the added waste, but here are some tips for taking the nightmare out of Halloween.

http://www.nature.org/activities/art29745.html

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Well-Timed Errand Saves a Life

You never know when you head out the door what will happen.  On good days, you can help someone you meet.  On really good days, you might even save a life.  That's what happened to Mary Ellen in the following story.

http://www.angelscribe.com/l_080409.html

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A New Meaning for Running on Sugar

I've known a few people who use sugar to get a quick boost of energy, but how about a country who uses the waste from sugar production to provide electricity?

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/40558

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Strong Support for Wind Power in Mid-Atlantic

There is growing support for wind power in the Mid-Atlantic states in the US.  I think wind power has a lot of untapped potential.

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/40547

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EPA Under New Administration Cracking Down

I don't know about you, but under the last administration, I'd reached the conclusion that the EPA no longer had any teeth, but under Lisa Jackson, the organization is getting tougher on toxic chemicals.

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/40545

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Good Samaritan Saves the Day and Someone's Vacation

I absolutely could not pass up this story at Gimundo.com.  They have the best stories.  The reason I started my blog is because Gimundo.com temporarily disappeared.  Now that they're back, this site is redundant at times, so I may just check into passing on good news stories to them and bow out gracefully.  In the meantime, I'm passing on their story from today.  Makes you smile at the goodness of humanity.

http://gimundo.com/news/article/mans-good-deed-saves-strangers-vacation/

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