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Good News Good PlanetAccess NowNeccessity is the mother of invention and there's an app for those who want to find handicap accessible businesses around the world.2021-05-2602 min

Good News Good PlanetPlay EverywherePlay Everywhere by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetForest Man2Forest Man2 by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetMagic Mushroom MaterialMagic Mushroom Material by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetTo Bee Or Not To BeeTo Bee Or Not To Bee by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetDressed Up EducationDressed Up Education by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetTeen Ocean CleanTeen Ocean Clean by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetBedtime Stories for AllBedtime Stories for All by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetAussie Sleep BusAussie Sleep Bus by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetFree PharmacyFree Pharmacy by Mandy Stapleford 2021-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetStreet VetFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Street Vet It’s often overlooked that people who become homeless are not likely to be able to care for their pets properly. Disturbed by this issue and the rising problem of homelessness in America, California veterinarian Kwane Stewart realized his unique opportunity to make a difference. Since 2011, Kwane has visited the poorest areas of Los Angeles carrying his medical bag and offering his services, free of charge. He treats a myriad of animal illnesses from infections to al...2021-03-1902 min

Good News Good PlanetTalk To The HandsFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Talk to the Hands Over 30 million people use sign language to communicate, but only a fraction of the world's population can understand them—until now. Kenyan inventor Roy Allela has designed a pair of gloves that translate signed hand movements into speech. Called Sign-IO, it relies on sensors that are stitched into each finger which can detect the movement and positions of the hands, and interpret them into words being signed. The gloves connect via Bluetooth to a ph...2021-03-1902 min

Good News Good PlanetSolar Road TripFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* A Solar Road Trip Recreational Vehicles cost big bucks and are often big gas guzzlers. Can you even imagine travelling across the country in an RV, without regularly fueling up at gas stations? Well, now you can, and you'll be able to get away from it all in a completely solar-powered, electric motorhome, that doesn’t leave a carbon footprint behind you. German RV company Dethleffs has built an RV prototype that is completely powered by the sun. Ca...2021-03-1202 min

Good News Good PlanetHomeless Tiny HomesFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Homeless Tiny Homes Sadly, there are over half a million homeless people living across America with varied responses to the problem from the local communities. In San Jose, California, the local nonprofit HomeFirst came up with the idea to offer tiny homes—very tiny homes—to the homeless. The project is aimed at getting people off the streets, onto their feet and back into society. With support from the city’s Mayor Liccardo and Governor Gavin Newsome, HomeFirst teamed...2021-03-0802 min

Good News Good PlanetSuper AdobeFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Super Adobe Hormuz is an island south of Iran, in the Persian Gulf. It lays claim to being an historic port that controls shipments of petroleum from the middle east. Its mountainous terrain is jagged and dramatic, full of rich, earthy color. The geography is indeed beautiful, but without sufficient tourism residents often fall prey to illegal trafficking activities, using their boats. In a unique attempt to boost the local economy and empower its residents in another direction...2021-02-1802 min

Good News Good PlanetTap The PowerFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Tap the Power Torrents of water flow beneath cities all over the world, creating pressure in their pipelines which must be vented. Lucid Energy in Portland, Oregon, has found a way to harness that pressure and change it into useable energy, without disrupting water delivery or the environment. The company has invented a series of water turbines, which look like giant egg beaters that are placed in large, gravity-fed pipelines. As water flows through the pipes, the turbines...2021-02-1802 min

Good News Good PlanetFlip Flop ArtFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Flip Flop Art For billions of people, colorful, rubbery flip-flops are the most affordable footwear option. But the flimsy shoes don't last long and often end up in dumps, ditches, and waterways. Millions end up in the oceans, where they can travel hundreds of miles, washing up on distant shores. On the shores of Kenya, east Africa, entrepreneur Julie Church is finding ways to turn this never-ending stream of trash into treasure. She established “Ocean Sole Africa,” a soci...2021-02-1502 min

Good News Good Planet37 MLKFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* 37 MLK As California's housing crisis deepens, due to skyrocketing rents, many locals have been forced from their long-time homes and are now homeless within their own neighborhoods. But a neighborhood in Oakland shines as an example of what neighbors can do when they work together. Stefani Echeverría-Fenn walked past a vacant lot every day on her way to work for years. After learning of a friend who had lost her home due to rising rents, she became i...2021-01-2502 min

Good News Good PlanetSun Sea FoodFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Food from Sun and Sea How do you feed the Earth's growing population with a finite amount of land? You get smart and creative, that’s how, and that's just what the Australian company Sundrop Farms has done. Addressing the increasing human population alongside the increasing shortages of food, water and energy, this company is growing food with only sunlight and sea water, even in the desert. Their off-grid farming solution negates the effects of droughts, floods, and ot...2021-01-2502 min

Good News Good PlanetFor One SmileFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* For One Smile Not everyone can afford a beautiful smile. In some countries, dental care is only a dream...as well as a luxury. In Brazil alone, nearly twenty million people have never seen a dentist due to social and economic hardships. Having witnessed these difficulties first hand, a Brazilian man is seeking to improve dental healthcare for the poor, and not just in his own country. Thirty-eight-year-old dentist Filipe Rossi travels the world providing dental care to...2021-01-1802 min

Good News Good PlanetTeaching EmpathyFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Teaching Empathy Empathy: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another. Empathy is vital for a civilized society to thrive, yet it is not necessarily instinctive and sometimes needs to be taught. In Denmark, a nation that has consistently been voted the happiest in terms of the quality of life for its citizens, empathy is taught in schools from a very young age. Introduced in 1993, a...2021-01-1602 min

Good News Good PlanetVia VerdeFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* “Via Verde” While there are multiple ways to combat air pollution, some ways just aren’t as feasible, especially when trying to combat it in one of the world’s most congested cities. Mexico City, populated by almost 9 million people, has gotten innovative and greener at the same time. In 2017, A Change.org petition was started to gauge if the public would support the “Via Verde” or “Green Way”. It was developed by Fernando Ortiz Monasterio from the firm “Verde Vert...2020-12-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetStreet StoreFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* "Street Store" We’ve all seen the homeless rummaging in bins and trash cans to find not only food but often, much needed clothing. Clothing for the homeless has long been an issue, and now a dignified solution has been invented. The Street Store was founded by Kayli Lee Levitan and Max Pazak of the public relations firm, M&C Saatchi Abel. The two co-workers witnessed from their office balcony in the trendy neighborhood of Greenpoint, South Africa, a...2020-12-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetBus Stop BeesFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* BUS STOP BEES Honey Bees are one of the most important pollinators on the planet. Unfortunately, Honey Bee populations are declining due to human interference on many levels. But there’s a news buzz of hope on the horizon in Europe… In Utrecht, Holland, they’ve taken the declining bee population problem into their own hands or should I say, over their bus stops! The City of Utrecht has planted the roofs of their bus stops with Sedum, as a w...2020-12-2902 min

Good News Good PlanetGerman Water TrainsFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* GERMAN WATER TRAINS While public transportation is an essential part of a cleaner world, when it comes to trains, most of them run on diesel which emit greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide. But nowthere is an amazing eco-alternative. So all aboard… Germany is one of the first countries working towards eliminating emissions completely from their rail service, as they’ve recently introduced the world’s first zero emission, hydrogen powered passenger train. In 2017, 14 trains called the Coradia iLint were p...2020-12-1402 min

Good News Good PlanetCancer K9sFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* CANCER K9S Cancer is going to the dogs. While canines are often used to sniff out drugs and bombs, researchers are now using them to nose out certain types of cancer. A British organization called Medical Detection Dogs is conducting one of the largest clinical trials of canine cancer detection. In the studies, trained dogs circle a carousel of blood serum samples containing both normal and malignant ones. The canines were able to sniff out the cancerous...2020-12-1402 min

Good News Good PlanetAvocado ForkFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* AVOCADO FORK From pit to plastic A Mexican company has created a pollution solution from its most favorite fruit. BIOFASE (Bee-o Fassa) offers a line of cutlery and straws created from avocado pits. Founder Scott Munguia came up with the idea while studying chemical engineering. He observed that avocado seeds have a molecular structure similar to corn, which is often used in bioplastics but is expensive and it’s a useable food. His home country of Mexico produces ha...2020-11-3002 min

Good News Good PlanetMeditation EducationFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* MEDITATION EDUCATION You've heard the term "mind over matter," but how about mind over detention? In America, schools nationwide are replacing detention and discipline with mindfulness programs and meditation, garnering some amazing results: suspensions have been cut in half, attendance is up and so are grade point averages. How? By teaching children to recognize and deal with stress before it becomes a disciplinary issue in the first place. In Baltimore, Maryland seventeen schools are participating in the Mindful...2020-11-3002 min

Good News Good PlanetAbility AppFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* THE ABILITY APP From disability to ability, with an app. Holding a job, running errands, or just going out to dinner can be challenging for those with disabilities. An Idaho teenager hopes to avert those challenges through the power of an app. Alex Knoll was just nine years old in 2014 when he came up with the idea while watching a man in a wheelchair struggle to open a heavy door. He wondered if there was an app or...2020-11-2302 min

Good News Good PlanetGN 6.56 Bio GasFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* BIO-GAS They say that one man's trash is another man's treasure, and now it’s also another’s power. Garbage collection comes at a high cost, environmentally speaking, due to the colossal amount of fossil fuels trash trucks require. But what if their load became their power as well? The city of Toronto is in the process of converting their entire garbage truck fleet to run on Biogas. Their newly-constructed Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility is state-of-the-art, and it u...2020-11-0102 min

Good News Good PlanetGaming for PeaceFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* GAMING FOR PEACE Gaming is everywhere—from cell phones, to video consoles, to tablets, etc. While the majority of games tend to be violent, one young man has developed a game that teaches peace. When Lual Mayan saw his first laptop at the age of twelve, he knew what he wanted. He lived in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, with no schooling and no power, but that didn't stop him from dreaming of doing something more. Noticing hi...2020-11-0102 min

Good News Good PlanetBiological BuildingFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* BIOLOGICAL BUILDING Historically, ‘sustainability’ is not a word often associated with the construction industry, and the impact of traditional building methods on our planet are huge considering their sheer scale. The addition of vertical gardens on building facades is one beautiful and eco-friendly way to green-up architecture. But this type of added feature can be difficult to maintain and require complicated supporting structures. Researchers in Barcelona, Spain have invented a simple and elegant solution in the form of livi...2020-11-0102 min

Good News Good PlanetLove of LakesFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* FOR THE LOVE OF LAKES 32-year-old Indian activist, Arun Krishnamurthy, has always had an affinity for the water. Growing up in an Indian neighborhood surrounded by rivers and lakes, he watched with concern as India's waterways became more and more polluted. He was so alarmed that he quit his comfortable job at Google to take on the problem himself. He started the Environmentalist Foundation of India which specializes in cleaning, restoring and aerating the country's water bodies. The...2020-10-2302 min

Good News Good PlanetFree Food ForestFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* FREE FOOD FOREST More than 23 million people in America live in "food deserts"—low-income areas, mostly in cities, that lack access to fresh, whole foods. Without healthy foods, these populations are at a higher risk for obesity, diabetes, heart disease and depression. The city of Atlanta, Georgia is changing that reality by transforming 7 acres of unused land into the nation's largest food forest. The Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill was once a farm. After a business deal fe...2020-09-2102 min

Good News Good PlanetAlgae TilesFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* ALGAE TILES Industrial wastewater is a hazard to everyone, and finding ways to clean it before it harms the local community is challenging. Enter Indian Architect, Shneel Malik and her invention,” Indus”, with its Bio-Integrated Design, or Bio-ID tile system. She has created ceramic tiles that are designed to clean dyes and toxic metals from wastewater. This system is specifically geared toward artisans in countries like India, where water is most often toxic. Local small-scale jewelry makers and text...2020-09-2102 min

Good News Good PlanetFree Laundry For HomelessFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* FREE LAUNDRY FOR THE HOMELESS When we think of the needs of the homeless, most people think of food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. But homeless people have many other needs just like everyone else, like finding a place to shower or a cheap place to wash their clothes. As a former social worker, laundromat owner Samuel Van De Cruze, recognized these challenges firsthand. “Clean clothes and bedding are necessities to function and be healthy—almost as important as f...2020-09-2102 min

Good News Good PlanetMilkmanComethFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* THE MILKMAN COMETH As consumers become more aware of the damage plastics do to the environment, more people are turning to a blast from the past—the milkman, and his delivered glass bottles. The trend is surging across Great Britain, particularly among the Millennials. Dairies in London have noted a remarkable upsurge in interest from younger consumers, amid growing public concerns about plastic waste. Paul Lough, of Parker Dairies in East London, says the recent interest in glass bo...2020-09-2102 min

Good News Good PlanetTutus In The HoodFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* TUTUS IN THE HOOD Ballerina Aesha Ash is on a mission, to help change the often demoralizing, objectified images of African-American women, and she’s doing it in a tutu. Her ‘Swan Dreams Project’ is aimed at promoting diversity in the arts through imagery. Ash learned just how effective photographs could be when she was a student at the School of American Ballet. After especially long, tough days of training, she would gain inspiration and courage by looking at pho...2020-08-2802 min

Good News Good PlanetWasteland To WonderlandFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* FROM WASTELAND TO WONDERLAND In 1969 fried-chicken tycoon J. David Bamberger had a novel idea: to buy the worst piece of land he could find in the hill country of Texas and restore it back to being one of the best. Inspired by his mother, an early environmentalist, Bamburger began one of the largest restoration projects in the state. He named this 5,500 acre swathmthe Selah Bamberger Ranch Preserve. The land was overrun with brush and totally devoid of water...2020-08-2802 min

Good News Good PlanetRoman The RescuerFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* ROMAN THE RESCUER Roman McConn of Augusta, Georgia is not your typical seven-year-old. Every weekend, he visits animal shelters with his mother where he gets to know unwanted pets. He then makes videos with them and uses the internet to introduce the animals to potential owners, urging people to adopt them. The idea started in 2016 when Roman was just 4 years old, and he noticed dogs in need of adoption outside of a PetSmart and wanted to do something...2020-08-2802 min

Good News Good PlanetPlarnFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* PLARN Plastic bags have a huge impact on our planet. Over a hundred billion are used every year worldwide. Each bag takes five hundred years to degrade, releasing chemicals that contaminate our environment as they break down and cause harm to marine animals who often mistake them food. But what if you could keep these bags out of the landfill and turn them into something that helps others? High school students in Denver, Colorado are doing just that...2020-08-2802 min

Good News Good PlanetHedonistic SustainabilityFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* HEDONISTIC SUSTAINABILITY Skiing is big in Denmark even though the country’s landscape happens to be flatter than a pancake. Most enthusiasts travel elsewhere to enjoy their sport, but now Copenhagen offers a ‘powerful’ and unique alternative. The city’s newest powerplant doubles as a mountain climbing wall, a hiking trail and a ski slope. The designer, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels’ goal was to redefine the relationship between the waste plant and the city, providing a social as well as ph...2020-07-2702 min

Good News Good PlanetCompost CityFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* COMPOST CITY Often real change takes place only when we take matters into our own hands. That’s exactly what New Yorker Kate Zidar decided on instead of waiting for her local government to step up for her city neighborhood. In the early 2000’s Kate had been volunteering at a community garden in Brooklyn. She discovered that the garden they had been tending was plagued with toxic soil. Kate’s focus then became replacing the top layer of soil s...2020-07-2702 min

Good News Good PlanetTrees Over TombstonesFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* TREES INSTEAD OF TOMBSTONES Worldwide, death services is a 20 billion dollar industry. Most people don't like to think about death let alone its environmental impact on the Earth. Embalming fluids, caskets, and other aspects of traditional burials take a toll on nature on a large scale. So how can we make our last foot print on Earth an environmentally-friendly one? A San Francisco startup has a unique answer that also protects an endangered Redwood Forest. ‘Better Place Forests’ offe...2020-07-2702 min

Good News Good PlanetDog ForestingFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* DOG FORESTING Watch out Johnny Appleseed, there's a new kid…or rather dogs…in town, and they're part of an effort to reseed central Chile. In 2017 forest fires devastated the El Maule region, with over 100 fires scorching over a million acres and taking animal and human lives. Though fire is often part of the natural life cycle of a forest, the recovery process can take years across such a vast area. Two local sisters came up with an inge...2020-07-2702 min

Good News Good PlanetRubber RoadFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* "WHERE THE RUBBER IS THE ROAD" We’ve all hit and cursed a pot-hole somewhere along our travels. Pot-holes are everywhere, and repairing them is costly and time consuming. The majority of road damage is caused by bad weather which weakens the surface and then, compounded by constant traffic, creates cracks, potholes, and other issues. But what if roads could repair themselves before becoming a hazard for vehicles? And what if they were economical and environmentally friendly as we...2020-07-2102 min

Good News Good PlanetMeditation EducationFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* Meditation Education You've heard the term "mind over matter," but how about mind over detention? In America, schools nationwide are replacing detention and discipline with mindfulness programs and meditation, garnering some amazing results: suspensions have been cut in half, attendance is up and so are grade point averages. How? By teaching children to recognize and deal with stress before it becomes a disciplinary issue in the first place. In Baltimore, Maryland seventeen schools are participating in the Mindful...2020-07-1302 min

Good News Good PlanetAlgae PackagingFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* INVISIBLE ALGAE PLASTIC When it comes to food packaging, single use plastics have become so normal they’re almost invisible. Lettuce in plastic boxes, cookies in plastic trays, and bread in plastic bags are just some of the everyday items that rely on plastic packaging to make it from production to your kitchen table. What if there was a way these one-time plastics could literally disappear? Margarita Talep, a Chilean based designer, made that her mission when she be...2020-06-1702 min

Good News Good PlanetCollege Behind BarsFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* COLLEGE BEHIND BARS The likelihood of actually being rehabilitated in prison without education is minimal. Studies prove that education is the best insurance against repeat offenders enduring another term of incarceration. Bard College, a small Private University in New York State, offers the Bard Prison Initiative, or BPI, to interested inmates who have committed serious crimes and are serving lengthy terms. The over 300 enrolled students, are currently serving sentences inside of six different New York State Prisons. BPI...2020-06-1702 min

Good News Good PlanetWorm Food Win WinFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* A Worm Food Win-Win As plastics and other non-biodegradable materials pile up in landfills and in our oceans, scientists are looking for new solutions. And solutions that often are already in our mists, are the most promising. Studies at Stanford University have shown that meal worms are able to eat Styrofoam and the enzymes in their guts break it down into something compostable. Inspired by this research, four students at Ellisburg High School in Washington state decided to...2020-06-1702 min

Good News Good PlanetTree ArmyFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* AN ARMY OF TREES While a beautiful and mysterious country, China is also known for the blanket of smog that overcomes its cities on a regular basis. Its air pollution alone is attributed to causing over a million premature deaths per year. In an effort to combat their high levels of air pollution and reduce their carbon footprint, the People’s Liberation Army has deployed over 60,000 soldiers to plant trees and create new forests. China plans to grow ov...2020-06-0802 min

Good News Good PlanetCoconutLeatherFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* COCONUT LEATHER The making of leather, or the tanning process, is notorious for being toxic to its makers and the environment not to mention deadly for the animals forced to provide the leather itself. As one of the leading agents of industrial pollution, alternatives to the material are on the rise, but many like plastic leather are still toxic and unsustainable. Now, there is a new kind of ‘leather’ that comes from coconuts instead of animals. It’s not on...2020-06-0802 min

Good News Good PlanetPonyTherapyFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* PONY THERAPY Growing old can be difficult and frightening, especially for those experiencing Alzheimer’s or dementia. In parts of Scotland a roving band of Shetland ponies is soothing those fears and spreading the love to the elderly who need it most. Therapy Ponies Scotland is run by Elaine and John Sangster. Together with their herd of 15 adorable miniature horses, they travel to nursing homes across the country to provide therapy for patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s. ...2020-06-0802 min

Good News Good PlanetPrinted Body PartsFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* 3D PRINTED BODY PARTS Organ matches can be hard to come by. Patients typically wait for transplants for months, even years, sometimes dying before receiving them. But now there are companies combating the life-threatening organ shortage with 3D printing. The process is called "Bioprinting" and it uses human tissue cells as “ink”. It actually isn't a new idea. 3D printers can already make human skin and even retinas. But the method has been limited to small, thin tissues that...2020-05-2602 min

Good News Good PlanetCoolHealingFor more delicious news, go to www.GoodNewsGoodPlanet.com, and scroll to bottom for more ways to find the feel good stuff!* COOL HEALING Rebuilding a country's infrastructure after a traumatic event often starts with rebuilding the shattered lives of its people. Two Brooklyn ice cream merchants, set out to do just that with their non-profit, Blue Marble Dreams. Founder Alexis Miesen says "We build ice cream shops with women in areas recovering from conflict or natural disaster, with the belief that these sweet, small enterprises can help revive both the spirit and the economy of a community.” In 2009, Blue Ma...2020-05-2602 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 23 - A Day of ThanksThe history of Thanksgiving and 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-05-0503 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 22 - Time for GratitudeReasons to express gratitude at Thanksgiving and all year long. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-05-0102 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 20 - KNCE Independent RadioUnique northern New Mexico radio station is run by the people, for the people. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-04-2803 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 19 - Solar MorroccoMoracco is becoming a solar super power along with hydro and wind power. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-04-2402 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 18 - Geurilla GraftingFruit social justice-loving bandits turn urban street trees into food bearing fruit trees for all. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-04-2102 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 17 - Street MedicinePittsburgh Doctor joins the homeless in the streets to bring healthcare to them. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-04-1702 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 16 - Wheelchair CostumesCreative dad builds a wheelchair costume non-profit after builiding costumes for his chair-bound son. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-04-1402 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 15 - Halloween Good DeedsSweet tips to do good deeds during the spookiest time of the year. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-04-1002 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 14 - Warka Water TowerBiomimcry of beetles, plants and spiders inspires Italian architect to designs towers that collect water out of thin air. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-04-0702 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 13 - Ocean CleanupA teenage boy creates a successful system to clean up the world's oceans. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-04-0302 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 12 - Backpacks for KidsDetroit native gives back to young school kids with free backpacks filled with school supplies. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-03-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 11 - Rats Save LivesPost-war land mine sniffing rats save thousands of lives. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2020-03-2802 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 10 - A Shower on WheelsWoman creates shower buses for the homeless in her San Diego community. 2020-01-1002 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 9 - Solar Golf CoursesJapan turns abandoned golf courses into solar farms.2020-01-0602 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 8 - A safe move for WomenCalifornia moving company partners with shelters to move domestic abuse victims for free. 2020-01-0302 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 7 - Cleaning Water with SunlightHigh school girl invents a water purifier using a clean, sun powered photo catalyst.2019-12-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 6 - Whales change ClimateFrom the ocean to earth's surface, whales are an integral part of climate change.2019-12-2705 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 5 - Fighting Fire with SoundCollege kids invent effective sound emitting fire extinguisher.2019-12-2302 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 4 - Food Egypt EducationUN World Food Program offers food to take home to the most vulnerable girls who goes to school. 2019-12-2002 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 3 - Treatment over JailMassachusetts town offers successful drug treatment option over jail time for addicts.2019-12-1702 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 2 - Weaving a HomeBiomimic survival refugee tent designed by female Jordanian architect.2019-12-1302 min

Good News Good PlanetEpisode 1 - Forest Man17 year old boy saves his island when he begins planting trees and creates a 3000 acre thriving jungle.2019-10-3102 min

Good News Good PlanetGood News Good Planet - IntroTwo minute audio 'short shots' of inspiring and healing global good news that is non-political and non-religious. Say "Alexa next" to hear next episode.2019-10-0901 min

Good News Good PlanetIntroductionIntroduction by Mandy Stapleford 2018-09-3001 min

Good News Good PlanetThank You!Thank You! by Mandy Stapleford 2018-05-0100 min