Here are the
Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend...
1) Schools, Roads and Clinics Opening in Iraq and Afghanistan - The U.S. military celebrated the opening of remodeled schools in Kirkuk, two new healthcare facilities, and delivered school supplies to children in Iraq. Meanwhile, from Afghanistan, the U.S. announced plans to double their construction workload in the next year to some 600 projects providing new roads, electric power and water distribution systems for
the Afghan people. (
Iraq ) (
Afghanistan)
2) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Commits to Plant 50 Million Trees - Enterprise Rent-A-Car will commemorate its 50th anniversary by pledging the unprecedented gift of 50 million trees to The National Arbor Day Foundation to be planted over the next 50 years – a gift of more than $50 million. (
Business)
3) Insurance Industry Goes to Work on Global Warming - Insurers make up the world's second-largest industry, and stand to lose the most if climate change raises sea levels. Finally ready to address the problem, policy-writers are offering incentives to 'go green.' (
Earth)
4) Greenpeace Victory Over Pirate Fishing Boats in Baltic Sea - Greenpeace scored a meaningful victory in its efforts to halt pirates overfishing in the North Atlantic. At least a third of the cod caught and landed in the Baltic is taken illegally, severely hampering recovery of fish populations. On October 2, with Greenpeace insistence, Russian authorities began detaining 'The Trawler girls', five notorious ships named Carmen, Eva, Isabella, Juanita, Rosita and Ulla, docked in their port for refueling... (
Earth)
5) Honeywell to Spend $451M Cleaning Lake in NY - The giant corporation Honeywell Inc. will spend $451 million to help clean New York's Onondaga Lake under the "Polluter Pays" principle. The lake is a sacred American Indian site where the famous chief Hiawatha once canoed, but after a century of pollution it became one of only three lakes in the country designated a federal Superfund site. (
Earth)
6)Banker to the Poor Wins Peace Prize, Gives Winnings to Poor - Bangladeshi Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank are winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help lift millions of women and men from poverty, nurturing their small business dreams with tiny loans as small as $20 each. Over the last 30 years, Yunus' bank has issued more than five billion dollars into the hands of 6 million borrowers yielding phenomenal results... (
Inspired! Individuals)
7) The Joy of Giving is Hormone Based - Neuroscience has once again shown that giving selflessly has its root in human nature: People do it because it
feels good.
Researchers found "the warm glow that accompanies charitable giving has a physiological basis" in the brain. (
Science)
8) Shooter's Wife Salutes Amish for Their Mercy - The widow of a man who murdered five Amish girls in their schoolhouse sent a letter to the Amish community thanking them for their compassion and support. Marie Roberts said she was "overwhelmed by the forgiveness, grace and mercy" shown to her family following the rampage on October 2, when her husband Charles killed himself and five others... (
Inspired!)
9) Inspiration Point: Creating Art on Dusty Windshields - Living on dusty roads has provided Scott Wade the perfect canvas for creating a new form of art. Wade uses his fingers -- as well as traditional tools like brushes -- to create his inspired dust art. Great photos! (
Recreation )
10) (Video) Man Gives Away Free Flowers in City Streets - Making people smile giving away free flowers to strangers on the streets of London. With lovely music, "Peace Train", this young man steals your heart with his efforts to "Come Together in Sweet Harmony" with his fellow humans. (
Inspired!)
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