Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Maine becomes the first state to ban Styrofoam. – Source
2. An Amazonian parrot called Freddy Krueger has made headlines in Brazil after managing to find its way back to the zoo from which it was stolen while recovering from a four-year nightmare that saw it shot in a gun battle, abducted by armed thieves and bitten by a snake. – Source
3. Lawyer fighting palm oil among 6 to win an environmental prize. – Source
4. Drugs that could signal the end of HIV and AIDS are here. – Source
5. A mother decided to skip her own college graduation so she could see her son graduate at the same time. His university hears about this and surprised her by conferring her degree during her son’s ceremony. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. America’s renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever. – Source
7. Prague bans plastic cups at music festivals. – Source
8. 1,800 miners caught underground in South Africa now freed. – Source
9. Thanks to women, India is on its way to beat all voting records. – Source
10. California dispatches goats to eat brush, prevent wildfires. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. USDA terminates deadly cat experiments, plans to adopt out remaining animals. – Source
12. China deploys 60,000 soldiers to plant trees in a bid to grow 6 million hectares of new forest this year. – Source
13. Marital rape is no longer legal in Minnesota with the new law. – Source
14. UK government makes history by passing a motion to declare “environment and climate change emergency”. – Source
15. Kidnapping averted as 8-year-old “hero” pulls sister from moving the car, police say. – Source
#14 and #25 are the same thing