Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Airbnb says it plans to temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees. – Source
2. President Biden signs PAWS Act, allowing VA to pay for service dogs for veterans. – Source
3. Students walk out of class in protest of school forcing the gay coach to quit. – Source
4. City of Madison unveils program that will send specialists to non-violent mental health calls instead of police. – Source
5. Pfizer COVID vaccine gets FDA approval. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Solar power in Australia outstrips coal-fired electricity for the first time. – Source
7. North Carolina Court immediately gives former felons right to vote in ‘Historic’ ruling against law with racist origins. – Source
8. California: mother fights off mountain lion with bare hands to save 5-year-old son. – Source
9. Blue whales returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after 40-year absence. – Source
10. Once told he wouldn’t graduate high school, doctor to be first Indigenous president-elect of CMA. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Between 1987 and 2019, India increased net mangrove cover by 93,000 hectares. – Source
12. Manchester City is the first to offer soccer fans edible coffee cups. – Source
13. Hundreds of Afghans arrive at Northern Virginia Community College, greeted by outpouring of support. – Source
14. People w/o electricity declined from 1.2 billion to 759 million…most by installing small solar systems designed to power a village, farm or even a single home. As of last year, 420 million people got their electricity from off-grid solar systems. – Source
15. The research found that surface temperatures on the green roof were significantly lower, in some cases by up to 20°C during summer. This improved the solar energy output by 3.6 percent, equating to $2595 over the eight-month duration of the project. – Source
