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Experts find that simple attachments to HVAC systems could divert 300 metric tons of CO2 emissions

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/hvac-system-ac-unit-clean-energy-wind-power

Published: October 21, 2024 18:46

Scientists found a simple, and scalable solution, to harnessing all of that extra wind coming off of AC units and HVAC systems.

North Carolina woman runs state senate campaign 'built to lose' to shine a light on gerrymandering

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/north-carolina-gerrymandering-kate-barr-state-senate

Published: October 21, 2024 17:52

Kate Barr is running for office in North Carolina. Her biggest opponent? Gerrymandering.

Good News This Week: October 19, 2024 - Hospitals, Ballots, & Donations

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/good-news-this-week-october-19-2024

Published: October 19, 2024 12:00

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

When he learned 75% of produce was crawling with pesticides, a teen invented a handheld AI chemical scanner

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/grocery-store-produce-fruit-pesticides-scanner-ai

Published: October 18, 2024 22:50

14-year-old Sirish Subash was horrified when he learned that most grocery store produce is crawling with pesticides. So he invented a handy solution.

An 81-year-old woman was told by her late husband that women shouldn't vote. This week, she voted in her first election

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/elderly-wife-widow-voting-first-time-georgia

Published: October 18, 2024 20:00

For Georgia woman Betty Cartledge, the 2024 presidential election is an historic one.

New 'bioplastic' degrades in water faster than paper — and could replace Styrofoam, other single-use plastics

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/foamed-cda-bioplastic-dissolves-in-water-plastic-pollution

Published: October 18, 2024 17:58

Scientists have formulated a bio-based foam that will not harm marine ecosystems like its Styrofoam predecessor.

Sit, stay, march: Meet the service dog stealing the show in a 300-person marching band

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/marching-band-service-dog-golden-retriever

Published: October 17, 2024 21:02

Winnie the golden retriever takes her duties very seriously. So much so, she joined the University of Northern Iowa’s marching band with her owner.

Good samaritans clean up litter left by leaf-peeping crowds in New Hampshire: 'See how beautiful it can be without garbage'

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/new-hampshire-litter-cleanup-leaf-peeping-crowds

Published: October 17, 2024 17:26

Leaf-peeping season in New Hampshire has seen a record amount of tourists — and their trash.

Scientists discover new creature with 'orange and black' coloring, agree conservation plan 'is urgently needed'

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/crocodile-newt-orange-and-black-new-species

Published: October 16, 2024 18:21

Three tiny creatures, and their tadpole-like babies, wowed a team of researchers in Thailand.

Kacey Musgraves makes fan promise to 'love and support' their child 'no matter what' prior to on-stage gender reveal

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/kacey-musgraves-gender-reveal

Published: October 16, 2024 17:56

The country singer required the fan to promise they would love and embrace their child regardless of their gender identity throughout life.

Grocery stores that donate expiring food — instead of price discounting or discarding — make higher profits

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/grocery-stores-donate-expiring-food-make-higher-profits

Published: October 16, 2024 12:00

Since these items can go a long way to feeding hungry people, donations represent one of the best uses of leftover or surplus food.

Happiness swings votes — and America's current mood could scramble expectations of young and old voters

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/happiness-swings-votes

Published: October 15, 2024 12:00

Since the 1960s and the election of President John F. Kennedy, younger voters have supported Democratic candidates, while older voters leaned Republican. But that dynamic has been evolving.

A cancer survivor hated wearing underwear during treatment — so he invented the pair he wishes he had

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/testicular-cancer-boxers-underwear-surgery-brfzy

Published: October 14, 2024 21:40

The 20-year-old civil engineering student was thrown for a loop when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer — and one unexpected part of treatment became the bane of his existence.

Meet the Kagu: a peculiar endangered species making a big comeback

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/kagu-bird-endangered-animal-barking

Published: October 14, 2024 17:57

It toddles. It barks. It partakes in ‘screaming challenges’ — and it’s finally making a comeback after years under threat.

Man ditches Chicago Marathon to run 26.2 miles around neighborhood block, raising over $12k for homeless community

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/chicago-marathon-neighorhood-block-fundraiser

Published: October 14, 2024 17:49

Lincoln Park’s Matt Brusich contained his 26.2 miles to the neighborhood block, logging nearly 80 laps for charity.

How a 'pollinator pathmaker' can help us see like a bee

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/how-pollinator-pathmaker-can-help-us-see-bee

Published: October 14, 2024 12:00

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is transforming the way we see gardens — by designing them as living artworks geared toward pollinators’ tastes rather than our own.