Good News Good Planet - Season 7

Series produced by Good News Good Planet

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Concise, 2.5 minute stories of global good news—No politics, No religion. This is positive news bits that inform, soothe and inspire.

2021—We deliver effective 'short shots' of apolitical, non-religious good news from around the world. Our program makes you feel good, is empowering and encourages solution-minded thinking. We distribute this happiness via radio, podcasts and an interactive website. www.goodnewsgoodplanet.com


37 Pieces

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The Dutch are building solar-powered roads in the form of bike paths to generate electricity for local use.

  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 02:39
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The small country of Lithuania is leading the way in recycling with its wildly successful “deposit refund scheme,” which has resulted in a whopping...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Food insecurity plagues much of the developing world. Tasmanian agriculture scientist Bruce French is intending to change this tragedy by catalogin...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 02:34
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As the coal industry in West Virginia declides, a nonprofit is offering displaced workers an environmentally friendly industry instead—beekeeping.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 02:38
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What if your bicycle could help power your neighborhood? That's the idea behind S-Park, a system that uses kinetic energy harnessed from bicycles t...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 02:28
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A West Philadelphia bar, closed due to escalating violence is re-imagined, then re-purposed it into a life-changing youth center.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:25
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A mobile phone app and web platform that allows people to search for, discover, and rate public places based on how accessible they are for everyone.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:36
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An Austin-based construction technologies company on a mission to make safe, affordable housing using 3D printer technology.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
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To counter the environmental impact of plastic food wrappers, an Indian school created a way for food manufacturers to find a solution.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 02:36
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Finland solved infant mortality over 90 years ago and their successful program for doing so is alive and well today.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 02:35
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An extended stay hotel in Biloxi, MS offers guests the opportunity to adopt a pet through their "Fostering Hope" program.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 02:29
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Children are learning to be kind, by understanding the emotions of others.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:43
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Free dental care transforms so much more than just teeth.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:31
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Farming with the abundant resources of sun and seawater.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:42
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Homeless dignity in their own neighborhood.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:37
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Ocean conservation turns waste into beauty and provides local jobs.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:38
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Innovative, environmentally friendly architecture boosts a local community in multiple ways.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:43
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Free, usable energy is found, and harnessed, in regular city utility operations.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:32
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Tiny homes for the homeless in San Jose, California.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:34
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An RV that is bringing green, off-grid mobile living to a highway near you.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:40