Category Archives: and Articles of Note

Taking Coffee a Step Further!

GREAT NEWS IN A NUTSHELL! Love coffee? Take it a step further! Each pair of Rens Original Trainers has the equivalent of 21 cups of coffee grounds in it. Why? The FINS love coffee more than any other country and … Continue reading

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Sustainable Farming in Hawaii – Providing for Our Own Well-Being!

GREAT NEWS IN A NUTSHELL! YES! Magazine features a stunning article showing how mentors in Hawaii, especially here on the Big Island are working toward food self-sufficiency for our island communities. “Hawai‘i is “showing the rest of the country how … Continue reading

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AMAZING NEWS! IUCN HUGE VICTORY. HALF THE EARTH WILL BE PRESERVED!

BREAKING NEWS: MARSEILLES, France, Sept 10 – In the final session of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, an overwhelming majority of delegates approved a call to formally recognize that humanity must protect at least half … Continue reading

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INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP HAS PREVENTED IMMENSE AIR POLLUTION/CLIMATE CHANGE

GREAT NEWS IN A NUTSHELL! We stand behind our Indigenous land and water protectors.  BRAVO!  Indigenous-led resistance to 21 fossil fuel projects in the US and Canada has stopped o(r delayed) emissions equivalent of 1/4  of the US and Canada’s combined annual … Continue reading

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7 Proven Health Benefits of Ginger

GREAT NEWS IN A NUTSHELL! I’ve been using a lot of ginger and drinking a lot of ginger tea for many years to heal my body, since my introduction to Chinese medicine.  Delicious, cheap, available and amazing in its powerful … Continue reading

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Giving Wildlife the Right of Way!

GREAT NEWS IN A NUTSHELL!  Check out the latest wildlife bridge!  A new term in the conservation world is “road ecology” and is the thoughtful redesign of our highways, never built to protect or connect wildlife habitats.  Connecting habitats and … Continue reading

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The famous Champs Élysées will be transformed into an extraordinary garden!

GREAT NEWS IN A NUTSHELL! BRAVO TO PARIS! This is one of my favorite great news posts!  This is what the world needs now; cities that take Singapore’s lead and provide fabulous jobs in gardening and horticulture.  Having lost its … Continue reading

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A Moment of Introspection. . .

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JAPAN PLEDGES CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2050!

GREAT NEWS IN A NUTSHELL! Bravo to Yoshide Suga, Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister, who, in his first address to parliament, declared japan will reach carbon neutrality by 2050.  The European Union announced the same target last year, and China … Continue reading

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Representative John Lewis, Civil Rights Legend, passes at 80, leaving a legacy of hope

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights icon died on Friday at the age of 80. The following quote of Lewis offers a glimpse of our potential to come together to create change in our lives, nations, and world: “I was … Continue reading

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