Archived articles from 2012
06 Dec 2012
Fed up with the negativity of the media, Jodie Jackson launched her own news website before bringing together editors, journalists and the public to debate the potential of good news. Here she shares her story and calls for a constructive approach to news reporting
Global / Community, Positive Perspective
05 Dec 2012
It is time for men to rediscover their masculinity and express their strength through compassion and service, not control and dominion, writes Jamie Catto
04 Dec 2012
As part of a nationwide effort to end stigma around mental health, an organisation that provides mentoring for vulnerable young men is using its unique experience to help end the silence on men’s psychological suffering
Europe / Environment, Renewable Energy
03 Dec 2012
Denmark is to reach its 2020 solar energy generation target of 200 megawatt (MW) capacity by the end of 2012, eight years ahead of schedule, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
30 Nov 2012
The science of positive psychology offers a new, more constructive foundation for news reporting, proposes Cathrine Gyldensted
30 Nov 2012
Could bikes made from bamboo be the future of sustainable transportation? Tom Lawson takes one for a test ride
29 Nov 2012
A new website is giving away green gifts in an effort to show that you don’t have to sacrifice sustainability when buying presents this festive season
Gang truce in El Salvador could signal lasting peace
South America / Peace & Democracy
28 Nov 2012
A truce made by gangs in Central America’s ‘most violent nation’ has resulted in a dramatic decline in homicide rates
27 Nov 2012
After a range of life-changing health diagnoses, Grace Quantock searched desperately for a cure. But, as she tells Annie Makoff, the remedy was within her all along
26 Nov 2012
The majority of people in the UK support community-owned wind energy projects and favour wind turbines over most non-renewable developments, according to a nationwide poll
23 Nov 2012
A combination of government support and community food growing initiatives is changing the face of the Venezuela’s food sustainability. Miriam Ross shares a taste of the results
11 European countries sign up to Robin Hood Tax
Europe / Economics & Innovation
22 Nov 2012
Eleven of Europe's biggest economies have signed up to create a tax that will divert a portion of money from large companies to good causes
Australasia / Renewable Energy
21 Nov 2012
The Pacific island of Tokelau has completed a project enabling it to meet 150% of its energy needs using renewable power sources, setting a world record and a new global benchmark for sustainable energy
20 Nov 2012
Celebrities, sports stars and fairground fun make for a new and unusual public health campaign in India
20 Nov 2012
Craft fans around the UK are invited to take part in a campaign that aims to help end world hunger for good
Global / Conservation, Environment
19 Nov 2012
Developed countries are set to double their funding support for vulnerable marine areas, following a UN biodiversity conference
17 Nov 2012
Today is exactly 42 years since topless women first appeared in The Sun. To mark the occasion campaigners have organised protests around the UK and hope to gather support for a No More Page 3 petition
Africa / Economics & Innovation
16 Nov 2012
A positive cycle of enterprise financing and increasing citizen empowerment is slowly improving Africa’s economic prospects and reducing poverty, according to findings from a development summit in Brussels
Global / Economics & Innovation
15 Nov 2012
Now in its second year, September’s global Free Money Day roused both gratitude and apprehension around the world
14 Nov 2012
A Faroese knitwear brand is helping to empower women through heritage crafts via a Danish detective and a killer jumper