Positive News Update 11-30-05

Here's just a few examples of this
week's Positive News from around
the World.

Great Britain: Ford using
eco-friendly production methods

London Mayor Ken Livingstone named
the Ford company Best Performing
Corporate Organization for its use of
recycled-content products, and its reuse
of waste products at its nearby facility.

The automobile giant uses enough recycled
materials to stop 21,000 tonnes of material
from going into landfills.

China: Small-sum loans help women
shake off poverty

Small loan grants have proven to be effective
in helping Chinese women shake off poverty.

The number of women living in abject poverty
fell from 250 million in 1978 to 26.1 million in
2004, according to sources from a national meeting
on advancing women's poverty eradication.

World's biggest wind farm being
considered by New Zealand

If the monitoring of a New Zealand site proves
positive, Central Otago could become home to
one the world's biggest wind farms.

According to the article, Meridian Energy
estimates 'up to a quarter of New Zealand's
electricity needs could be met by wind power'.

US: Organic foods continue
to gain traction

The annual 2005 Whole Foods Market Inc.
Organic Trend Tracker has found that almost
two-thirds of Americans have tried organic
foods and drinks.

This figure is up from the half who had tried
organics in 2003 and 2004. Twenty-seven
per cent of those surveyed said that they are
consuming more organic foods than they
did a year ago.

Investors, businesses turning
to 'green' products

Climbing oil prices and consumer and investor
demand are driving companies to find
economically sound ways to adopt
environmentally friendly packaging, products,
and processes.

Once at a price disadvantage with petrochemicals,
'green' companies are now finding themselves in
a competitive position.

Research: Expectations can help healing

Research is showing the power of expectations,
that they have physical , not just psychological,
effects on your health.

Now scientists are amassing the first direct
evidence that the placebo effect actually is
physical, and that expecting benefit can trigger
the same neurological pathways of healing
as real medication does.

Positive News Network views these
stories as positive proof that we
are making progress towards a better
world for all.