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ONLY GOOD NEWS -- ANNUAL 2025 EDITION -- VOLUME 33 -- PUBLISHED: 12 APRIL 2025

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA

ROPER WISDOM: 

"DREAMS ARE PROMISES TO YOURSELF..."

SARGENT RANCH PRESERVATION 

https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/sargent-ranch-former-calif-estate-of-thornton-nh-native-now-at-center-of-bay-area/article_02de1120-d3c0-4d60-b8f3-5bac14f5be4c.html

HIGHWAY 101 WILDLIFE CROSSING

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-largest-wildlife-crossing-will-help-animals-walk-safely-over-a-busy-california-freeway-180984206/

HYDROGEN TRAINS IN GERMANY

https://myelectricsparks.com/germany-hydrogen-powered-trains-faced-setbacks/

NEW HONDA HYDROGEN ENGINE

DENMARK SALT POWER

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/denmark-salt-battery-could-power-100000-homes

140,000 YEAR OLD SUNKEN WORLD

https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/05/archaeologists-discover-a-140000-year-old-sunken-world-beneath-the-ocean-floor-crawling-with-giant-beasts-and-a-missing-species/#google_vignette

LITHIUM BATTERY RECYCLING

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/27/nx-s1-5019454/ev-battery-recycling-us

AGRIVOLTAICS

https://www.morningagclips.com/agrivoltaics-enjoys-high-acceptance-abroad/

PAPER FROM FALLEN LEAVES

https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/press-centre/press-release/2024/1158113

NEW FORD HYDROGEN ENGINE PATENT

https://www.motor1.com/news/574337/ford-hydrogen-combustion-engine-patent/

MEXICO BANS GMO CROPS

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-03-13/mexico-bans-planting-of-gmo-american-corn

SPIDER PLANT BENEFITS:

Meadowsaping for Benefical Beauty -
National Garden Bureau - Wildflowers

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250425-meadowscaping-the-people-turning-their-garden-lawns-into-wild-meadows

Hempcrete - Wikipedia

POLLEN REPLACING FOOD FOR HONEY BEES

https://hasanjasim.online/new-pollen-replacing-food-for-honey-bees-brings-new-hope-for-survival/

SALMON POPULATION INCREASING IN NORTHERN CA

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/chinook-salmon-study-northern-california-creek-20236728.php

NEW WILDLIFE CARE CENTER IN SARATOGA

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/peninsula-humane-spca-wildlife-care/3823362/

GOPHERS @ MOUNT ST HELENS 

https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-dropped-gophers-on-mount-st-helens-for-24-hours-four-decades-later-the-impact-is-astonishing-79573

SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA

 

PUBLISHED ON THE FULL MOON

12 APRIL 2025

updated: 11 june 2025

ONLY GOOD NEWS -- AUGUST 2024/JANUARY 2025 -- VOLUME THIRTY TWO / NUMBER TWO -- PUBLISHED: 17 SEPTEMBER 2024

REDWOOD CITY / 15 SEP 2024

ROPER WISDOM: 'COMMON SENSE CAN AVERT ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE...'

ANCIENT STONE MEGASTRUCTURE
https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/06/24/ancient-megastructure-believed-to-be-discovered-in-montana-usa-sage-wall/

AURORA ALERT:
https://www.space.com/aurora-alert-northern-lights-september-mid-latitudes-south

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE
https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/

SAVE THE REDWOODS
https://www.savetheredwoods.org/

SIERRA CLUB
https://www.sierraclub.org/

NATURE CONSERVANCY
https://www.nature.org/en-us/

BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN
www.buffalofieldcampaign.org

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
https://www.edf.org/

OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE
https://www.openspaceinstitute.org/

TREEHUGGER.ORG
https://www.treehugger.com/

CITIZENSHIP FOR BEES
https://happyeconews.com/citizenship-for-bees/

ADOPT A MANTA
https://www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta

WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION
https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
https://www.npr.org/sections/environment/

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
https://www.nature.org/en-us/

EARTH.ORG
https://earth.org/

WWF
https://www.worldwildlife.org/

RARE ANIMAL REINTRODUCED TO YOSEMITE
https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/rare-animal-reintroduced-to-yosemite-19561780.php

2024 Wildlife Progress Report
https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/2024-wildlife-progress-report

BOVINE FLATULENCE ABATEMENT
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/cattle-microbiome-methane-emissions/

SCIENTISTS MAKE STUNNING BANANA DISCOVERY
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/banana-waste-power-plants-energy/

Astral | Deep Theta 4Hz | Binaural Beats Soundscape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ_W1w9v-2Y

TRUE STORY BEHIND CCR'S WHO''LL STOP THE RAIN
https://americansongwriter.com/john-fogerty-shares-the-true-story-behind-what-inspired-him-to-write-the-ccr-classic-wholl-stop-the-rain/

SANTANA SOUL SACRIFICE WOODSTOCK LIVE (HQ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaaT_HRb4GU

HISTORY OF HEATWAVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF3yQ_B0H0E

CHICAGO DOCUMENTARY (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF_shGp0Nb4

OZZY OSBOURNE OVER THE MOUNTAIN (SKA VERSION)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKg1ti9cnvk

BIRDLAND FREE PRESS
https://thefreepress1.blogspot.com/2024/01/birdland-free-press-bfp-104719754936.html

updated: 17 sep 2024

ONLY GOOD NEWS -- FEBRUARY/JULY 2024 -- VOLUME THIRTY TWO / NUMBER ONE -- PUBLISHED: 23 MAY 2024

ROPER WISDOM: "TAKE NO SIDES ~ STAND FOR ALL..."

WALLIS ANNENBURG WILDLIFE CROSSING
https://abc7.com/supporters-of-the-wallis-annenberg-wildlife-crossing-celebrate-progress-freeway-project-in-agoura-hills-on-earth-day/14722019/

NASA VETERAN’S PROPELLANTLESS PROPULSION DRIVE @ https://thedebrief.org/nasa-veterans-propellantless-propulsion-drive-that-physics-says-shouldnt-work-just-produced-enough-thrust-to-defeat-earths-gravity/

EINSTEIN'S PROTON ENGINE PREDICTION
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/proton-engine-einstein-created/868/

QUANTUM SUPERCONDUCTIVITY BREAKTHROUGH
https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-breakthrough-in-high-temperature-superconductivity

REVOLUTIONARY GRAVASTAR MODEL
https://scitechdaily.com/einsteins-general-theory-of-relativity-leads-to-revolutionary-gravastar-model/

ALTERMAGNETISM / MAGNETISM BROAD IMPLICATIONS
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-altermagnetism-magnetism-broad-implications-technology.html

MAGNETIC HOVERING BEYOND CLASSICAL PHYSICS
https://scitechdaily.com/defying-gravity-scientists-solve-mystery-of-magnetic-hovering-beyond-classical-physics/

JAPAN'S MOON LANDER SURVIVES LUNAR NIGHT
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68400989

LIGHT SPEED ELECTRONS
https://www.sciencealert.com/light-speed-electrons-discovered-moving-in-4-dimensions-for-the-first-time

ASTROPHYSICAL JET
https://scitechdaily.com/breaking-cosmic-speed-limits-powerful-astrophysical-jet-challenges-existing-theories/

GIANT STRUCTURE LOOMING IN THE UNIVERSE
https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-structure-found-lurking-in-deep-space-challenges-understanding-of-the-universe

WATER BATTERIES?
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3354038254309-impressive-capacity-and-extended-lifespan-scientists-have-invented-recyclable-water-batteries-that-won-t-catch-fire

HONDA HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
https://www.motortrend.com/news/honda-general-motors-hydrogen-fuel-cell-production-start/

ANCIENT SEGMENTS OF EARTH'S CRUST
https://scitechdaily.com/3-75-billion-year-old-scientists-discover-evidence-of-an-ancient-segment-of-earths-crust/

DINOSAUR EVERGREENS
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dinosaur-evergreens-thought-extinct-for-2mil-years-discovered-by-park-ranger-90-tree-grove-is-find-of-the-century/

MEDICAL BENEFITS OF CANNABINOIDS
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-study-shows-how-marijuana-compounds-like-cannabinoids-terpenes-and-flavonoids-interact-for-medical-benefits/

CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF CANNABIS MEDICAL USAGES
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3296799361946-federal-scientists-conclude-there-is-credible-evidence-for-certain-medical-uses-of-marijuana

AMAZING USE FOR LEFTOVER COFFEE GROUNDS
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-an-amazing-practical-use-for-leftover-coffee-grounds

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN'S SEVENTH SENSE
https://www.iflscience.com/bottlenose-dolphins-become-one-of-few-known-mammals-with-a-seventh-sense-73106

TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK
https://seaturtles.org/

THE MOVIE JOHN LENNON WATCHED EVERY WEEK
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/movie-john-lennon-used-to-watch-every-week/

updated: 23 may 2024

ONLY GOOD NEWS -- OCTOBER 2023/JANUARY 2024 -- VOLUME THIRTY ONE / NUMBER THREE -- PUBLISHED: 21 DEC 2023

WILD BABY KITTEN IN SUNNYVALE CA

ROPER WISDOM: 'DON'T FENCE ME IN OR OUT...'

INDEFINITE CASUAL ORDER BATTERY CHARGE

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-batteries-harnesses-power-indefinite-causal.html

HOLOGRAPHIC BLACK HOLE SECRETS

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-holographic-secret-black-holes.html

WARP DRIVE 'HYPERWAVES'

https://thedebrief.org/government-funded-study-explores-warp-drives-as-means-of-faster-than-light-communication-through-hyperwaves/

TWO BIG BANGS = UNIVERSE?

https://daily.jstor.org/new-paper-argues-that-the-universe-began-with-two-big-bangs/

QUANTUM GRAVITATIONAL DIAMONDS?

https://thedebrief.org/physicists-hope-to-finally-resolve-whether-gravity-is-quantum-by-levitating-micro-diamonds/

EXOTIC QUANTUM MATERIAL

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-physicists-evidence-exotic-quantum-material.html

BEYOND EINSTEIN:

https://scitechdaily.com/beyond-einstein-a-solution-to-one-of-the-great-mysteries-of-cosmology/

BLACK HOLE GAS FEEDBACK LOOP

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-dutch-astronomers-piece-gas-feedback-feeding.html

DISTANT ULTRA MASSIVE BLACK HOLES

https://phys.org/news/2018-02-ultramassive-black-holes-far-off-galaxies.html

BLACK HOLE 'LIGHTSABER' JETS 

https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/enormous-cosmic-lightsabers-from-gigantic-galaxy-could-help-solve-one-of-the-biggest-black-hole-mysteries

NASA DISCOVER SIX PLANET SOLAR SYSTEM

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/nasa-satellites-discovered-a-6-planet-solar-system-in-perfect-synchrony

NASA'S MARTIAN ODDITY 

https://thedebrief.org/nasas-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-has-captured-images-of-something-odd-carved-into-the-martian-landscape/

NASA'S NEW FLAWLESS HEAT SHIELD 

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-nasa-flawless-shield-demo.html

SOMALIAN METEORITE W/ODD MINERALS

https://www.beautyofplanet.com/meteorite-that-recently-fell-in-somalia-turns-out-to-contain-two-minerals-never-before-seen-on-earth/

JFK DOCTORS BREAK SILENCE

www.theepochtimes.com/us/jfk-assassination-doctors-break-silence-dispute-key-government-claim-5533076

SPYBRIEFING.COM

https://spybriefing.com/

BEAVERS RELEASED IN CALIFORNIA

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/california-news/beavers-released-into-california-wild-for-first-time-in-7-decades/

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RHINO BORN

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/a-critically-endangered-sumatran-rhino-named-delilah-successfully-gives-birth-in-indonesia/3365245/

BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN

www.buffalofieldcampaign.org

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND

https://www.edf.org/

FASCINATING SECRETS: BEATLES SONGS

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/beatles-white-album-songs-fascinating-105527600.html

updated: 21 dec 2023

ONLY GOOD NEWS / JUNE/SEPTEMBER 2023 / VOLUME THIRTY ONE / NUMBER TWO -- PUBLISHED: 21 JUNE 2023

ROPER WISDOM: "CONSCIENCE IS THE SOUL'S POLICE..."

THE OCEAN SNAPSHOT PROJECT: UNITING FOR OCEAN SPACES
https://happyeconews.com/the-ocean-snapshot-project-people-uniting-for-their-ocean-spaces/

MONEY FOR MADAGASCAR: GROUNDED SOLUTIONS
https://happyeconews.com/from-vulnerability-to-resilience-money-for-madagascar-grounded-solutions/

5000 NEW DEEP SEA SPECIES FOUND IN PACIFIC OCEAN
https://happyeconews.com/5000-new-deep-sea-species-found-in-the-pacific-ocean/

MOSSES PLAY ROLE IN CARBON SEQUESTRATION
https://happyeconews.com/mosses-play-big-role-in-carbon-sequestration/

DOW CHEMICAL TO BENEFIT FARMERS AND ENVIRONMENT
https://happyeconews.com/new-energy-blue-dow-chemical-to-benefit-farmers-and-environment/

POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES FROM 2023 SO FAR:
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/19/here-are-all-the-positive-environmental-stories-from-2023-so-far

GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
https://www.dailyclimate.org/good-news/

THIS WEEK'S GOOD CLIMATE NEWS:
https://www.edf.org/good-climate-news

CARBON DIOXIDE BASED LIVESTOCK FEEDS
https://happyeconews.com/carbon-dioxide-based-livestock-feed/

ECO-CONSCIOUS CORPORATIONS AND REMOTE WORK
https://happyeconews.com/eco-conscious-corporations-remote-work/

THE YEAR IN POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmainwaring/2023/04/17/its-not-all-bad-the-year-in-positive-environmental-news/

GOOD EARTH DAY 2023 NEWS
https://inhabitat.com/10-good-environmental-news-that-happened-since-last-earth-day/

SEA TURTLE MONITORING IN MEXICO
https://happyeconews.com/sea-turtle-monitoring-in-mexico/

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR REFORESTATION SHOW RETURN IN LATIN AMERICA
https://happyeconews.com/financial-incentives-for-reforestation/

35 ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFITS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 
https://greendreamer.com/journal/environmental-organizations-nonprofits-for-a-sustainable-future

TOP 10 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS
https://www.treehugger.com/top-wildlife-conservation-organizations-4088567

OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE
https://www.openspaceinstitute.org/

TREEHUGGER.ORG
https://www.treehugger.com/

CITIZENSHIP FOR BEES
https://happyeconews.com/citizenship-for-bees/

ADOPT A MANTA
https://www.mantatrust.org/adopt-a-manta

WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION
https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
https://www.npr.org/sections/environment/

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
https://www.nature.org/en-us/

EARTH.ORG
https://earth.org/

"NOTHING DOES NOT EXIST..." -- DEAN PAYNE

ONLY GOOD NEWS / FEBRUARY/MAY 2023 / VOLUME THIRTY ONE / NUMBER ONE -- PUBLISHED: 7 MARCH 2023

ROPER WISDOM: "WE ARE THE PROBLEM ~ AND THE SOLUTION..."

NUCLEAR FUSION BREAKTHROUGH
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/13/1142594190/scientists-announce-nuclear-fusion-breakthrough

NUCLEAR FUSION ANSWER?
https://theweek.com/business/973971/is-nuclear-fusion-the-answer

NASA WEBB TELESCOPE 1
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-webb-telescope-awarded-popular-sceince-best-of-what-s-new-award

NASA WEBB TELESCOPE 2
https://uwpexponent.com/news/2022/12/07/breakthrough-with-webb-telescope/

NASA SPACE AURORA
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-astronaut-captures-unreal-photo-of-aurora-from-space/

SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/supermassive-black-hole-at-edge-of-universe-is-one-of-biggest-ever-detected/

ASTEROID TRAJECTORY ALTERED
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-dart-mission-impact-changed-asteroid-s-motion-in-space/

CONTINENTAL DRIFT
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/watch-how-continents-moved-over-100-million-years-in-video-mapped-by-scientists-as-never-before/

COOL WORLD MAPS
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-guy-shares-cool-maps-of-the-world-every-day-on-facebook/

SCIENCE TO WATCH IN 2023
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04444-3

SEVEN SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/seven-scientific-discoveries-from-2022-that-may-lead-to-new-inventions-180981358

100 GREATEST INNOVATIONS 2022
https://www.popsci.com/technology/best-of-whats-new-2022/

TREEHUGGER GRAMMA
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/grandma-stages-one-woman-protest-to-protect-tree-due-to-be-felled-in-kent/

PIRATE TALK TRANSLATORS
http://talklikeapirate.com/wordpress/how-to/for-further-study/

https://piratextranslator.netlify.app/
http://nifty.stanford.edu/2004/TalkLikeAPirate/pirate2.html

"Always be kind to each other it's the right thing to do and you know it's what you always want done to you it's always do right and never do wrong while you sing a song..." -- "Always be kind t' each other it's starb'rd thing t' do 'n ye know it's wha' ye always wants done t' ye it's always do right 'n ne'er do wrong while ye sing a chanty song..."

COWS SAVE BABY SEAL
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/herd-of-cows-saves-stranded-baby-seal_n_6300fd42e4b00c150d61ee9e

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-19-isolation-acts-kindness_n_61af8ab3e4b0f76117b499c1

THE POWER OF KINDNESS
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-spontaneously-offers-homeless-man-a-job-on-her-farm-proving-the-power-of-kindness/

GOOD NEWS NETWORK 
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/

updated: 6 apr 2023