Things Are Good

Or in this case, Cold War era destroyers to reefs. The Queensland Government has scuttled the HMAS Brisbane, a decommissioned destroyer, in an effort to create a new underwater habitat. Although this sort of thing has happened before, this time there are pictures! Double good news.

A proposed new law in the United Kingdom seeks to make it easier for art looted by the Nazis before and during World War II to be returned to its rightful owners or their decedents. In the run up to World War II, invading German forces would loot the collections of Jewish art collectors. [...]

The CBC Radio show Quirks & Quarks has an excellent podcast on using aluminum to power mobile electronic devices (mp3 link).
“Instead of pumping gasoline, for example, you get a shoe-box of aluminum powder…”
More detail can be found in the podcast or on the Quirks & Quarks archive page.
In related battery news, Panasonic has created a [...]

The world’s first hydrogen plane has been tested. The plane has 15 meter wings and a top-secret fuel tank design. A predicted flight time of 24 hours can be achieved using the unmanned craft.

Every single day there are people all over the World being nice just because they FEEL like it!! These kind citizens are practicing something called “random acts of GOODNESS”! We all face countless situations every day where we can choose to be of help to others or do something that benefits the World [...]

Transparency in democratic politics is not only a good thing, it is necessary to the process. In Canada, there are strict rules in place for the recording and reporting of donations during an election campaign. We like to know just much a corporation or rich citizen has donated, and to what party. [...]