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At Good Good Good, we're always looking for ways we can improve what we do. For example, a few years ago we realized that we'd been covering good news stories about the environment, and mental health, and even topics like veterans or clean water in the Goodnewspaper — but we weren't able to go as deep as we would have liked on these important topics in our more general editions. And so, we decided to create a solution — launching our first-ever themed issues. Our goal was simple: give attention to good news stories that get underreported and might even surprise and delight us as we discovered them. It's been a huge success — and has allowed our readers to deep dive on big topics like animals, sustainability, and mental…

Inside Mariankatu 18, a coffee shop in Kruununhaka, Finland, you'll find classic black and white checkered floors, puppy patrons, delicious cafe offerings, and friendly faces. The space was once occupied by a popular chain grocery store that went under in 2021, but in an attempt to foster a greater sense of community, 25 patrons chipped in their own funds to renovate and reopen the doors as a cafe. Mariankatu 18 has taken the term “mom and pop shop” and turned it into “mom and pop and cousin and neighbor and professor shop.” Those 25 patrons formed the company Kruununhaan Korttelikahvila Oy (Korttelikahvila means “cafe of the block” in Finnish), each chipping in anywhere from €2,500 to €10,000 to open this community-owned cafe. There are now over 40 owners of the…

Maggie Carosino is an eight-year-old botany enthusiast in Duvall, Washington, who developed a love of exploring the natural world during her time being homeschooled throughout the pandemic. One clay in the fall of 2020, Maggie's mother, Reagan, took her on a field trip to Lake Rasmussen, when Maggie noticed an unusual plant in the water. She and her mother quickly emailed county officials, who identified the plant as a “highly problematic invader known as Egeria,” according to KING 5 News. Had it been left unchecked, the Egeria could have spread to the point of choking out light that kills other plants and reduces oxygen for fish and other animal dwellers. Prior to Maggie's discovery, the invasive species had never been found in the Snoqualmie watershed, which runs into Lake Rasmussen,…

One of the great barriers to a zero-waste lifestyle is the limitations of our sociopolitical systems. We wait on municipalities to make it easier to compost; we save up for years to afford solar energy; or we struggle to find car-free options in sprawling cities. But Kamikatsu, a community of about 1,500 residents in Japan, has spent the last two decades transforming the area to meet a goal of carbon neutrality, since its official zerowaste declaration in 2003. According to the Washington Post, the town estimates that it is more than 80% of its way toward meeting that goal by 2030. The local brewery that makes zero-waste craft beer from discarded farm crops. A robust rideshare program that splits a handful of cars among 40 drivers. The area's Zero Waste…

GOOD Use what you already have! It can be tempting to buy the latest plastic-free, recyclable goods, but the most sustainable thing to do is to creatively utilize things you already own. Share withyOur neighbors, too! BETTER Explore nonprofits like Eco-Cycle (ecocycle.org), The Restart Project (therestartproject.org), or Plastic Pollution Coalition (plasticpollutioncoalition.org) to find resources, donate to zero waste initiatives, and more. BEST Start a zero-waste initiative right in your neighborhood! Whether you work with your local government, or simply invite your community to share resources, you have the power to incite change.…

BurkinaFaso has been battling a mounting radical Islamic insurgency over the last four years, as elected leaders are ousted and civilians are forced to flee violent attacks. Thousands have been killed and over 2 million people have been forced to flee their homes, turning to neighboring villages for refuge. Diambendi Madiega was quick to respond to the growing population in his area outside of the conflict. He bought provisions to help feed families and opened his backyard to build temporary shelters. Soon enough, Madiegawas hosting over 2,500 displaced Burkinabe community members on his property, and he was rallying 300 others in his community to take people in. “They are aware that if the current situation continues unresolved, in the future, they could also find themselves in the same situation,” he…