Force For Good News
SOLAR AND WIND PLANTS WILL SOON BE CHEAPER THAN COAL IN MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD, ANALYSIS FINDS
According to an article in The Guardian, solar and wind power generation is becoming less expensive than existing, as well as new, coal plants. The question is when will governments and the financial markets embrace the change?
“Report raises fresh doubt about viability of Australia’s thermal coal export industry.”
“Building new wind and solar plants will soon be cheaper in every major market across the globe than running existing coal-fired power stations, according to a new report that raises fresh doubt about the medium-term viability of Australia’s $26bn thermal coal export industry….” [READ MORE]
PASSIONS CD AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1, 2020
GRAMMY®-nominated artist Jonathan Sprout and the Force For Good team have created a series of music and accompanying short films for release in 2020. The Passions music CD is now available on all platforms. Read reviews here.
Passions is the first collection in a series of inspirational, contemporary instrumental compositions. These New Age pieces also provide soundtracks to topical song-films produced with… [READ MORE]
WETLANDS ARE A POWERHOUSE FOR CONTAINING CARBON
As new studies unfold, they continue to show that wetlands capture carbon from the atmosphere to help offset climate change and their ability to do this may not be affected by rising sea levels. According to an article written for the Marine Biological Laboratory by Stephanie McPherson, “In the United States alone, coastal wetlands can offset the yearly carbon dioxide emissions from 800,000 cars…. [READ MORE]
GRETA THUNBERG IS TIME MAGAZINE’S PERSON OF THE YEAR
We are inspired by the actions of Greta Thunberg and excited for her being named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Her efforts to increase global awareness of the climate challenges facing the planet are both exhilarating and uplifting…[READ MORE]
COURAGEOUS WOMEN
“The women who risked it all for the simple God-given right to be treated as equal… they are the definition of … courage.”
— Jonathan Sprout, Founder, Force For Good.
With the short film Courage, Force For Good shines a light on the ongoing work toward Women’s Rights by honoring the legacy of those who fought so hard to get us where we are today. Force For Good will release the film Courage... [READ MORE]
FORCE FOR GOOD FILM SCREENING AT PENNENVIRONMENT
On Sunday, December 8th, Force For Good Founder, Jonathan Sprout and Film Producer Rodney Whittenberg showcased three new short song-films at a screening at PennEnvironment in Philadelphia, PA. The screening was part of the event “The Climate Crisis—A Call to Action” coordinated by Amanda Lapham of PennEnvironment.… [READ MORE]
At Your Service: Force For Good Films for Everyone
Force For Good’s founder, Jonathan Sprout, has a vision to “uplift the uplifters” and he’s doing it with music and films. Set to release February 2020, Jonathan’s inspirational New Age compositions on the CD Passions are also the soundtracks to topical short films. One film will be released each month starting January 2020 with Ice. In the premiere film, vivid imagery explores… [READ MORE]
FORCE FOR GOOD FEATURES FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
Force For Good celebrates former President Carter who, with First Lady Rosalynn, has made a life’s work to better the world “waging peace; fighting disease; building hope.” In October 2019, Mrs. Carter invited the world to wish the Nobel Laureate a happy 95th birthday and you can send him your well wishes here.
Jonathan Sprout, Force For Good’s founder, marvels how “at 95, President Carter continues to stand for the rights of… [READ MORE]
FORCE FOR GOOD PRESS RELEASE - DECEMBER 3, 2019
JONATHAN SPROUT’S “FORCE FOR GOOD” MUSIC AND FILM LAUNCHES IN 2020 TO ENCOURAGE KINDNESS AND UNDERSTANDING.
Philadelphia, PA (December 3, 2019) – Jonathan Sprout, the Grammy®-nominated composer/singer, has been inspiring others for more than 35 years through award-winning educational children’s music that has touched thousands of lives. For many of those years he presented programs titled “American Heroes,” people who have… [READ MORE]
FILM PRODUCER RODNEY WHITTENBERG JOINS FORCE FOR GOOD
Meet film producer Rodney Whittenberg who, with founder Jonathan Sprout, creates Force For Good’s films. You don’t meet someone like Rodney Whittenberg every day. He’s enthusiastic. He hears you. It feels good to be in his company. We all have gifts and his are a humble beacon, like bright copper pots hanging from an itinerant seller’s cart, shining in the sun, drawing you near to see more: you can’t miss them and you definitely want one… [READ MORE]
HELP YOURSELF AND UPLIFT OTHERS
The holidays bring feasts and family time. You can help yourself to seconds and be an inspiration, too. How? It’s the choices you make.
Our bodies are built to thrive and heal themselves, and do so given proper nutrition (as well as exercise, smoking cessation, stress management and community). Although mixed messages and diet-of-the-moment hype confuse us, thousands of science-based studies published each year keep proving that heart disease and other chronic illnesses are preventable and even… [READ MORE]