The catastrophic tendencies of mass media impact us in a decisive manner. We are constantly being plunged into apathy and pessimism. Good news is not only underrepresented but very often not presented at all. Yet amazing and positive things happen all the time, all over the world. Our mission is to spot them, celebrate them, and be a source of inspiration and optimism!
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, renewables now provide a third of the global power capacity; Tesco is trialing a game-changing plastic-to-oil recycling system; and farmers in Cameroon...
University of Utah engineers have found a quick, cheap and efficient method to turn algae into fuel; NYC establishes a traffic tax in order to invest in public transit...
New York becomes the second state in the U.S. after California to ban most types of single-use plastic bags; a food delivery app in San Francisco is launching a...
Covering nearly half a million square kilometers, a new marine reserve near Ascension Island will be one of the largest in the Atlantic; The Pakistani web-based service RASAI reduces...
Scientists have created a new hydrogel that can absorb up to 50 liters of water from the atmosphere; in London, a social enterprise matches mid-career women with refugee women...
Six Central African countries have announced an ambitious initiative to preserve the Congo Basin; Africa Teen Geeks, one of the largest computer science non-profit organisation in Africa, is teaching...
According to a recent study, “prescribing” vegetables, and other healthy foods could save billions of dollars and prevent millions of cases of chronic diseases in the U.S.; eight major...
Mali provides free health care to pregnant women and young children; generally relying on volcanic heat, a Swedish company claims it can generate power at lower temperatures, allowing geothermal...
Solar-powered pumps increase agricultural production in Nepal and prevent farmers from migrating for the purpose of finding jobs; as tourism booms in Dublin, My Streets Ireland gives homeless new...
India approves $1.4 billion in incentives for electric vehicles in an effort to reduce pollution and dependency on fossil fuels; the world’s first ‘minister for future generations’ Sophie Howe...
Norway’s wealth fund is making sure companies it invests in will no longer be clearing forests for palm oil plantations; after supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles banned single-use plastic...
Methane gas captured from garbage will help the Rio de Janeiro reduce its emissions, Norway recycles 97% of all its plastic bottles, and anti-trafficking nonprofit AnnieCannons is training survivors...
After Greta Thunberg’s speech in Brussels, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledges billions of euros to fight climate change; anti-poaching efforts decrease rhino deaths in South Africa; and public...
Australia’s National Forest Industries Plan will help Australia meet its Paris climate agreement targets by planting one billion trees; removing asphalt from public spaces allows urban dwellers to reconnect...
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