Good News About the Environment

Climate change feels heartbreaking and overwhelming — but there's good news and progress to be celebrated.

L.A.'s New Reflective Streets Bounce Heat Back into Space

Cities are painting their streets white. The air in these neighborhoods is getting cooler — with huge (positive) implications for the planet.

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14 Good News Stories About the Environment

Good news stories about the environment from Paris, Africa, outer space, and more...

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These Combat Diving Veterans Are Now Using Their Skills to Restore Ocean Health

For veterans of combat diving, life after the military can lack a sense of purpose. Now a nonprofit called Force Blue is giving veterans a new mission.

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This Nonprofit Is Helping the East Coast Recycle Clothing Waste

Brooklyn-based Fabscrap hopes to sign up 20 to 25 brands to recycle textile waste in the Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and southern New Jersey areas over the next year.

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A New Fund Is Helping Black Farmers in Detroit Purchase Land

Black farmers in Detroit have turned blighted properties into vital food sources. Now, a new land fund is opening the door to official ownership.

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Being an Imperfect Conscious Consumer

Laura Wittig co-founded Brightly — an online community and content platform that puts the environment first — to help consumers shop well for themselves and the earth. In this episode, Laura talks about how anyone can make gradual steps towards becoming more sustainable in a way that works for them.

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Indigenous Activists Are Fighting Against the Line 3 Pipeline — And They Need Your Help

Indigenous activists have fought time and time again for the sacred nature of both land and water: we’ve seen them fight against the implementation of The Dakota Access Pipeline, the Trans Mountain pipeline, and at the forefront of the anti-Line 3 movement.

Environment

Youth Climate Protesters Around the World Have Returned to the Streets

Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future movement has resumed mass street protests for the first time since the pandemic began.

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Celebrating Three Years of Greta Thunberg's Activism: 'There's Still Time to Change Our Climate Future'

As the Swedish teenager marks the third anniversary of her first solo climate strike, here's how she built the global "Fridays for Future" movement...

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Your Questions About Sustainability, Answered Succinctly

For this issue, you asked us questions about sustainability on Instagram. The Good Answers on this page come from the Good Good Good team and community.

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These Two Young Entrepreneurs Are Combating Food Waste With Delicious Vegan Cookies

Reyanne Mustafa and Kristian Krugman were working as servers when they noticed how much food restaurants throw away at the end of the day.

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Saving the Bees with Bee Girl Sarah

Sarah Red-Laird is “the bee girl” who started the nonprofit The Bee Girl Organization to educate and inspire communities to conserve bees. In this episode, Sarah shares why bees are so important for agriculture and the environment, the problems facing bees, and simple action steps anyone can take to save bees.

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6 Good News Stories to Make Your Week Better

There’s always good news if you know where to look. In this episode, Branden sits with the managing editor of The Goodnewspaper, Kailey Thompson, to share our favorite good news stories from the first half of 2021. These stories will inspire you and challenge you to become good news.

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Recent Good News About the Environment

Researchers Created Sustainable Jelly Ice Cubes That Don't Melt

A new type of cooling cube could revolutionize how food is kept cold and shipped fresh without relying on ice or traditional cooling packs — free from waste and mold.

Nepal's Conservation Efforts Have Nearly Doubled Their Tiger Population

Nepal is the only country on track to meet a 2022 pledge to double its wild tiger population from a 2010 baseline.‍ Key to the growing tiger population is the combination of a tough anti-poaching approach and close engagement with communities living near tiger habitats. It's working.

These 5 Books Will Challenge How You Think About Climate Change & The Earth

These five books offer an alternative perspective. In contrast to the simplistic idea that all we need to do is implement a set of technological and lifestyle changes, they offer a new way of understanding and relating to nature.

Rewilding Projects Are Multiplying Across the U.K. – Seeking to Boost Biodiversity

One of the most innovative projects now underway may be WildEast, which ambitiously hopes to rewild an area more than three times the size of New York City, creating interconnecting wild corridors across East Anglia, the country’s most intensely farmed region.

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At Good Good Good we don't merely want to feel good, we want to do good. Here are a few ways you can take action and do good this week.

How to Ethically and Sustainably Dispose of Your Yard's Leaves This Autumn

The Media Isn't Talking About Climate Change Enough — Here's Why, and How You Can Help Change That

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It’s Ok to Be Imperfect at Environmentalism — But Doing Nothing Isn’t an Option

Good News About the Environment

Climate change feels heartbreaking and overwhelming — but there's good news and progress to be celebrated.

L.A.'s New Reflective Streets Bounce Heat Back into Space

14 Good News Stories About the Environment

These Combat Diving Veterans Are Now Using Their Skills to Restore Ocean Health

This Nonprofit Is Helping the East Coast Recycle Clothing Waste

A New Fund Is Helping Black Farmers in Detroit Purchase Land

Being an Imperfect Conscious Consumer

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Indigenous Activists Are Fighting Against the Line 3 Pipeline — And They Need Your Help

Youth Climate Protesters Around the World Have Returned to the Streets

Celebrating Three Years of Greta Thunberg's Activism: 'There's Still Time to Change Our Climate Future'

The Sustainability Edition

Your Questions About Sustainability, Answered Succinctly

These Two Young Entrepreneurs Are Combating Food Waste With Delicious Vegan Cookies

Podcast Episodes About Climate Change

Saving the Bees with Bee Girl Sarah

6 Good News Stories to Make Your Week Better

Recent Good News About the Environment

Researchers Created Sustainable Jelly Ice Cubes That Don't Melt

Nepal's Conservation Efforts Have Nearly Doubled Their Tiger Population

These 5 Books Will Challenge How You Think About Climate Change & The Earth

Rewilding Projects Are Multiplying Across the U.K. – Seeking to Boost Biodiversity

Take Action for the Environment

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