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A bartender pours a pint of beer from the tap

This homeless shelter treats alcoholics with beer and wine. It's saving lives.

The harm reduction model is a radical alternative to most other abstinence-based programs.

A man reaches down to pick up an abandoned crab cage out of the water

Nonprofit hosts 'ghost trap' rodeo: A fishing tournament for cleaning abandoned fishing gear out of the water

The tournament, hosted by Ocean Aid 360, has been running ghost trap rodeos since 2018. To date, their events have pulled up over 60,000 pounds of marine trash.

A kelpie dog on an orange paddleboard in a creek in Australia is accompanied by two female researchers pointing in the direction of a wooded area

Animals

Doggy-paddling for good: Conservation dogs save elusive, endangered platypuses via paddleboard

The dogs must train to balance on the paddle boards and sniff out their targets successfully.

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Environment

Solar is now 41% cheaper than fossil fuels, new UN report finds: 'The sun is rising on a clean energy age'

Two new reports from the United Nations pointed to huge milestones in renewable energy sectors.

On the left: Gerard Donaghy, a white Irish man, smiles as he puts his hands around another white Irish man who volunteered to help paint. The wall behind them is full of bright splashes of color. On the right, the Autism Centre for Helping Hands

Businesses Doing Good

A professional painter put up an 'SOS' on social media to help paint an autism center for free. 50 painters showed up to help

Gerard Donaghy said: “You don't have to look far to find bad news these days — it can weigh you down — but something like this reminds you that there's still plenty of good out there.”

The SunRise Building in Alberta, Canada sits on the corner of a busy street. The exterior of the 12-story residential building is covered in colorful photovoltaic solar panels, forming a mural of animals in nature

Environment

Indigenous-designed mural doubles as a giant solar power generator, reducing 150 tons of CO2 emissions annually

Using colorful BIPV panels, architects retrofitted an existing 12-story residential building in Alberta, Canada.

A person holds up a cardboard sign at a protest that reads "equality in diversity"

Human Rights

New study finds that a majority of Americans prefer a more diverse society

Researchers found that the sentiment persists across political and religious divides.

A person holds up a pack of gum in front of their face so it's covering their eyes, but revealing a smiling mouth. The gum is wrapped in orange packaging with blue text that reads "hero gum."

Health

20,000 Americans need a stem cell transplant every year. A stick of 'hero gum' can help find their match

People living with leukemia, lymphoma, or other blood cancers, can now find their stem cell or bone marrow transplant match with a wad of chewed-up gum. Yes, really.

An assortment of tents on a sidewalk against a graffitied city wall.

Housing

Homeless people given free cash with no strings attached in new study: 'I will never not pay my bills'

What would you spend your money on if you were randomly given a cash prize? These rough sleepers were given money for a clean slate, and they surpassed expectations.