Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

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Flooding in Bangladesh & India: How To Help

Monsoon flooding has displaced and harmed millions in South Asia. Here is your guide on helping humanitarian aid workers on the ground in Bangladesh and northeast India.
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Elder Power': More Retirees Are Stepping Up Climate Action Game

One organization leads elders to protest climate change. “I can’t not do this,” one participant said. “We have to figure out how to convert despair into something else.”
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7 Positive Good News Stories From Canada

The official Good Good Good roundup of positive good news stories from Canada — continually being updated.
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23 Best Eco-Friendly Candles To Buy & Burn

Word on the street is that pets are the new kids, plants are the new pets, and candles are the new plants. 
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U.S. To Boost Green Jobs, Curb Emissions by Plugging Old Oil & Gas Wells

As many as 120,000 jobs could be created by stopping abandoned oil and gas wells leaking climate-warming methane into the atmosphere.
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Tiger Solar added arrays to rooftops of two separate Carter Myers Automotive dealerships in Staunton, Virginia, which is in Albemarle County. Credit: Tiger Solar / Courtesy

Need a Dose of Climate Optimism? Look to Charlottesville Business Collaborative

A Charlottesville business alliance is quickly progressing toward a goal of cutting carbon pollution by 45% by the end of 2025. Successes include energy audits and a family-owned fossil fuel distributor’s unlikely embrace of solar power.
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Medical professionals in Ukraine with solar-powered kit. Credit: Footprint Project.

Solar Microgrids Are Keeping Ukraine’s Hospitals Running

U.S. renewables experts support the war-besieged country with tech hailed a ‘game-changer’ for disaster relief settings.
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Quote Graphic: The opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice. — Bryan Stevenson

97 Best Quotes About Justice To Inspire Positive Change

Justice is one of the most important ideals in our society. It's what we strive for in order to create a fair and equitable world. Here are dozens of the best quotes about justice, from powerful leaders, thinkers, activists, and everyday people alike. 
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A sign advertising the TV show: Flip my Florida Yard sits on a patch of grass.

Water-guzzling Yards Are Getting a Celebrity Makeover

A new reality series is using the HGTV method to tackle Florida’s water supply issues. Get ready to meet "Flip My Florida Yard." Read more...
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Worker Jarkko Laanti checks the water quality at the underground Kakola wastewater treatment plant in Turku, Finland. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Alister Doyle

Finnish City Taps Sewers for Energy in Sprint for Net Zero

Finland’s oldest city has slashed emissions by more than half and is now looking to heat from sewage to get to net zero.
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33 Best Yvon Chouinard Quotes on Adventure, Business, & Earth

As the founder of Patagonia, one of the most sustainable outdoor brands in the world, Chouinard has spoken out on a variety of environmental issues over the years.
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One of the five bodies of water that are suing the State of Florida

Advocates Are Working To Give Water Legal Rights

Threatened by development, five bodies of water are suing the State of Florida, making the unprecedented argument that nature has legal rights, too.
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