Good News Notes: “The watch industry is frequently criticised for being quite unsustainable. The reality is that the materials that go into watchmaking – precious metals, jewels, batteries – are often produced via extractive and environmentally damaging methods. Of course, watchmaking is nowhere near as wasteful as some other industries, and watch brands have made…
Month: March 2021
These 3D-printed tiles are being used to restore Hong Kong’s fragile coral reefs
Good News Notes “Marine scientists are using 3D-printed clay tiles to help restore Hong Kong’s fragile seabeds. Despite being a densely populated urban hub, the city is surrounded by a surprising array of nature. Around 84 different coral species can be found in Hong Kong’s waters, even more than in the Caribbean Sea. David Baker,…
Volunteers clean and restore historic Canaan Cemetery in Bryan
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Ypsilanti microbrewery makes collaborative beer with Ann Arbor nonprofit
Good News Notes: “What do an Ann Arbor nonprofit and a Ypsilanti microbrewery have in common? Beer, of course! 734 Brewing Company has announced the release of Labor of Love, a session India pale ale created in collaboration with SCRAP Creative Reuse. The beer was made as part of the brewery’s Community Collaboration program which highlights community…
Shetland electric cars can now be fuelled purely by the power of the sea
Good News Notes: “Nova Innovation’s tidal turbines have been powering local homes and businesses for more than five years. The company has now created an electric vehicle charge point on the island of Yell where drivers can fill up using tidal energy. The charge point is located on the shores of Bluemull Sound, at Cullivoe…
The Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation to host drive-through baby shower for orphaned animals
Good News Notes: “You’re invited to a baby shower — for opossums, raccoons and other wildlife. San Antonio’s Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation will hold its Drive-Through Baby Shower for Wildlife from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday. The organization is hosting the drive as it prepares for an influx of orphaned animals during the ‘wildlife baby season,’…
USU lab invents faster, smaller electric car charger
Good News Notes: “Researchers at Utah State University have invented a faster and smaller charger for electric vehicles as part of a larger project that’s intended to move electric car technology forward. The dream for the project includes wireless charging for electric cars. The cars will not have to stop to reenergize. ‘We have over…
Toronto woman blown away by kindness from community after losing phone wallet
Good News Notes: “Hyejin has been a resident of the Liberty Village neighbourhood in Toronto for the past nine years but has a new fondness for her neighbours after a stressful hour of looking for a missing phone wallet. Having left her home near Strachan Avenue and Liberty Street last Thursday evening for a walk,…
Congregation resurrects an old Roanoke church building into a new community and worship center
Good News Notes: “When the Rev. Charles Wilson Jr. was contemplating a move to Roanoke about four years ago, the first place he was taken on a tour of the city was the former Villa Heights Baptist Church. Now the pastor is working to resurrect the facility in northwest Roanoke. But Wilson’s goal is not…
Pop-up art shop raises more than $25K for N.J. nonprofit
Good News Notes: “What started as a pop-up shop for art and donations in Hopewell has raised more than $25,000 for HomeFront, the nonprofit organization focusing on ending homelessness in Central Jersey. The pop-up shop, curated by members of ArtSpace, one of the creative programs under HomeFront, launched in early December. ArtSpace is a spacious studio…