Good News Notes: “Malaga council’s Urban Environment Observatory (OMAU) is planning to create a Green Belt around the city, as part of its ‘Alicia Malaga Climate Plan 2050’ to reduce pollution. This project includes reforesting all the hills and mountains around the city within the next 28 years, so that by 2050 the levels of…
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Plant protein is better for you than animal protein. Here’s why.
Good News Notes: “It’d be great if a burger-a-day diet was healthy. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not the worst. You’ve got protein in there and hopefully some veggies on top (and on the side) , and even some fiber from the roll (you used whole grain, right?) Unfortunately, study after study shows that meat as a protein source isn’t…
You can now tell Alexa to plant a tree
Good News Notes: “Starting today, customers in the US can donate $1 to plant one tree by telling Alexa-enabled devices, “Alexa, grow a tree,” Amazon announced today. Customers will be able to keep track of how many trees they’ve planted in their Amazon Pay account. Amazon also said that it’s donating $1 million to the environmental charity it’s…
Indigenous communities transform a Mexican desert landscape into forest
Good News Notes: “In Tepejillo, on one of the many hills in the southern Mexican municipality of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca, extreme erosion has transformed the earth into bare rock, making it difficult to imagine that the area used to be home to a forest or, even more incredibly, a civilization. “These forests supported a…
Facing disastrous floods, they turned to mangrove trees for protection
Good News Notes: “As sea levels rise, eroding embankments and pushing water closer to their doorsteps, the residents of the hundreds of villages in the Sundarbans — an immense network of rivers, tidal flats, small islands and vast mangrove forests straddling India and Bangladesh — have found their lives and livelihoods at risk. In the…
Cuyahoga County announces $950,000 in awards to plant 3,400 trees in urban areas
Good News Notes: “Cuyahoga County has announced $950,000 in awards to fund 27 tree-planting projects this year as part of the county’s Healthy Urban Tree Canopy Grant Program. The projects, two of which are funded by the Cleveland Tree Coalition, will result in the the addition of more than 3,400 trees, bringing the total from the grant…
Solar panels, made from food waste, produce energy without sunlight
Good News Notes: “Maigue says the system could be applied to entire buildings such as the Montreal Convention Centre. (CREDIT: James Dyson Foundation) Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution. And yet, they have one great flaw: when the clouds roll in their productivity dives. Now, a new type of…
Compostic cling wrap is biodegradable, just as good as plastic
Good News Notes: “Every year, people in the United States buy enough plastic film to shrink-wrap the entire state of Texas. While that may sound impressive, the downside is that plastic wrap is difficult to recycle because it can clog machines and tends to end up in landfills, incinerators, or in the mouths of marine life. It…
Farm in Winthrop offers food waste collection service
Good News Notes: “Whitten Family Farm in Winthrop is launching a food waste collection service for anyone generating food scraps in Potsdam, Massena, Winthrop and Brasher Falls. The food scraps will be converted to compost at their farm, providing a resource for local growers while stimulating the community. “We provide buckets and bins to residents,…
California Now Requires You to Compost Food Waste to Reduce Potent Greenhouse Gas
Good News Notes: “California has set an ambitious goal: reduce scraps and yard waste that go to landfills by 75% by 2025. The new state composting regulation means waste haulers will handle a lot more moldy leftovers. Some are ready, because they’ve been collecting and processing organic waste for years. Others will need to invest in…