Good News Notes: “Redefining eco-friendly architecture root and branch, BIG and Vestre aspire to create the world’s most sustainable furniture factory, called The Plus, in the middle of a Norwegian forest. Jan Christian Vestre is on a quest. He wants to create the world’s most sustainable furniture factory – and he is taking his goal suitably seriously. The young…
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Community colleges team up to fight food insecurity
Good News Notes: “With rising rent prices across the Valley, some residents are having a hard time affording food and that includes college students. Maricopa County Community Colleges are teaming up with a national organization to connect students with the resources they need. CEO of Hunger Free America Joel Berg visited Mesa Community College for…
These entrepreneurs want consumers to reuse wine bottles
Good News Notes: “Americans aren’t the biggest wine sippers in the world — imbibing a mere 3.2 gallons per person in 2020 versus the 16 gallons guzzled by Portuguese residents, according to estimates from the industry’s primary source of stats. But the habit still translates into a whole lot of single-use bottles: About 4.3 billion of…
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to save Earth’s environment
Good News Notes: “Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and Washington Post owner, announced on Monday that he was donating $10bn to save the Earth’s environment – barely a month after it was revealed Amazon threatened to fire employees who spoke out about the company’s role in the climate crisis. The new Bezos Earth Fund will start…