Good News Notes: “Five wetlands, hundreds of native trees and no interstate noise. Those are some of the benefits of a new 19.4-acre site in Jupiter Farms for the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary and its 200 animals. Crews broke ground on the new $15 million sanctuary last week. It sits at Rocky Pines and Indiantown roads,…
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Google updates Maps, Search, Shopping, Nest for sustainability
Good News Notes: “On Wednesday, Google launched a suite of changes to many of its core products to help consumers make sustainable choices more easily. “Today, climate change is more than a threat,” Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and parent company Alphabet, said in a prerecorded video during a virtual press event Tuesday. “It is a…
The World Is Facing A Natural Vanilla Shortage. This Guy Says He Will Fix That By Producing Vanilla From Corn Fiber
Good News Notes: “The legend says that vanilla was introduced to Europe by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, who had seen the Aztec Emperor Montezuma drink his xocolatl (sort of a chocolate drink) with a bit of vanilla. The Mesoamerican flavoring gained massively in popularity in the 19th century, when botanists found a way to hand-pollinate it, which…
These Insanely Thoughtful Celebrity Proposals Will Warm Your Heart
Good News Notes: “Traditional wedding season may be in limbo but March 20 remains National Proposal Day, and if there was ever a time to tell a significant other (whom you’re truly prepared to marry) that you’d like to turn your relationship into a forever situation—it’s now. And even if not, celebrating all the love in the world…
‘Shovel ready’: Spanish firm to put $500m into Australian wind and solar farm
Good News Notes: “Spanish energy giant Iberdrola says it has decided to invest $500m in a wind and solar farm in South Australia as the first of a series of renewable power projects it hopes to develop in Australia.” “Iberdrola’s head of renewables, Xabier Viteri, said that in the new year the company would also probably…
Spanish postal service Correos will offset CO2 emissions with blockchain
Good News Notes: “Correos España (the national postal service) is stepping up to the plate.” “The Correos y Telégrafos de España State Society, commonly known as Correos, announced during the Summit that it will use a blockchain to offset its carbon footprint created by its shipping and postal services.” “This means that every time a…