adapalmer, 10 days ago to random

A new piloting approach has huge potential to cut cargo ship emissions. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://newatlas.com/marine/blue-visby-cargo-emissions/

adapalmer, 8 days ago to random

All-terrain power wheelchairs are now available at state parks in Georgia, opening up hiking trails to wheelchair users. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://gastateparks.org/Accessibility/TrackChairs

adapalmer, 9 days ago to random

Exciting new approach to reducing the emission of a potent greenhouse gas from agricultural fields shows promise. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://apnews.com/article/soil-farm-fields-bacteria-nitrous-oxide-greenhouse-gas-cb30d80cd6dafab178ad5bfa71e17059

adapalmer, 11 days ago to random

First big step toward ending fertility-based medical discrimination for LGBTQ+ couples in the US. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/aetna-agrees-to-provide-equal-fertility-coverage-for-lgbtq-people-in-landmark-settlement/

adapalmer, 13 days ago to random

For the first time, wind power in the UK has exceeded fossil-fuel power for two consecutive quarters. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wind-overtakes-fossil-fuels-uk-electricity-generation-maguire-2024-04-23/

adapalmer, 14 days ago to random

Replacing diesel-fueled school buses with electric buses is great for the health of the kids who ride them. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/school-districts-receive-900m-from-epa-to-fund-electric-school-buses

adapalmer, 15 days ago to random

The Iberian Lynx is almost free from the risk of extinction. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/dd1ad358?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c

adapalmer, 16 days ago to random

Maternal mortality has decreased by half globally since 1985, thanks to improvements in access to care. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/1a65a1c4?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c

adapalmer, 17 days ago to random

For the first time since the 1960s, coal accounted for less than half of India’s electricity supply in the first three months of 2024. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://ieefa.org/articles/surge-indias-renewables-tendering-set-keep-coals-share-below-50-total-installed-capacity

adapalmer, 18 days ago to random

Since October, Los Angeles has captured 96.3 billion gallons of stormwater, enough to supply about 2.4 million people with water for a year. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-11/los-angeles-stormwater-capture?ref=fixthenews.com

adapalmer, 19 days ago to random

The expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument means that about 757,00 more Los Angeles residents will have easy access to nature. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/02/monuments-california-san-gabriel-berryessa/?ref=fixthenews.com

adapalmer, 21 days ago to random

Recent whale counts show that fin whales are doing far better than previously thought in the Southern Ocean. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.hi.no/en/hi/news/2024/april/fin-whales-making-strong-comeback-in-the-southern-ocean/?ref=fixthenews.com

adapalmer, 22 days ago to random

The ongoing reintroduction of beavers in England has been hugely successful. Not only are the beavers thriving, but their dams provide much-needed flood mitigation! #ShareGoodNewsToo https://reasonstobecheerful.world/beavers-are-back-in-london-and-theyre-thriving/?ref=fixthenews.com

adapalmer, 24 days ago to random

Heat pumps reduce emissions even if they aren't running on clean energy (yet). #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/yes-heat-pumps-slash-emissions-even-if-powered-by-a-dirty-grid

adapalmer, 26 days ago to random

Prototype sustainable, biodegradable wind turbine blades have been installed on a turbine. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-first-wooden-wind-turbine-blades-installed-in-germany/?ref=sparkofgenius.org

adapalmer, 1 month ago to random

United Methodist Church delegates overwhelmingly vote, 692 to 51, to overturn the ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248468256/united-methodist-church-lifts-bans-on-lgbtq-clergy-and-same-sex-weddings?ref=sparkofgenius.org

adapalmer, 29 days ago to random

Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a revolutionary new vaccine against meningitis. “This new vaccine holds the potential to change the trajectory of the disease, preventing future outbreaks and saving many lives." #ShareGoodNewsToo https://buff.ly/4a613pe

adapalmer, 1 month ago to random

This year, more than 20% of the vehicles sold worldwide will be battery-powered. In 2018, that was only true of about 2 percent of cars. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/chart-one-in-five-new-cars-sold-this-year-will-be-battery-powered

luis_in_brief, 1 month ago to random

Big #sharegoodnewstoo vibes here. Glioblastoma suuuucks.
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adapalmer, 1 month ago to random

Over 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities in the US will be given free or low-cost rooftop solar panels or community solar access. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/855dc4f8?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c

adapalmer, 1 month ago to random

In a historic Indigenous victory in BC, nearly half a million hectares of Crown land, including more than 200 islands of the Haida Gwaii archipelago, have been returned to the Haida Nation. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/282a5b72?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c

adapalmer, 1 month ago to random

A couple of weeks ago, and for the first time, battery storage became the biggest source of supply on California's electricity grid. This is a major milestone in the clean energy transition. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/7fe4977f?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c

adapalmer, 1 month ago to random

In the first half of April, EVs accounted for just over 50% of vehicles sold in China, surpassing sales of internal combustion engine cars for the first time. Furthermore, sales of the latter are also dropping, showing that EVs are truly replacing them. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/1a7c0f09?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c

adapalmer, 1 month ago to random

A new report estimates that since the 1970s, global immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, the vast majority being children under five, particularly infants. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/b5868498?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c

adapalmer, 1 month ago to random

Rwanda has increased household electricity access from just 6% in 2009 to 75% as of now! All healthcare centres and the majority of schools are also now connected. #ShareGoodNewsToo https://fixthenews.com/r/fdaea2b3?m=d62c57a4-125a-4b9d-b04d-bdfd23b8627c