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Caribbean Island is On Track to Become the World’s First ‘Hurricane-Proof’ Country

07/06/2020

When a category 5 hurricane makes landfall, few things borne of our civilization can resist the power of the winds and surging, violent waves. Yet the tiny nation of [...]

Startup in Uganda Recycles Plastic Bottles into PPE Face Shields For Hospitals

06/17/2020

Killing two birds with one stone, two Ugandan entrepreneurs working to up-cycle plastic waste into building materials have altered their production to tackle the shortages of [...]

Exciting New Data Says Renewables Accounted for Almost Three Quarters of New Energy Capacity in 2019

04/14/2020

In an exciting reported victory for sustainability, new renewable power accounted for a whopping 72% of all global power expansion in 2019. According to new data released last [...]

These Optimistic COVID-19 Updates Give Us the Evidence We Need for Hope in April

04/07/2020

This week’s news headlines from around the world have brought together another batch of COVID-19 updates that are both positive and noteworthy. For starters, the number of novel [...]

Reports Find Social Restrictions Are Working to Curb New COVID-19 Cases From Italy to Seattle

03/31/2020

As more and more US states and world regions implement various stay-at-home orders and shutdowns during the COVID-19 outbreaks, some areas that have been hit hardest by the virus [...]

Another Roundup of Positive Updates on the COVID Outbreaks From Around the World

03/23/2020

Last week, we published a list of ten positive updates on the COVID-19 outbreaks from around the world. Since the article has been viewed millions of times, we thought we would go [...]

10 Positive Updates on the COVID-19 Outbreaks From Around the World

03/17/2020

If it seems that your news feed has been flooded with nerve-wracking updates on the COVID-19 outbreaks, have no fear—there are also plenty of positive updates on the pandemic as [...]

Canada’s First ‘Dementia Village’ is Helping to Change How People Care for Seniors With Alzheimers

02/24/2020

This cozy little Canadian community may seem like an ordinary village on the outside—but in actuality, it is the country’s first village designed specifically to accommodate [...]

As Fur is Phased Out of Fashion, More Than 200 Donated Fur Coats Are Handed Out to Afghanis in Need

02/11/2020

Photo by Life for Relief and Development As the fashion industry continues to phase out the use of animal fur, more and more people are cleansing their closets of all their [...]

China is Now Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics as Early as This Year

01/20/2020

Since being identified as the world’s largest producer and manufacturer of plastic, China has begun ramping up its restrictions on harmful single-use plastics. According to [...]

Impelled by Reactor Meltdown, Fukushima Japan Vows to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy Use in 20 Years

01/11/2020

Nine years ago, an earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan caused one of the most significant nuclear disasters in human history in the area around the Fukushima Daiichi [...]

Homicide Rates Around the World Continue to Fall to Record-Low Levels Year After Year

01/10/2020

Despite having different languages, cultures, and gun laws, homicide rates across much of the world have been falling since the 90s—and those rates are continuing their positive [...]

More Than 200 Volunteer Firefighters From US and Canada Have Deployed to Help With Australian Bushfires

01/06/2020

Back in 2018 when wildfires were raging through California, 138 firefighters from Australia and New Zealand flew into the United States so they could help combat the [...]