Major win for NYC street vendors as new bill expands number of permits
New York City street vendors have just scored a major victory: The City Council finally passed long-overdue legislation, lifting the restrictive and outdated permit cap that has forced thousands of vendors to operate without a proper license. Called Intro 1116-B, the legislation is the first major Read More...
More than 60 global businesses make commitment toward greater transparency
As issues like climate change and social injustice become ever more prominent, corporates are facing increasing pressure from multiple stakeholders to transparently report their positive and negative impacts on society and the environment. The idea is that such transparency allows corporate Read More...
February 1, 2021
It's Summers' birthday week and we're celebrating with how psychological ownership can boost environmental stewardship and four key ways everyone can preserve biodiversity. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 1, 2021
It's Summers' birthday week and we're celebrating with how psychological ownership can boost environmental stewardship and four key ways everyone can preserve biodiversity. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 1, 2021
It's Summers' birthday week and we're celebrating with how psychological ownership can boost environmental stewardship and four key ways everyone can preserve biodiversity. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 1, 2021
It's Summers' birthday week and we're celebrating with how psychological ownership can boost environmental stewardship and four key ways everyone can preserve biodiversity. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Study: Counties with more cannabis dispensaries suffer less opioid deaths
One of the darkest trends in America is the sharp rise in overdose deaths from opioids in the past years. In 2018 alone, there were more than 46,000 fentanyl-related deaths, representing over two-thirds of all US opioid-related deaths that year. While this is truly a disheartening figure to read, Read More...
Finnish hockey club aims to become world’s first carbon-neutral team
Last year, we shared a story about the Forest Green Rovers, a small football team in England that prides itself on being the greenest club on the planet. Now, we are happy to introduce you to the Lahti Pelicans, a Finnish ice hockey team that is determined to become the world’s first Read More...
“Psychological ownership” boosts environmental stewardship
Are you more likely to pick up pieces of trash on your favorite beach? Does litter on your favorite hiking trail make you particularly upset? If so, you’re not alone. Researchers from Cornell University found that people are more likely to become environmental stewards of public land that they Read More...
Trouble waking up in the morning? Here are 10 tips to make it easier
It’s easy to set the ambitious goal of waking up earlier, but the actual act of waking up is a whole different story. If you find it difficult to rise and shine in the morning, here are some tips to make it easier. Move the alarm goal: When your alarm clock is within arm’s reach of your bed, Read More...