Today’s Solutions: March 01, 2026

This huge health benefit will

This huge health benefit will motivate you to stretch every day

Stretching is great for your mobility and helps prevent injury, but did you know it can also help lower blood pressure? A new study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health found that stretching for just 30 minutes, five days a week can reduce hypertension and lower blood Read More...

January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021

Today Kristy and Summers discuss inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and an inspiring river clean-up project in Tennessee. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021

Today Kristy and Summers discuss inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and an inspiring river clean-up project in Tennessee. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021

Today Kristy and Summers discuss inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and an inspiring river clean-up project in Tennessee. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021

Today Kristy and Summers discuss inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and an inspiring river clean-up project in Tennessee. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

Amanda Gorman’s words offer

Amanda Gorman’s words offer the perfect mix of reflection and hope

Anyone who watched the US presidential inauguration this week was introduced to the poet Amanda Gorman, who has received great praise for the words she delivered. Not only is she the youngest inaugural poet ever, but her words also deeply moved a nation at a time of great division.  Among her Read More...

Empty retail space could be th

Empty retail space could be the solution to California’s housing crisis

According to the California Housing Partnership, the golden state needs at least 1.3 million affordable housing units to truly begin to address the mounting housing crisis. Many lawmakers and activists see California’s underused big box stores and strip malls as a solution to this problem and Read More...

US to rejoin Paris climate acc

US to rejoin Paris climate accord

In a victory for climate activists and environmental action, the United States has committed to rejoining the 2015 Paris climate accord. Although this is the easiest step in a long road of climate action ahead, the re-entry demonstrates to the US and the world that climate change is once again a Read More...

January 21, 2021

January 21, 2021

We're talking climate solutions today with a regenerative agriculture startup taking the place of coal jobs in Appalachia as well as legislative and economic changes pushing sustainable growth. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...

January 21, 2021

January 21, 2021

We're talking climate solutions today with a regenerative agriculture startup taking the place of coal jobs in Appalachia as well as legislative and economic changes pushing sustainable growth. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...