September 11, 2020
As destructive wildfires continue to blaze across the western United States, we dive deeper into how controlled burns and sustainable building practices can reduce wildfire intensity and impact on our communities. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 11, 2020
As destructive wildfires continue to blaze across the western United States, we dive deeper into how controlled burns and sustainable building practices can reduce wildfire intensity and impact on our communities. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
September 11, 2020
As destructive wildfires continue to blaze across the western United States, we dive deeper into how controlled burns and sustainable building practices can reduce wildfire intensity and impact on our communities. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Portugal is no longer extracting fossil fuels on their soil
We recently shared an inspiring article about a group of young Portuguese activists taking 33 countries to court over climate change inaction. Today we also get to share that the country has canceled its last two remaining fossil fuel contracts, meaning Portugal is no longer extracting fossil fuels Read More...
Thought Leader Series: We need more controlled burns to prevent wildfires
Many residents in California woke up this week to apocalyptic orange skies due to fast-growing wildfires across the state. Today, for our Thought Leader Series, we share a ProPublica article that dives deeper into solutions for reducing the severity of what many are now calling Read More...
Great Barrier Reef seafloor mapping reveals new species and rare samples
The Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor embarked on its fourth expedition this year to explore the deepest regions of the Great Barrier Reef. At 1,820 meters deep, the researchers discovered five new species of corals and sponges and took the first sample of the 40 and 50 million year Read More...
Map shows the natural areas we must protect to mitigate climate change
The world’s population has exploded and expanded over the past century, but more than half of the earth is still in a natural or semi-natural state. Protecting these untouched areas is critical for mitigating climate change, so the Global Safety Net project has created an interactive map of both Read More...
This upcycled flour is made from spent beer grain
Did you know that the average craft brewery generates two tons of "spent grain" every week? That’s up to 500 pounds per ten kegs. This is why NETZRO, an innovative food recovery company, is transforming spent grain from brewing into flour. Spent grain is made up of barley, wheat, oats, and Read More...
September 10, 2020
Brisbane will soon be home to a new jungle-like skyscraper and a new law in Riverside is letting chefs run small restaurants from their homes. Tune in to hear Summers share her own small business experience and find out what type of restaurant Kristy would open from her home. Listen to The Optimist Read More...
September 10, 2020
Brisbane will soon be home to a new jungle-like skyscraper and a new law in Riverside is letting chefs run small restaurants from their homes. Tune in to hear Summers share her own small business experience and find out what type of restaurant Kristy would open from her home. Listen to The Optimist Read More...