New solar farm provides clean energy and a refuge for pollinators
The town of Logansport, Indiana is trading their last coal power plant for an 80-acre, 16-megawatt solar farm. In addition to the investment in green, renewable energy, the town is also investing in the health of its insect populations with pollinator habitat taking center stage in the new Read More...
Instead of laying off workers, Verizon is giving them new skills
Rather than lay off employees during the pandemic, Verizon has retained its 135,000 employees and even retrained 20,000 for new careers in an increasingly automated economy. The initiative, called Citizen Verizon, aims to prepare low wage workers for the jobs of the future with skills and Read More...
Beautifully simple: this website lets you gaze windows around the world
We’ve been quarantining at home for four months now, and most of us are sick and tired of our home and its views. If you’re craving an escape and looking out your living room window just isn’t cutting it anymore, you can try out Window Swap, an online platform that lets you gaze out upon a Read More...
July 15, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we focus in on changing biased language in computer coding and Summers reminds us Read More...
July 15, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we focus in on changing biased language in computer coding and Summers reminds us Read More...
July 15, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we focus in on changing biased language in computer coding and Summers reminds us Read More...
July 15, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we focus in on changing biased language in computer coding and Summers reminds us Read More...
Tapir dung is the Amazon’s natural reforestation tool
Reforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is no easy task. Logging, slash and burn agriculture, and wildfires have left areas decimated, but lowland tapirs, a trunk-nosed piglike native species, could hold the key to bringing these areas back to life in their excrement. Tapirs eat more than 300 Read More...
4 Natural remedies to soothe those summer bug bites
A couple of weeks ago we discussed natural mosquito repellants you can make at home, but even the most vigilant citronella users will likely end up with a few bug bites by the end of the summer. Bug bites can be itchy, distracting, and just plain irritating, but here are four natural remedies to Read More...
July 14, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we cover affordable housing solutions in Portugal and how your favorite drink may Read More...