Goldman Sachs is placing its bets on the future of green energy
The shift to renewables is coming and it’s coming fast. Big industry and financial institutions are finally getting on board with a greener future. This week, Goldman Sachs analysts released a report stating that the transition to renewable power from traditional fuels will create a $16 trillion Read More...
June 17, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday commute update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we're talking about how K-Pop fans started a virtual racial justice Read More...
June 17, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday commute update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we're talking about how K-Pop fans started a virtual racial justice Read More...
June 17, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday commute update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we're talking about how K-Pop fans started a virtual racial justice Read More...
June 17, 2020
The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday commute update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we're talking about how K-Pop fans started a virtual racial justice Read More...
Proposed California bill would make cosmetic products safer for all
We are all in the market for clean beauty products free of harmful or toxic chemicals, but with mile long ingredient lists and complicated names, it can be hard to navigate choosing safe options. Fortunately, new legislation could make beauty products safer for all. The California assembly has Read More...
New Hampshire ski town hosts unique socially distanced graduation
If you’re graduating from Kennett High School during the pandemic, you get to receive your diploma in a way that may be cooler than a traditional graduation ceremony. Graduating seniors and their families in the North Conway, N.H. ski town traveled up a ski lift to receive their Read More...
How K-Pop fans led a virtual protest for racial justice
As protests for racial justice took place around the globe, the Black Lives Matter movement found an unusual ally in the world of K-Pop where fans and artists alike led an online anti-racist movement. In a truly 21st century moment of activism, K-Pop fans flooded Twitter with “fancams,” or Read More...
Colorado passes statewide police reforms
Earlier this week, we discussed police reforms taking place in cities like San Francisco, and even on the federal level. This past Saturday, the state of Colorado passed one of the most comprehensive police reform bills in the country. The bill, which Gov. Jared Polis has said he will sign Read More...
New research shows areas of Earth undisturbed by human influence
It seems like there are few places on Earth not manipulated by human activity, but new research shows that roughly half of the world's land shows 'low' influence of humans. In the study, researchers compared figures from four different sets of spatial data to determine that 48 to 56 percent of Read More...