San Francisco to offer free museum admissions for low-income residents
As museums start to open back up this summer, San Francisco is making it easier for all residents to enjoy the beauty of art with their new Museums for All program. The new program provides free or discounted access for low-income residents to 21 museums across the city. The program was Read More...
Citizen scientists step up to track cicada rising
Citizen science has been booming during the pandemic as curious adventurers seek out new ways to get involved in their local natural environment. As billions of cicadas rise up after their 17-year slumber, teams of citizen scientists are taking on the task of mapping their path and prevalence Read More...
Scientists finally confirm what causes the northern lights
Seeing the northern lights is a common bucket list item, but until very recently, scientists were not completely sure what caused this beautiful luminescent phenomenon. After taking a deeper look at the blue, green, and violet light show, also known as aurora borealis, researchers from multiple Read More...
Senate confirms Zahid Quraishi as US’ first Muslim American federal judge
With the election of the first female vice president, Georgia’s first Black senator, and the first openly transgender health secretary, the US has reached some important milestones in terms of leadership diversity in the past year. This week, the country achieved another with the confirmation of Read More...
Developers permanently pull the plug on Keystone XL pipeline
After a 13-year environmental battle, the Keystone XL pipeline has finally been canceled for good. After the permit for the project was revoked by the federal government in January, Calgary-based TC Energy, the sponsor of the project, announced this week that the project has been Read More...
The Met Museum to return two Benin City artifacts to Nigeria
Back in May, we shared how Germany plans to return its collection of the Benin Bronzes to their home country of Nigeria this year. The Met Museum has announced it will follow suit and return two brass plaques, also part of the Benin Bronzes, to their rightful owners. The Benin Bronzes refers Read More...
June 11, 2021
Today we're talking about the future of US solar and how NovoLoop is disrupting our wasteful plastic production process. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
June 11, 2021
Today we're talking about the future of US solar and how NovoLoop is disrupting our wasteful plastic production process. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
NovoLoop uses circularity to address the plastic crisis
When Miranda Wang visited the Serangoon landfill in Indonesia, she realized the true scope of plastic pollution and the devastating toll it takes on the environment and the residents of developing countries that receive millions of pounds of dumped plastic waste from other countries each year. Read More...
First Solar to build huge solar factory in Ohio
Making our way to a renewable energy future means establishing the infrastructure needed to provide solar panels, wind turbines, and more to the entire US. Today, most solar energy panels and equipment are made in China, but the ease of access for US consumers may soon increase as First Solar has Read More...