Environment
Need some good news about the environment? The Optimist Daily is your go-to herald of positive environmental news, highlighting eco-friendly solutions and scientific progress around climate action, circularity, conservation, and more. Learn about everything eco in our Environment section.
Climate change could push Florida to vote against climate deniers in 2020
With climate change coming to the forefront of political movements, cities such as New York and Atlantic City, which are highly vulnerable to climate change, may see the issue transforming their statewide politics. Number two on the list of cities most vulnerable to climate change is Miami. In Read More...
Costa Rica awarded with UN’s highest environmental honor
Wouldn’t it be great if there was an Emmy-like award that would recognize excellence and achievements in fighting climate change? Well, there actually is one and Costa Rica is this year’s well-deserved winner. The Central American country received the 2019 Champions of the Earth award, the Read More...
Salesforce unveils its emission tracking tool ‘Sustainability Cloud’
Salesforce has recently unveiled a new tool which will help companies track how much pollution they are putting into the atmosphere. With the new tool, called Sustainability Cloud, companies will be able to track their pollution by measuring things like the firm’s energy usage and Read More...
Setting half the earth aside for nature? More than half say YES!
Protected natural spaces serve as animal sanctuaries, places of research, and great family vacation destinations. These spaces offer the unique experience of viewing nature in its undisturbed state, but how much of our planet should we set aside as protected natural spaces? Biologist E.O. Wilson Read More...
Nature helps: Trees in the city grow faster than trees in rural areas
This was an article we featured back in 2017 but thought it would be interesting to rerun it now, in light of recent reports on how much of a difference that urban greenery has on human AND planetary health. Back then, it was reported that researchers had discovered that trees in metropolitan Read More...
Ikea proves it is ethical and profitable to go green in business
Ikea has achieved a clean energy milestone this week, more than a year ahead of schedule. The furniture company will now produce more renewable energy from solar and wind farms than it consumes. The renewable energy comes from two large solar farms in the U.S. and a wind farm in Romania. Read More...
This is what global climate activism looks like
With over 2,500 events in 150, last Friday’s global climate strike will be remembered as one of the largest environmental demonstrations in history. Spearheaded by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, people from all walks of life, from students to indigenous groups to Silicon Valley employees, are Read More...
How hacking the urban landscape can bolster climate resilience
Landscaping is moving away from the days of white picket fences and manicured lawns. We are quickly learning there are smarter, more beneficial, and therefore more beautiful, ways to design landscaping so it works for us, and the environment. This is especially critical in urban areas where Read More...
A new company is using drones to revolutionize reforestation
Climate change is a daunting challenge, so it can feel tricky for the average person to make an impact. However, a new company, Now, is hoping to give people a platform to contribute to slowing climate change by going to the source of carbon absorption: trees. What makes the company stand out from Read More...
Experts and innovators from all sectors meet to boost action around CO2 capture tech
As the world is looking for new viable solutions to prevent catastrophic climate change, a new effort to rally governments and corporations behind technologies that capture planet heating gases from the atmosphere has been launched at the United Nations on Tuesday. It was the first annual Global Read More...