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This is what happens to your body when you stop drinking sugary drinks
Very few things will have as immediate of an impact on your health as cutting back on all sugary drinks. In fact, a new study just found that simply swapping one sugary drink for an unsweetened choice such as water or tea could decrease your risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 10%. Conversely, Read More...
Want to spare your iPhone’s battery life? Put it on dark mode
OK. We recognize that not all of our readers are owners of an iPhone, but if you are one, keep reading. According to new tests done by PhoneBuff, putting your iPhone in dark mode can significantly improve your phone’s battery life. Using two identical devices, one in light and one in dark mode, Read More...
How cultured meat can change our meat culture
Yesterday we shared a blog detailing a couple of the technologies on the cutting edge of our food system revolution. Today we follow up with another food innovation: cultured meat. Some might turn their noses up at lab-grown meat, but looking closer, lab-grown meat can produce a cow’s worth of Read More...
State programs propagate sustainable farming practices from the ground up
Systematic change often propagates from the state level upward, and when it comes to innovative farming techniques, this means state-sponsored sustainability initiatives. In agricultural states, such as Minnesota, governments have been issuing loans to sponsor sustainable projects like buffer Read More...
Behold the drama and intensity of nature with award-winning photo gallery
At the Optimist Daily, we love diving into photo galleries of nature and wildlife. They’re a wonderful reminder of the precious beauty we’re trying to preserve and regenerate in our world and of the drama that plays out in nature outside our day-to-day lives. During this year’s wildlife Read More...
Future of Transportation Caucus wants to change the way we approach infrastructure
Last week we shared a story about revolutionizing the sharing economy transportation in Pittsburgh. This week, the discussion around optimizing transportation goes national, as Congress attempts to pass the bipartisan bill, America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act, and house Democrats launch Read More...
Chile’s capital opens Latin America’s largest electric bus corridor
As a massive metropolis with more than five million residents, it’s no surprise that the Chilean capital of Santiago is facing some serious problems of air pollution. But that may soon change as the country’s government has recently opened what is billed as the first electric bus corridor in Read More...
Wisconsin launches climate change taskforce to curb state’s environmental footprint
While the urgency to tackle climate change is heavily ignored by the current federal government, some state officials in the US are not hesitant to step up their efforts in preventing a looming environmental catastrophe. The latest of such commitments come from the Democratic governor of Read More...
Nadya Okamoto advocates for menstrual care for all. Period.
Although Nadya Okamoto is only 20 years old, she has started her own non-profit and written a book about her endeavors. Her mission: period advocacy. During a brief stint of homelessness as a teenager, Okamoto came face to face with the reality that for many women, paying for menstrual products is Read More...
NEGATIVE: Direct Air Carbon capture bracelet - a climate solution in your hand
We recently featured a cool Kickstarter campaign that was raising funds to streamline production on “SEADPODS” - recycled plastic planters that can be hung on chainlink fences to greenify urban spaces. We love these kinds of innovative ideas, blending commerce and social or environmental Read More...