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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...
These beautiful underwater sculptures serve to support marine life
Sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has recently erected an underwater ecomuseum near Saint-Marguerite Island, off the coast of Cannes in France. The exhibit displays six mask-like sculptures made of PH neutral materials and features textured surfaces to encourage marine life to return to the area. Read More...
Update: Holland's fish doorbell is a worldwide hit!
A couple of months ago, we wrote about a remarkable online “fish doorbell” or visdeurbel that allows spawning fish to swim through the canals of Utrecht in the Netherlands unobstructed by the Weerdsluis lock. The system is comprised of an internet-connected underwater camera located next to Read More...
Italian carmaker Fiat to transition its fleet to all-electric starting 2025
With major automakers such as General Motors, Volkswagen, Jaguar, and Volvo pledging to shift their cars to all-electric over the next decade, there should be little doubt left that the electric vehicle revolution is in full swing. Now, Fiat is looking to make the same pledge, with the Italian 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...
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 After the permit for the project was revoked by the federal government in January, Calgary-based TC Energy, the sponsor of the project, announced this week that the project has been Read More...
How brands and non-profits can destigmatize menstruation
Before the pandemic, “period poverty” was already an issue. Over the course of the pandemic, due to job instability and income loss, the problem of period poverty has been exacerbated. A UK-based non-profit that supplies period products to the underprivileged called Bloody Good Period 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...
Gabon passes measures to protect its sharks and rays on World Ocean Day
On World Ocean Day this past Tuesday, the government of Gabon passed significant measures to regulate and protect the country’s sharks and rays. Gabon’s waters are home to a variety of shark and ray species such as the open ocean whale shark and the giant manta ray. This wide diversity makes Read More...