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This interactive map allows you to explore conservation land near you
Since its creation in 1964, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has funded hundreds of thousands of conservation projects across the United States, both protecting land and providing iconic outdoor recreational spaces such as the Appalachian Trail and Joshua Tree National Park. Now, a new Read More...
This robot uses chemical-free efficiency to remove thousands of weeds
Robotic innovations are becoming increasingly integrated with agriculture to make our growing systems efficient and sustainable. Recently, a startup called Carbon Robotics unveiled a new autonomous machine that uses computer vision and high-powered lasers to comb through fields and remove up to Read More...
How to teach your kids to appreciate dishes from diverse cultures
With the advancement of technology and the growing accessibility of transportation, our world has become smaller and more integrated, creating increasingly culturally diverse populations. Cultivating an attitude, especially in our children, of appreciation toward cultures that are different from Read More...
April 28, 2021
Today we're discussing how a new coalition is conserving the rainforest and indigenous practices as well as the details of the newest and most sustainable space venture to date. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
April 28, 2021
Today we're discussing how a new coalition is conserving the rainforest and indigenous practices as well as the details of the newest and most sustainable space venture to date. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
April 28, 2021
Today we're discussing how a new coalition is conserving the rainforest and indigenous practices as well as the details of the newest and most sustainable space venture to date. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
April 28, 2021
Today we're discussing how a new coalition is conserving the rainforest and indigenous practices as well as the details of the newest and most sustainable space venture to date. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
The Optimist View: “Career Choreography” ー Navigating the professional world with Ken Lindner
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt The world of work is very different for many of us than it was a year ago. For many of us, we are returning to offices after a year of being away, and for many of us the careers that Read More...
New AI tech is protecting African elephants
African elephants are beautiful and majestic creatures that are unfortunately targeted by poachers because of their ivory tusks. In the last 50 years, the savanna elephant population dropped by 60 percent and the number of forest elephants has fallen by 86 percent in the past three Read More...
Adding enzymes to compostable plastic may help it biodegrade faster
As consumers demand sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics, compostable plastic items have become increasingly popular in recent years. The problem, however, is that many of these 'compostable' items don’t break down in regular composting conditions and tend to contaminate other Read More...