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This school district is keeping snow days alive so kids can be kids
A heavy weekday snowstorm may be a nightmare for adults who must commute through town, but if you’re a kid, it’s the best thing ever. Heavy snow usually means school is canceled for the day, which means it’s time to play in the white fluff and get cozy with books and movies. Or at least, Read More...
Make your bathroom more sustainable with these 9 small changes
We recently shared a guide to making your kitchen more sustainable. Now, we bring you the bathroom edition with 9 changes to make your bathroom routine more sustainable. Get a bamboo toothbrush. These plastic-free alternatives let you clean your pearly whites without dirtying the planet. Read More...
November 2, 2020
We're finding gems in nature today with diamonds made from CO2 and rainwater as well as a secretive chameleon spotted for the first time in 100 years in Madagascar. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 2, 2020
We're finding gems in nature today with diamonds made from CO2 and rainwater as well as a secretive chameleon spotted for the first time in 100 years in Madagascar. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 2, 2020
We're finding gems in nature today with diamonds made from CO2 and rainwater as well as a secretive chameleon spotted for the first time in 100 years in Madagascar. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 2, 2020
We're finding gems in nature today with diamonds made from CO2 and rainwater as well as a secretive chameleon spotted for the first time in 100 years in Madagascar. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
This novel device developed by MIT grads could revolutionize dermatology
Seeking to deliver skincare treatments in a way that doesn’t involve needles or creams, two MIT grads started developing a device five years ago that delivers over the counter skincare actives by penetrating the skin with a fast-moving mist. Now, the recently launched technology holds promise to Read More...
2020 voter turnout surpassing 2016 already, especially among young voters
By last Friday, more citizens had already voted in Texas than in the entire 2016 election. These early statistics show that 2020 could be a record-breaking year for early turnout across the entire country. Amidst the throngs of early voters is a dramatic increase in voter turnout among young Read More...
Milan slashed its greenhouse gas emissions by reducing meat in school meals
As a growing body of evidence points out, shifting our diets towards more plant-based meals can have an incredible impact on curbing humanity's global carbon emissions. The city of Milan is well aware of that. That’s why, in 2015, it decided to tackle its CO2 emissions by reducing meat Read More...
This company is creating ethical diamonds from captured CO2 and rainwater
Diamonds may be beautiful, but the industry behind it is not. To start with, there are the terrible environmental consequences that come with mining for diamonds. The Guardian reports that to get just one carat (0.2 grams) of a traditional diamond, miners could excavate up to 2.2 million pounds Read More...