• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
logo
Follow Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn
Emissaries Login Here Become an Emissary

Today's Solutions: March 8, 2021

Lets look for some solutions about...

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Become An Emissary

Log In   |   Create Account

Baltimore

Maryland becomes first state to implement a foam container ban

September 30, 2020 by Amelia Buckley

We recently wrote about New Jersey’s progressive single-use plastic ban. Now, Maryland is achieving its own waste-reduction goals by becoming the first state in the country to implement a ban on foam food containers.  Passed in 2019, but implemented last week, the law … [Read more...] about Maryland becomes first state to implement a foam container ban

Why we need to eliminate natural gas from cities now

August 14, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

After a massive gas explosion destroyed homes in Baltimore this week, the city announced plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make repairs on the city’s aging natural gas infrastructure. But perhaps making repairs is the wrong plan entirely. Instead, the city could … [Read more...] about Why we need to eliminate natural gas from cities now

Salvaging wood from Baltimore’s abandoned homes creates jobs and cuts waste

October 29, 2019 by Ivar Laanen

Baltimore, like many post-industrial cities, confronts novel challenges. Once the sixth-largest city in the United States, Baltimore’s population has contracted by more than a third, resulting from a complex suite of factors, including job loss, economic decline, and … [Read more...] about Salvaging wood from Baltimore’s abandoned homes creates jobs and cuts waste

Baltimore is leading the nation when it comes urban forests

June 7, 2019 by Ivar Laanen

Few amenities better reveal the overall vigor of a city than its canopy: the mix of trees that line streets, envelop parks, and shade homes. A good canopy can reduce the urban heat island, and instill true health and wellness to a community. Yet despite those benefits, … [Read more...] about Baltimore is leading the nation when it comes urban forests

Primary Sidebar


Top solutions Trending Now!

  • The UK plans to test a new fleet of zero-emission buses on its roads March 6, 2021
  • Wind farm funds condor breeding program to offset potential species harm March 5, 2021
  • Research: The success of San Francisco’s pandemic hotel housing program March 5, 2021
  • National Parks are leading the transition to all-electric federal fleets March 5, 2021
  • Bird missing for 170 years rediscovered in Indonesian rainforest March 5, 2021

Categories

Arts Birds, Bees, & Bugs Building Community Business Design Education Election 2020 Emissary Profiles Energy Environment Fashion Fashion Week Finance Food Future of Food Gender Global Development Health Innovation Instagram Lifestyle Magazine Marvelous Mushrooms Miscellaneous Neurodiversity Policy Making Power of Positivity Science Social Justice Space Staying Healthy Technology The Optimist Living The Optimist Today The Optimist View The Weekly Theme Transportation Uncategorized Urban Development Water

The Optimist Daily Update: Check out our new podcast!

Footer

The Optimist Daily Mission:

To accelerate the shift in human consciousness by catalyzing 100,000,000 people to start each day with a positive solutions mindset.

  • About Us
  • Become an Emissary
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
Brought to you by thousands of Emissaries passionate about improving the world and these organizations:

© 2021 The Optimist Daily. All Rights Reserved.
2020 Alameda Padre Serra #135, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA