They're back! California martens are my news to me good news for Jan 23 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.popsci.com/environment/...

Wilderness heals. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A new cooling technology freezes food without warming the climate. Researchers have built the first refrigerant-free system to reach sub-zero temperatures, a breakthrough that could reduce food waste and greenhouse gas emissions. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239651

Solar and Batteries Are Squeezing Out Natural Gas in California open.substack.com/pub/michaelt...

How do media communicate marine science? In addition to trusted scientific information, we need to provide hope in the future to society, with examples of good practices. Let's learn about these in this #mooc, starting on February 2️⃣. Stay tuned! #ges4seas #oceanoptimism

keeping the wax but getting rid of plastic wrapping :-) parade.com/news/babybel...

Conservation is rarely easy or quick but it can happen. My news to me good news for Jan 22 is the Philippine crocodile hanging in there. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries onewater.blue/article/croc...

Pedestrianized streets for the big win. LOVE this news out of my own city, #Seattle and wish this for all other U.S. cities trying to get #lesscar infrastructure rolling in their communities. It works! LOTS of people like walk/bike/no car zones!!!! And that helps local businesses!

NEW | 2025 was another RECORD-breaking year for the EU’s electricity transition, as wind and solar overtook fossil fuel generation for the first time. Here’s what happened in the 🇪🇺 power sector last year, all in one thread 👇 🧵 1/9

India is on a very different development pathway from China, industrialising using modern renewables, put to work through electrification, particularly home grown solar. Proud to have supported this. billmckibben.substack.com/p/we-interru...

Murre miracle - Today the Farallon Islands are home to 400,000 of them - my news to me good news for Jan 21. But we almost lost them to an egg rush fueled by the Gold Rush. #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.kqed.org/news/1187273...

From superfund site to #solar site in #Illinois is my news to me good news for Jan 20. I won't give up on shining a spotlight on people making a positive difference #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/illinois-com...

Starting the weekend as we mean to go on: with more positive nature news! Butterflies are booming in Hertfordshire thanks to the efforts of @stalbanscouncil.bsky.social, @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social and several other organisations. 📷: Malcolm Hull

On #MLKday I remember that he focused on the dream, which is hard to do right now. but then @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminded me of another MLK quote: "The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around…. But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.

Plant species that was presumed to be extinct reappears after nearly six decades

California introduces bill to legalize plug-in balcony solar www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/09/c... - great news! In Germany about 1 GW of balcony PV has been installed in the meantime.

Australia adds 7 GW of renewables in 2025, stays on track for 2030 target www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/13/a...

"Good fire" working is my news to me good news for Jan 18 #EarthOptimism #beyondTheObituaries thenarwhal.ca/alderville-b...

wise words from @rickmac.bsky.social therevelator.org/environmenta...

For my posts, I tend to focus on the intersection of joy and our planet. This usually doesn't involve our current political crises (about which there is much to contemplate on this site) but this @pkrugman.bsky.social musical coda made my day by combining them all www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w...

So much good art was made at bad art for good. I don’t know who made this (was it you??) but I love it so much.

In Japan, bicycles and public transit are primary modes of transportation for many people, so bicycle parking is available at subway stations.

Oyster shells getting a second life in France... from fine porcelain to permeable paving stones. embed.france24.com/en/video/WBM...

A 900% increase in breeding birds at this rewilded farm is my news to me good news for Jan 17. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.positive.news/environment/...

‘The only thing more popular than light rail is getting it done sooner.’ Great in-depth piece by @bloomberg.com featuring @transpochoices.bsky.social Build the Damn Trains campaign. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

"The [Waterfront] project is one of many Seattle has rolled out in recent years, helping propel the Emerald City from a City Ratings score of 42 in 2019 to 66 in 2025, making it the third-highest-scoring large U.S. city after Brooklyn and Minneapolis." www.peopleforbikes.org/news/best-ne...

Today marks a historic moment as the BBNJ Agreement, also known as the High Seas Treaty, enters into force. UNEP Executive Director IngerAndersen.bsky.social urges countries to turn ambition into lasting protection for the high seas.

TNC Acquires 105 Acres of West Greenwich Forest ->The Nature Conservancy | #forest | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

cool engineering to help conserve water! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Surprisingly quick decline in forever chemicals in fish when we stop making them - my news to me good news for Jan 16 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

A dam comes down; a creek comes back. Michigan is removing a deteriorating dam—reconnecting miles of cold-water habitat for trout and native species. Restoration can be that simple: remove the barrier, restore the flow. #Rivers #Restoration #Michigan

The accidental rewinding of Maine's oysters - my news to me good news for Jan 15 #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries civileats.com/2025/10/14/w...

Colorado's historic wolverine restoration will start soon. Here's what the state's plan reveals ... ->Vail Daily | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

This could be one of the biggest moves yet by a European automaker to counter China's rise in the EV space. insideevs.com/news/784529/...

good news for animals including us human drivers localnewsmatters.org/2026/01/12/v...

I think Nick summed this up pretty well.

Arguably the globes greatest victory to date... www.npr.org/2026/01/13/n...

From Paul Krugman this morning, whose hope that by trying to wreck thing quickly the current regime will fail resonates with me. Out of unambiguous tragedy strength... www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM39...

Fantastic! @nickhedley.bsky.social @peterdutoit.com

West Palm Beach is accelerating efforts to establish safer, more connected and multimodal streets—with cycling playing a starring role. Through ambitious updates to its Bicycle Master Plan, Complete Streets Policy and Downtown Mobility Plan, the city is reimagining how bikes fit into everyday life.🧵

British #wind farms helped limit the role of #gas power plants in setting prices, cutting #power prices by almost a third, according to new analysis.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and these kinds of efforts have worked before. My news to me good news for Jan 14 #earthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries news.mongabay.com/short-articl...