Good News Notes: “From Cuba to New Zealand, teams of scientists around the world are looking for rare species of animals, plants and fungi. How rare? They haven’t been seen by humans for at least 10 years — and in some cases, almost 200 years. This global effort is part of the Search for Lost Species,…
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‘We’re basically starting from zero’: Restoring Finland’s river ecosystems
Good News Notes: “Chopping down trees is not how most people would expect a river restoration project to begin, but Janne Raassina – who is expertly using a chainsaw to take down four or five earmarked trunks around the Särkkäjoki River in remotest eastern Finland – explains that the rotting wood will be hugely useful to the…
Little fluffy clouds may help save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Good News Notes: “To slow the speed at which high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean water into the sky to form clouds to protect the environmental treasure. Researchers working on the so-called Cloud Brightening project said they use a turbine to…
Heimdal pulls CO2 and cement-making materials out of seawater using renewable energy
Good News Notes: “One of the consequences of rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere is that levels also rise proportionately in the ocean, harming wildlife and changing ecosystems. Heimdal is a startup working to pull that CO2 back out at scale using renewable energy and producing carbon-negative industrial materials, including limestone for making concrete, in the process,…
UK Engineering at Paducah Collaboration Aims to Reduce Plastic, Produce Safe, Inexpensive Cooking Fuel
Good News Notes: “Jeffrey Seay, PJC Board of Trustees Engineering Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering Extended Campus at Paducah (UK Paducah), has collaborated with partners in numerous countries, including Ethiopia, Senegal, Uganda and India, for the purpose of finding new ways to convert harmful waste into fuel for…
The municipality of Mira will reforest 1,600 hectares of burned pine forest
Good News Notes: “The investment in the amount of 2.6 million euros is “supported by the 2020 Regional Development Program. With the funding approved, the City Council will open a public tender for the execution of all works”, says the municipality in a statement sent to Lusa. According to the municipality, the area where this…
Wildlife Rescue Center In Ballwin Sees Recent Surge In Creaturely Patients
Good News Notes: “Last year, the Wildlife Rescue Center located in Ballwin, Missouri, saw a significant uptick in the number of patients it cared for: Some 3,500 creatures got assistance from the center’s small staff and army of volunteers over the course of 2020. The increase didn’t come as a total surprise to executive director Kim Rutledge,…
Solectrac donates electric tractor to Jack Johnson’s nonprofit in Hawaii
Good News Notes: “Electric tractor manufacturer Solectrac announced it has delivered its first Compact Electric Tractor (CET) in Oahu, Hawaii. The fully-electric tractor was donated to the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by musician Jack Johnson and his wife, Kim, that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii. Solectrac was founded…
Wildlife Watch: Peregrine falcons
Good News Notes: “The work to rehabilitate Vermont’s peregrine falcon population has been largely successful over the last few years, but Vermont Fish & Wildlife officials says the raptors are still having some issues when it comes to nesting. Snake Mountain is a popular hiking spot in Addison County. It’s also a popular nesting spot…
Study of 8,600 species reveals how 5 crafty birds turn adversity into an advantage
Good News Notes: “Forget the early bird. In an increasingly human-dominated natural environment, it’s the crafty bird who wins big. Birds that devise creative ways to adapt to their surroundings are more likely to have a stable or even increasing population, compared to less flexible birds. That’s the upshot of a huge new study of…