Positive Future #566 (Feature photo – The Cruise Ship Clebrity Equinox – CCA 3.0 unported Marc Rycaert) BrightVibes news portal brings us the story of a cruise ship with 3,000 passengers ditched their cruise and went to the Bahamas to serve sandwiches and provide water. You can read the full story here: https://brightvibes.com/1432/en/passengers-turn-cruise-into-humanitarian-mission-by-helping-prepare-meals-for-hurricane-victims
Touch the Soil News #1432 (Feature photo – Caring for Food Plants – Public Domain) FoodTank news portal brings us an interesting list of school garden initiatives and school cafeterias. With 16 initiatives to choose and learn from around the world, local food advocates and learn how to change their communities and educational experiences. You…
Touch the Soil News #1431 (Feature photo – Cricket – CCA SA 4.0 International Didier Descouens) The use of insects for food and protein are not new, as indigenous people around the world have eaten insects for thousands of years. What is new is the confined animal feeding and farming of insects – like crickets…
Touch the Soil News #1430 (Feature photo – Micro-Farming – courtesy of Kyle Dues) Good ideas don’t have to come from big companies with lots of capital. Good ideas can come from minds that are working and thinking. Ohio State campus news “The Lantern” brings us a story of how one student is changing how…
Positive Future #565 (Feature photo – Lump of Coal – Public Domain USGS) The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that coal shipments to electric utilities have dropped precipitously over the past 10 years. Coal shipments have fallen from over 1 billion tons in 2008 to less than 600 million in 2018 – a drop of…
Positive Future #564 (Feature photo E-Ferry Ellen – Battery Backup Units – courtesy of RedEarth Energy Storage) The U.S. Department of Energy just released a report that indicates over 5 million commercial customers would benefit from battery storage to offset peak power costs to lower utility bills. Renewable Energy World brings us news about the…
Positive Future #563 (Feature photo E-Ferry Ellen – UPS Delivery Truck – By MobiusDaXter – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27703361) Traffic congestion, particularly in populated metro areas are causing more and more traffic stalls and accidents. Curbed News journalist Alissa Walker brings us an insightful perspective about delivery trucks and the dangers in urban…
Touch the Soil News #1429 (Feature photo – Micro-Greens – USDA Public Domain) The oldest hardware story in Washington, DC just took in two new enterprises in addition to its hardware business. One is a rooftop farm and the other is a micro-green indoor farm in a re-purposed storage space. You can read the full…
Positive Future #562 (Feature photo – Hemp Building Blocks for Walls – CCA SA 3.0 Unported – Olivier Duport) Hemp Business Journal brings us news about the explosive growth of hemp license applications necessary to grow hemp. In 2018 there were 3,456 hemp licenses issued across the U.S. As of August 2019, there have been…
