Positive Future #583 (Feature photo – Ocean Garbage Removal – Public Domain) How do you clean up floating garbage that has accumulated for decades in an area that some estimate to be the size of Russia? A new invention and the determination of a Dutch non-profit called Ocean Cleanup are tackling the problem head on.…
Positive Future #582 (Feature photo – Proterra Bus Depot Rendering – courtesy of Proterra) CleanTechnica journalist Kyle Field brings us news about Proterra – the American-company that makes fully electric buses. Proterra just got an order from Miami-Dade county in Florida for 33 fully electric 40-foot buses. The 33 electric buses will make an impact…
Positive Future #581 (Feature photo – Tesla Charging Station – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Jusdafax) Many of us have endured volatility in gasoline prices, sometimes soaring to unaffordable highs and sometimes facing waiting lines at gas stations. These energy and transportation displeasures have been going on for some time. A recent story by CleanTecnica journalist…
Positive Future #580 (Feature photo – Greta Thunberg – CCA 2.0 Generic – EU Parliament) CleanTechnica brings us the story of Greta Thunberg’s trip to the United Nations in New York City. Avoiding air travel Thunberg somehow found people to help her sail across the ocean. Now, Schwarzenegger is seeing to it that she has…
Positive Future #579 (Feature photo – Waymo Autonomous Car Testing – CCA SA 4.0 International – Dilu) Taxis has historically been expensive, making public travel options attractive. Even more expensive than taxis is the cost of car ownership – ranging from $9,000 to $10,000 a year for a moderate choice of cars. Enter the robotaxi…
Positive Future #578 (Feature photo – Public Charging Point – Courtesy of Greenspot) The idea of public-private partnerships is not new. Solving the climate crisis and even issues such as living wage jobs, food insecurity and affordable housing, is bringing an increasing emergence of public-private partnerships. While the basic financial system that invokes purchasing power…
Positive Future #577 (Feature photo – Solar-Powered Catamaran – Courtesy of Victor Frankowski via La Bella Verde) La Bella Verde, a group of ocean conscious advocates, have created a solar catamaran than can clean up plastic as it sails along the coast of Ibiza. Ibiza is a Spanish island with 145,000 people that want to…
Positive Future #576 (Feature photo Rooftop Solar – Public Domain) Salt Lake Tribune journalist Brian Maffly brings us the latest story about a company in Utah that has lowered the barriers to using solar energy and batteries as a way to get off the grid. Called Humless, inventor and developer Glenn Jakins explains the benefits…
Positive Future #575 (Feature photo – Finland on the Globe – Courtesy of Rob984 CCA SA 4.0 International) Homelessness has become a global epidemic in first-world nations. Without a secure roof over your head, how do you solve all of your other problems, including reducing the problems of society as a whole? The solution to…
Positive Future #574 (Feature photo Canoo Electric Car – Courtesy of Canoo) CleanTechnica journalist Steve Hanley brings us news about an electric pod car which you cannot buy but must get a subscription. You can read the full story here: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/25/you-cant-buy-a-canoo-ev-but-you-can-get-a-subscription-for-one/
