Positive Future #855 (Feature photo – Sleeping quarters in a bus- courtesy of The Bus Shelter MK https://thebussheltermk.org) Eliminating homelessness has captured the hearts of many people around the world. The following example in the United Kingdom – of converting buses into sleeping quarters – is another good idea. You can read the story here:…
Positive Future #854 (Feature photo – Rainforest – CCA SA SA 2.5 Generic, Phil P. Harris). The Campaign for Nature news portal brings the story of how 50 nations have agreed to pursue the protection of 30% of the world’s land and oceans. The goal is to preserve enough of the earth’s natural habitats to…
Positive Future #853 (Feature photo – Urban Food – CCA SA 4.0 International) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us the story of a new idea for being and urban farmer. While it may be for the person who doesn’t have time to grow their garden, to an urban farmer looking for a new way to serve…
Positive Future #852 (Feature photo – Electric Cars Being Charged – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) InsideEVs brings an update on consumer sentiments in favor of electric vehicles at 71 percent. Virtually every large auto manufacturer is on a path to transition to electric cars. When this is coupled with nations and big cities setting dates…
Positive Future #851 (Feature photo – The Flag of the City of Edmonton – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22920864 The city of Edmonton, Canada has a population of almost 1 million people. Earlier this year, the city decided to get into growing food for people in need. You can read the…
Positive Future #850 (Feature photo – Christmas Island Red Crab Crossing – By AlexCairns – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97244765) Brightvibes news portal brings us photos of 10 wildlife crossings built by humans to make the world a better place for all. You can see the photos here: https://brightvibes.com/2102/en/10-of-the-coolest-wildlife-crossings-on-the-planet
Positive Future #849 (Feature photo – Clay Lewis Cleaning – courtesy of Clays Bin Cleaning) Brightvibes news portal brings us the story of a resourceful young man with Autism that no one would hire. He started cleaning garbage bins and got his own company going. You can read the story here: https://brightvibes.com/2100/en/when-no-one-would-hire-him-this-young-man-with-autism-started-a-business-and-hired-himself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0e1LjYEEP8
Positive Future #848 (Feature photo – Arctic Oil Drilling Platform – Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=479696) Brightvibes news portal brings the story of a recent announcement by Bank of America to step back from financing any oil and gas drilling projects in the Arctic. This comes on the heels of six other major American banks and financiers…
Touch the Soil News #1726 (Feature Photo – Shanghai, China – By King of Hearts – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75995171) Shine News in Shanghai, China brings us a story we are familiar with, but a story that needs telling and re-telling as it moves people into a more positive trajectory into the future.…
Touch the Soil News #1725 (Feature Photo – Anies Baswedan, Governor of Jakartaa – Public Domain) Tempo.Co news portal brings an unusual story – making every inch of vacant space in a mega-city agriculturally productive. Spearheading the effort is the Governor of Jakarta. This is an unusual event, as high ranking officials, are not known…
