Positive Future #553 (Feature photo – Mountain Lion – courtesy of the National Park Service) We’ve all seen countless animals that have died along highways trying to cross. It is hard to imagine that highways have so materially dissected the national landscape that it creates a threat to national wildlife population. Inhabitat journalist Debbie Sklar…
Positive Future #552 (Feature photo – Pumice Rock – By Benjamint444 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5712319) New Atlas journalist Michael Irving brings us the story of a large pumice raft – a large flotilla of light pumice rock from and underwater volcano. Covering an area of 58 square miles, the pumice flotilla is…
Positive Future #551 (Feature photo – Agripolis Rooftop Farm – courtesy of Agripolis) BrightVibes journalist Fino Menezes brings us the story of a planned rooftop urban farm in Paris that will be the world’s largest. At peak production season, the rooftop farm will not only produce 1 ton of fruits and vegetables each day, but…
Positive Future #550 (Feature photo – Green New Deal Supporters – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license – IntoTheWoods7) CleanTechnica journalist Steve Hanley brings details about Bernie Sanders’ costs to implement the Green New Deal. The cost is put at $16 trillion over 15 years – slightly over $1 trillion a year or a…
Touch the Soil News #1417 (Feature photo – President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license – Isac Nobrega) Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, has publicly stated that to save the environment, the people of Brazil should eat less so they poop only every other day. Inhabitat Journalist Teresa Bergen…
Touch the Soil News #1416 (Feature photo – Children Eating – courtesy of USDA) Food Dive journalist Cathy Siegner brings us news about the nutritional value of food targeted to children. The news is not good. In addition to lacking nutrition, many of the foods contained too much sugar. You can read the full story…
Touch the Soil News #1415 (Feature photo – Food Delivery Service – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license – Franklin Heijinen) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings more of the story on the emerging use of online food delivery. There are issues such as cost, isolation and addiction. You can see the video below:
Touch the Soil News #1414 (Feature photo – The Living Greens Portable Farm – courtesy of The Living Greens) Better India journalist Angarika Gogoi brings us the story of one of the larges urban farming enterprises in the world. The company The Living Greens (http://www.thelivinggreens.com/) brings portable farms to homes and helps them get into…
Positive Future #549 (Feature photo – Rad Power Bikes – courtesy of Rad Power Bikes) CleanTechnica journalist Kyle Field brings us the fun news about the new RadRunner electric bike by Rad Power Bikes. The RadRunner is part cargo bike, part fat-tire bike and part moped – virtually anything you want it to be. You…
Positive Future #548 (Feature photo – U.S. Made Proterra Electric Bus – CCA SA 2.0 Generic Sounder Bruce) EnergyCentral journalist Jason Mathers uncovers four (4) game-changing developments that are pushing electrification into the bus and truck sectors. A combination of public money and private-sector investment are clearly setting the path for the future. You can…
