Touch the Soil News #1536 (Feature photo – Cultured Pearls – Public Domain) The Times of India brings us a unique story of a woman who discovered how to make money growing pearls. She utilizes mussels to grow the pearls which can take from 9 to 24 months. But the payday is worth it. You…
Touch the Soil News #1534 (Feature photo – Piglets – https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=525097) AgFunder News brings us the story of New Age Meats – a Berkeley, California company. The company takes stem cells from pigs and then grows them out into meat in their bioreactors. You can read the full story here: https://agfundernews.com/from-stem-cells-to-pork-belly-new-age-meats-full-stack-approach-to-cultivated-meat.html
Touch the Soil News #1535 (Feature photo – Field Crops – Public Domain) AgFunder News brings us the prediction of Wade Barnes, founder of Farmers Edge. Barnes takes a look at new technologies, hemp and weather. You can read the full story here: https://agfundernews.com/robots-hemp-and-drastic-weather-farmers-edges-wade-barnes-shares-2020-ag-predictions.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udpuzDWCuw8
Touch the Soil News #1533 (Feature photo – Street Scooters – CCA SA 4.o International, Matti Blume) The scooter craze that has taken over in many downtowns, needs some structure and rules. However, congested roads with cars are costing the nation almost $90 billion a year. Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/ ) brings us news of how…
Positive Future #667 (Feature photo – Public Housing in Hong Kong – CCA SA 2.5, Baycrest) Curbed journalist Jeff Andrews brings us news on the unfolding debate over affordable housing and homelessness. Public housing is when a government entity – federal or more local – owns and operates the housing project. At present, there are…
Positive Future #666 (Feature photo – Dutch Citizens Celebrate Legal Victory on Climate Change – courtesy of Ugenda.nl) BrightVibes brings us the story of how the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that government must protect citizens from climate change. The Netherlands (often called Holland) is a nation of 17.5 million people in Europe and…
Positive Future #665 (Feature photo – Charles Groenhuijsen – courtesy of Charles Groenhuijsen) BrightVibes brings us the story of Charles Groenhuijsen, a journalist that believes our negative media makes miserable people who don’t realize good things do happen. You can read the full story here: https://brightvibes.com/1573/en/seasoned-journalist-uncovers-what-most-media-ignore-but-is-crucial-for-us-all-to-know
Positive Future #664 (Feature photo – Nevada Solar Farms – By Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23131135) CleanTechnica Journalist Steve Hanley brings us news of plans to build the largest solar farm in the U.S. outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The new $1 billion facility will also have battery storage to deliver power at night.…
Positive Future #663 (Feature photo – Thomas School Bus – By Alexandra Campo – originally posted to Flickr as The Number 69, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12118287) CleanTechnica Journalist Cynthia Shahan brings us the story of how Dominion Energy in Virginia is working with local school districts to begin replacing diesel buses with 100% electric buses.…
Positive Future #662 (Feature photo – Norway – CCO 1.0 Universal, Thhist) Norway, a small nation of 5.3 million people in Europe is one of the world’s leading adopters of electric car transportation. CleanTechnica journalist Zachary Shahan reports on Norway’s uptake of electric cars. Interestingly, the top selling electric car in Norway is the Tesla…
