Jacob Simon (says)
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The High Seas Treaty finally entered force, US’s largest offshore wind farm (and others) can resume construction, the first cow to be documented using tools, and fulfilling a dream of graduating college…
We build a better future together, so what else should we know about?
We build a better future together, so what else should we know about?
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The High Seas Treaty finally entered force, US’s largest offshore wind farm (and others) can resume construction, the first cow to be documented using tools, and fulfilling a dream of graduating college…
We build a better future together, so what else should we know about?
We build a better future together, so what else should we know about?
He created frog saunas to save their lives from a fungus… how else can this type of out-of-the-box thinking help the world?🐸🔥
January 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM
He created frog saunas to save their lives from a fungus… how else can this type of out-of-the-box thinking help the world?🐸🔥
He’s turning real 🔫’s into ’s…?!
Mike Martin helped his friend turn a violent & destructive device into a literal tool of growth, healing the community in the process, and starting a nonprofit to repeat the process 6,000+ times.
Do you think this transformation can make a positive difference?
Mike Martin helped his friend turn a violent & destructive device into a literal tool of growth, healing the community in the process, and starting a nonprofit to repeat the process 6,000+ times.
Do you think this transformation can make a positive difference?
January 20, 2026 at 4:42 PM
He’s turning real 🔫’s into ’s…?!
Mike Martin helped his friend turn a violent & destructive device into a literal tool of growth, healing the community in the process, and starting a nonprofit to repeat the process 6,000+ times.
Do you think this transformation can make a positive difference?
Mike Martin helped his friend turn a violent & destructive device into a literal tool of growth, healing the community in the process, and starting a nonprofit to repeat the process 6,000+ times.
Do you think this transformation can make a positive difference?
Some things that are still going right in the world: The first double-amputee to climb the highest mountain on all 7 continents just finished, the tallest vertical farm in the world opened, UK banned junk food ads, our community member crocheted blankets for the homeless…
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Some things that are still going right in the world: The first double-amputee to climb the highest mountain on all 7 continents just finished, the tallest vertical farm in the world opened, UK banned junk food ads, our community member crocheted blankets for the homeless…
She turned war rubble into homes… is this how every city should be thinking to help eliminate landfills completely? 🧱
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
She turned war rubble into homes… is this how every city should be thinking to help eliminate landfills completely? 🧱
🌊🤠 This “River Cowboy” removed 4,000 tires from the water while spreading awareness of the big tire waste problem… is Extended Producer Responsibility how we fix this?
January 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
🌊🤠 This “River Cowboy” removed 4,000 tires from the water while spreading awareness of the big tire waste problem… is Extended Producer Responsibility how we fix this?
This couple brought a forest back to life by planting 3 million trees, leaving behind an epic legacy…🌳
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This couple brought a forest back to life by planting 3 million trees, leaving behind an epic legacy…🌳
Is this 3D printed surfboard the future of surfing?🏄
January 8, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Is this 3D printed surfboard the future of surfing?🏄
Is this too hard to pull off or is it the future of cars? 🚙
This team of students from 3 universities made a modular car that you can fix at home with a built-in toolbox and app, to try and end planned obsolescence and bring the Right to Repair into the automative industry.
This team of students from 3 universities made a modular car that you can fix at home with a built-in toolbox and app, to try and end planned obsolescence and bring the Right to Repair into the automative industry.
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Is this too hard to pull off or is it the future of cars? 🚙
This team of students from 3 universities made a modular car that you can fix at home with a built-in toolbox and app, to try and end planned obsolescence and bring the Right to Repair into the automative industry.
This team of students from 3 universities made a modular car that you can fix at home with a built-in toolbox and app, to try and end planned obsolescence and bring the Right to Repair into the automative industry.
He turned trashed oyster shells into stunning porcelain… is this the future of rethinking what garbage can become? 🦪
January 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
He turned trashed oyster shells into stunning porcelain… is this the future of rethinking what garbage can become? 🦪
It’s 2026! And here’s the good news… Minimum wage increased in 19 US states + 49 cities, stingless bees became the world’s first insects with legal rights, PFAs ban has started in France, and our community member met lots of cool people by joining a soup kitchen.
How’s your start to the year going?
How’s your start to the year going?
January 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It’s 2026! And here’s the good news… Minimum wage increased in 19 US states + 49 cities, stingless bees became the world’s first insects with legal rights, PFAs ban has started in France, and our community member met lots of cool people by joining a soup kitchen.
How’s your start to the year going?
How’s your start to the year going?
The best story from every month of 2025! What’s your win of the year?
See you in 2026 for so much more :)
See you in 2026 for so much more :)
December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The best story from every month of 2025! What’s your win of the year?
See you in 2026 for so much more :)
See you in 2026 for so much more :)
The most amazing spider silk photo you’ve ever seen, skipping gorilla wins comedy photo of the year, climate Nobel Prize proposal, 900 acres of Indigenous landback near Yosemite, switching church to solar power…
How are you making the planet better?
How are you making the planet better?
December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The most amazing spider silk photo you’ve ever seen, skipping gorilla wins comedy photo of the year, climate Nobel Prize proposal, 900 acres of Indigenous landback near Yosemite, switching church to solar power…
How are you making the planet better?
How are you making the planet better?
My parents finished installing their rooftop solar! Tell your homies about these tax credits before it’s too late 😯 #ClimatePowerPartner
December 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My parents finished installing their rooftop solar! Tell your homies about these tax credits before it’s too late 😯 #ClimatePowerPartner
This teacher secretly designed a functional prosthetic hand for his student, 3D printed it with corn bioplastic, and it actually worked…
Is this the future of accessible prosthetics?
Is this the future of accessible prosthetics?
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This teacher secretly designed a functional prosthetic hand for his student, 3D printed it with corn bioplastic, and it actually worked…
Is this the future of accessible prosthetics?
Is this the future of accessible prosthetics?
One of the biggest court victories this year went under the radar.
When a huge ocean refuge was opened up for fishing, @earthjustice.org stepped in to fight for the waters, Indigenous heritage, and species living within… and they won!
Join me in supporting them (in partnership w/ Earthjustice)
When a huge ocean refuge was opened up for fishing, @earthjustice.org stepped in to fight for the waters, Indigenous heritage, and species living within… and they won!
Join me in supporting them (in partnership w/ Earthjustice)
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One of the biggest court victories this year went under the radar.
When a huge ocean refuge was opened up for fishing, @earthjustice.org stepped in to fight for the waters, Indigenous heritage, and species living within… and they won!
Join me in supporting them (in partnership w/ Earthjustice)
When a huge ocean refuge was opened up for fishing, @earthjustice.org stepped in to fight for the waters, Indigenous heritage, and species living within… and they won!
Join me in supporting them (in partnership w/ Earthjustice)
Is there a program like this in your area?
Anyone in NYC can switch to 100% renewable power right now… here’s how! (and why that’s important) #ClimatePowerPartner
Anyone in NYC can switch to 100% renewable power right now… here’s how! (and why that’s important) #ClimatePowerPartner
December 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Is there a program like this in your area?
Anyone in NYC can switch to 100% renewable power right now… here’s how! (and why that’s important) #ClimatePowerPartner
Anyone in NYC can switch to 100% renewable power right now… here’s how! (and why that’s important) #ClimatePowerPartner
Turning vacant Chicago lots into flower farms, Norways pauses deep sea mining, Texas to generate more from solar than coal, hosting a clothing swap…
We build the future together, so what’s your story?
We build the future together, so what’s your story?
December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Turning vacant Chicago lots into flower farms, Norways pauses deep sea mining, Texas to generate more from solar than coal, hosting a clothing swap…
We build the future together, so what’s your story?
We build the future together, so what’s your story?
New boat speed limits to protect whales, Indigenous anime to preserve culture, new “fairy lantern” plants found on a picnic, getting into environmental grad school…
We build a better future together, so what’s your story?
We build a better future together, so what’s your story?
December 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New boat speed limits to protect whales, Indigenous anime to preserve culture, new “fairy lantern” plants found on a picnic, getting into environmental grad school…
We build a better future together, so what’s your story?
We build a better future together, so what’s your story?
14-year-old invents emergency origami structure, all manta and devil rays get protections, 100,000 free school lunches in London, turning hopelessness into kind deeds…
How are you making the planet better?
How are you making the planet better?
December 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
14-year-old invents emergency origami structure, all manta and devil rays get protections, 100,000 free school lunches in London, turning hopelessness into kind deeds…
How are you making the planet better?
How are you making the planet better?
Is this just cool, or will it help protect monarch butterflies? 🦋
This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…
This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is this just cool, or will it help protect monarch butterflies? 🦋
This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…
This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…
A new fungus mosquito repellant, the Sycamore Gap tree lives on, Iowa’s free buses are working, Trisha got their first job…
What’s going right in your world today?
What’s going right in your world today?
December 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A new fungus mosquito repellant, the Sycamore Gap tree lives on, Iowa’s free buses are working, Trisha got their first job…
What’s going right in your world today?
What’s going right in your world today?
A smartphone game is saving a critically endangered Indigenous language, nature’s constitutional right to exist stays in Ecuador, animals kissing dates back 21 million years, swapping to reusable dissection specimens…
December 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A smartphone game is saving a critically endangered Indigenous language, nature’s constitutional right to exist stays in Ecuador, animals kissing dates back 21 million years, swapping to reusable dissection specimens…
What went right in November 2025? Send this to someone who needs a little reminder :)
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What went right in November 2025? Send this to someone who needs a little reminder :)
Do you know the world’s oldest park ranger? 🏞️
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Do you know the world’s oldest park ranger? 🏞️