The Blue Marble
@thebluemarble.bsky.social
Every problem has a solution. We're spreading knowledge about sustainability efforts and sharing inspiring stories of change. Check us out at: https://thebluemarble.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips
When we don't finish a meal at a restaurant, it becomes leftovers.
When a restaurant doesn't sell food, it becomes trash.
Is there a better solution?
Yes, there is:
#Zero-Waste #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Restaurants #Leftovers #MoneySaver #Efficiency
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When a restaurant doesn't sell food, it becomes trash.
Is there a better solution?
Yes, there is:
#Zero-Waste #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Restaurants #Leftovers #MoneySaver #Efficiency
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We Already Solved World Hunger
We just haaven't realized it yet.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When we don't finish a meal at a restaurant, it becomes leftovers.
When a restaurant doesn't sell food, it becomes trash.
Is there a better solution?
Yes, there is:
#Zero-Waste #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Restaurants #Leftovers #MoneySaver #Efficiency
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When a restaurant doesn't sell food, it becomes trash.
Is there a better solution?
Yes, there is:
#Zero-Waste #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Restaurants #Leftovers #MoneySaver #Efficiency
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There’s a highway in Canada where bears, wolves, elk & cougars walk over the traffic on forested bridges. 🐻🚗🌉
Vegetated overpasses in Banff National Park have decreased animal-vehicle collisions by over 80%.
#Rewilding #Conservation #WildlifeCrossing #ClimateHope #BanffNationalPark #Nature
Vegetated overpasses in Banff National Park have decreased animal-vehicle collisions by over 80%.
#Rewilding #Conservation #WildlifeCrossing #ClimateHope #BanffNationalPark #Nature
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There’s a highway in Canada where bears, wolves, elk & cougars walk over the traffic on forested bridges. 🐻🚗🌉
Vegetated overpasses in Banff National Park have decreased animal-vehicle collisions by over 80%.
#Rewilding #Conservation #WildlifeCrossing #ClimateHope #BanffNationalPark #Nature
Vegetated overpasses in Banff National Park have decreased animal-vehicle collisions by over 80%.
#Rewilding #Conservation #WildlifeCrossing #ClimateHope #BanffNationalPark #Nature
New York’s Hudson Valley is literally tearing down walls for nature. 🧱➡️🌊
Old dams are being removed, and within just a few years, fish, mussels, beavers, and birds are thriving.
Proof that sometimes less is more.
#HudsonValley #Rewilding #Conservation #ClimateHope #RiverRestoration
Old dams are being removed, and within just a few years, fish, mussels, beavers, and birds are thriving.
Proof that sometimes less is more.
#HudsonValley #Rewilding #Conservation #ClimateHope #RiverRestoration
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New York’s Hudson Valley is literally tearing down walls for nature. 🧱➡️🌊
Old dams are being removed, and within just a few years, fish, mussels, beavers, and birds are thriving.
Proof that sometimes less is more.
#HudsonValley #Rewilding #Conservation #ClimateHope #RiverRestoration
Old dams are being removed, and within just a few years, fish, mussels, beavers, and birds are thriving.
Proof that sometimes less is more.
#HudsonValley #Rewilding #Conservation #ClimateHope #RiverRestoration
Summer “picnic” with no one left out.
In Eau Claire, WI, @feedmypeople and local partners turned Operation Picnic into thousands of free meals for kids who lose access to school lunches in the summer. Volunteer work at its best!
#FoodSecurity #MutualAid #GoodNews #CommunityCare #Wisconsin
In Eau Claire, WI, @feedmypeople and local partners turned Operation Picnic into thousands of free meals for kids who lose access to school lunches in the summer. Volunteer work at its best!
#FoodSecurity #MutualAid #GoodNews #CommunityCare #Wisconsin
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Summer “picnic” with no one left out.
In Eau Claire, WI, @feedmypeople and local partners turned Operation Picnic into thousands of free meals for kids who lose access to school lunches in the summer. Volunteer work at its best!
#FoodSecurity #MutualAid #GoodNews #CommunityCare #Wisconsin
In Eau Claire, WI, @feedmypeople and local partners turned Operation Picnic into thousands of free meals for kids who lose access to school lunches in the summer. Volunteer work at its best!
#FoodSecurity #MutualAid #GoodNews #CommunityCare #Wisconsin
A former homeless teen grew up, came back, and is now feeding THOUSANDS of kids from a food truck in Midland, Texas.
Food First serves free dinners in parks, at churches, and in neighborhoods, filling bellies and hope.
#FoodInsecurity #MutualAid #CommunityCare #GoodNews #MidlandTX #KidsFirst
Food First serves free dinners in parks, at churches, and in neighborhoods, filling bellies and hope.
#FoodInsecurity #MutualAid #CommunityCare #GoodNews #MidlandTX #KidsFirst
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A former homeless teen grew up, came back, and is now feeding THOUSANDS of kids from a food truck in Midland, Texas.
Food First serves free dinners in parks, at churches, and in neighborhoods, filling bellies and hope.
#FoodInsecurity #MutualAid #CommunityCare #GoodNews #MidlandTX #KidsFirst
Food First serves free dinners in parks, at churches, and in neighborhoods, filling bellies and hope.
#FoodInsecurity #MutualAid #CommunityCare #GoodNews #MidlandTX #KidsFirst
“There is nothing so American as our national parks. The fundamental idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to the people.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Today, a select few are trying to take those spaces away from the people. Make your voice heard
#Conservation #NationalParks #PublicSpaces
Today, a select few are trying to take those spaces away from the people. Make your voice heard
#Conservation #NationalParks #PublicSpaces
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“There is nothing so American as our national parks. The fundamental idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to the people.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Today, a select few are trying to take those spaces away from the people. Make your voice heard
#Conservation #NationalParks #PublicSpaces
Today, a select few are trying to take those spaces away from the people. Make your voice heard
#Conservation #NationalParks #PublicSpaces
AI isn’t “clean” just because it’s digital. 🧠⚡️
At COP30, campaigners sounded the alarm about the massive energy demand of AI data centers.
If AI is here to stay, what rules do you want in place to keep it from overheating the planet? 🌍🔥
#AI #ClimateChange #Sustainability #COP30
At COP30, campaigners sounded the alarm about the massive energy demand of AI data centers.
If AI is here to stay, what rules do you want in place to keep it from overheating the planet? 🌍🔥
#AI #ClimateChange #Sustainability #COP30
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
AI isn’t “clean” just because it’s digital. 🧠⚡️
At COP30, campaigners sounded the alarm about the massive energy demand of AI data centers.
If AI is here to stay, what rules do you want in place to keep it from overheating the planet? 🌍🔥
#AI #ClimateChange #Sustainability #COP30
At COP30, campaigners sounded the alarm about the massive energy demand of AI data centers.
If AI is here to stay, what rules do you want in place to keep it from overheating the planet? 🌍🔥
#AI #ClimateChange #Sustainability #COP30
What If “Broken” Didn’t Mean “Trash?”
Is it even possible to fix something in today’s throwaway culture? We asked the same question and were surprised at what we found.
#Repair #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #NewSkills #Zero-Waste #Recycle
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Is it even possible to fix something in today’s throwaway culture? We asked the same question and were surprised at what we found.
#Repair #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #NewSkills #Zero-Waste #Recycle
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Second Chance Cafe
And the memories we save along the way...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
What If “Broken” Didn’t Mean “Trash?”
Is it even possible to fix something in today’s throwaway culture? We asked the same question and were surprised at what we found.
#Repair #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #NewSkills #Zero-Waste #Recycle
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Is it even possible to fix something in today’s throwaway culture? We asked the same question and were surprised at what we found.
#Repair #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #NewSkills #Zero-Waste #Recycle
thebluemarble.substack.com/p/second-cha...
🐬 Greece unveiled two huge marine parks in the Ionian & Aegean, and Australia is moving to make nearly a third of its waters “highly protected” by 2030.
30x30 isn’t just a slogan anymore.
#MarineProtectedAreas #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #OceanWins
30x30 isn’t just a slogan anymore.
#MarineProtectedAreas #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #OceanWins
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🐬 Greece unveiled two huge marine parks in the Ionian & Aegean, and Australia is moving to make nearly a third of its waters “highly protected” by 2030.
30x30 isn’t just a slogan anymore.
#MarineProtectedAreas #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #OceanWins
30x30 isn’t just a slogan anymore.
#MarineProtectedAreas #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #OceanWins
🌳 Brazil’s “Tropical Forest Forever” facility aims to mobilize $125B to keep forests standing, and countries pledged to secure land tenure for 160M hecatres of Indigenous + local lands.
Forests are still our fastest climate tech.
#COP30 #ForestsFirst #ProtectAndRestore #1Point5
Forests are still our fastest climate tech.
#COP30 #ForestsFirst #ProtectAndRestore #1Point5
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🌳 Brazil’s “Tropical Forest Forever” facility aims to mobilize $125B to keep forests standing, and countries pledged to secure land tenure for 160M hecatres of Indigenous + local lands.
Forests are still our fastest climate tech.
#COP30 #ForestsFirst #ProtectAndRestore #1Point5
Forests are still our fastest climate tech.
#COP30 #ForestsFirst #ProtectAndRestore #1Point5
🚲 Short trip, big impact.
Cities in 2025 are showing that shifting to bikes and e-bikes can cut trip emissions by nearly 75% and make streets quieter.
Build the lanes, and people will use them.
#Micromobility #ClimateSolutions #BikeMoreDriveLess #HealthyCities
Cities in 2025 are showing that shifting to bikes and e-bikes can cut trip emissions by nearly 75% and make streets quieter.
Build the lanes, and people will use them.
#Micromobility #ClimateSolutions #BikeMoreDriveLess #HealthyCities
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🚲 Short trip, big impact.
Cities in 2025 are showing that shifting to bikes and e-bikes can cut trip emissions by nearly 75% and make streets quieter.
Build the lanes, and people will use them.
#Micromobility #ClimateSolutions #BikeMoreDriveLess #HealthyCities
Cities in 2025 are showing that shifting to bikes and e-bikes can cut trip emissions by nearly 75% and make streets quieter.
Build the lanes, and people will use them.
#Micromobility #ClimateSolutions #BikeMoreDriveLess #HealthyCities
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🪶 Indigenous leadership is being funded at scale:
A new $1.8B global pledge plus a $375M Indigenous-led conservation partnership in Canada’s Northwest Territories are protecting lands AND communities.
#IndigenousLed #LandBack #ClimateJustice #Conservation
A new $1.8B global pledge plus a $375M Indigenous-led conservation partnership in Canada’s Northwest Territories are protecting lands AND communities.
#IndigenousLed #LandBack #ClimateJustice #Conservation
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🪶 Indigenous leadership is being funded at scale:
A new $1.8B global pledge plus a $375M Indigenous-led conservation partnership in Canada’s Northwest Territories are protecting lands AND communities.
#IndigenousLed #LandBack #ClimateJustice #Conservation
A new $1.8B global pledge plus a $375M Indigenous-led conservation partnership in Canada’s Northwest Territories are protecting lands AND communities.
#IndigenousLed #LandBack #ClimateJustice #Conservation
🌱 Repair in progress: Pakistan’s Delta Blue Carbon project restored over 100,000 hectares of mangroves.
The Philippines launched a national blue carbon plan this year.
Coastal roots = carbon storage + storm protection.
#BlueCarbon #MangroveRestoration #NatureBasedSolutions #CoastalResilience
The Philippines launched a national blue carbon plan this year.
Coastal roots = carbon storage + storm protection.
#BlueCarbon #MangroveRestoration #NatureBasedSolutions #CoastalResilience
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🌱 Repair in progress: Pakistan’s Delta Blue Carbon project restored over 100,000 hectares of mangroves.
The Philippines launched a national blue carbon plan this year.
Coastal roots = carbon storage + storm protection.
#BlueCarbon #MangroveRestoration #NatureBasedSolutions #CoastalResilience
The Philippines launched a national blue carbon plan this year.
Coastal roots = carbon storage + storm protection.
#BlueCarbon #MangroveRestoration #NatureBasedSolutions #CoastalResilience
🏢 Business is moving: The Science Based Targets initiative now counts ~11,000 companies with targets or commitments, and firms with BOTH near-term + net-zero targets jumped 200%+ in 18 months.
That’s market pressure working.
#SustainableBusiness #SBTi #NetZero #ClimateLeadership
That’s market pressure working.
#SustainableBusiness #SBTi #NetZero #ClimateLeadership
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🏢 Business is moving: The Science Based Targets initiative now counts ~11,000 companies with targets or commitments, and firms with BOTH near-term + net-zero targets jumped 200%+ in 18 months.
That’s market pressure working.
#SustainableBusiness #SBTi #NetZero #ClimateLeadership
That’s market pressure working.
#SustainableBusiness #SBTi #NetZero #ClimateLeadership
🚲 London, New York, and other cities are expanding low-emission zones + protected bike lanes in 2025 — and they’re seeing cleaner air and safer streets.
Climate action that makes your commute better.
#BetterCities #ActiveTransit #CleanAir #UrbanClimate
Climate action that makes your commute better.
#BetterCities #ActiveTransit #CleanAir #UrbanClimate
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🚲 London, New York, and other cities are expanding low-emission zones + protected bike lanes in 2025 — and they’re seeing cleaner air and safer streets.
Climate action that makes your commute better.
#BetterCities #ActiveTransit #CleanAir #UrbanClimate
Climate action that makes your commute better.
#BetterCities #ActiveTransit #CleanAir #UrbanClimate
🍊 NYC made curbside composting citywide and mandatory, and California’s organics law is cutting landfill methane. Trash → soil is a real climate solution, not a buzzword.
#ZeroWaste #Composting #MethaneMatters #LocalClimateAction
#ZeroWaste #Composting #MethaneMatters #LocalClimateAction
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🍊 NYC made curbside composting citywide and mandatory, and California’s organics law is cutting landfill methane. Trash → soil is a real climate solution, not a buzzword.
#ZeroWaste #Composting #MethaneMatters #LocalClimateAction
#ZeroWaste #Composting #MethaneMatters #LocalClimateAction
⚡ Solar isn’t just daytime anymore. In 2025, virtual power plants in the US passed 500 MWh of networked storage across 16 states, helping the grid ride out heat waves.
Clean + reliable is here.
#CleanEnergy #SolarPlusStorage #EnergyTransition #ResilientGrid
Clean + reliable is here.
#CleanEnergy #SolarPlusStorage #EnergyTransition #ResilientGrid
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
⚡ Solar isn’t just daytime anymore. In 2025, virtual power plants in the US passed 500 MWh of networked storage across 16 states, helping the grid ride out heat waves.
Clean + reliable is here.
#CleanEnergy #SolarPlusStorage #EnergyTransition #ResilientGrid
Clean + reliable is here.
#CleanEnergy #SolarPlusStorage #EnergyTransition #ResilientGrid
🌊 Ocean protection is scaling up: French Polynesia just moved to protect nearly 5 million km² of ocean, and the High Seas Treaty finally hit enough ratifications to create MPAs on the high seas.
Ocean wins > ocean doom.
#OceanConservation #30x30 #ProtectTheBlue #ClimateHope
Ocean wins > ocean doom.
#OceanConservation #30x30 #ProtectTheBlue #ClimateHope
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🌊 Ocean protection is scaling up: French Polynesia just moved to protect nearly 5 million km² of ocean, and the High Seas Treaty finally hit enough ratifications to create MPAs on the high seas.
Ocean wins > ocean doom.
#OceanConservation #30x30 #ProtectTheBlue #ClimateHope
Ocean wins > ocean doom.
#OceanConservation #30x30 #ProtectTheBlue #ClimateHope
Ever wonder if solar panels could be made better?
These guys did:
#RenewableEnergy #Solar #Net-Zero
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These guys did:
#RenewableEnergy #Solar #Net-Zero
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Watt A Time To Be Alive
The Need For Renewable Energy
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November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ever wonder if solar panels could be made better?
These guys did:
#RenewableEnergy #Solar #Net-Zero
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These guys did:
#RenewableEnergy #Solar #Net-Zero
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🛰️🔬 CERN isn’t just smashing particles; they’re redefining their impact on the biodiversity around them.
They’ve built solar-powered “birdhouse” sensors and are harnessing AI to ID species by song. Tech for nature, not just physics. 🐦⚡️
#Biodiversity #AI #CERN #TechForGood #BirdsNotJustBosons
They’ve built solar-powered “birdhouse” sensors and are harnessing AI to ID species by song. Tech for nature, not just physics. 🐦⚡️
#Biodiversity #AI #CERN #TechForGood #BirdsNotJustBosons
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🛰️🔬 CERN isn’t just smashing particles; they’re redefining their impact on the biodiversity around them.
They’ve built solar-powered “birdhouse” sensors and are harnessing AI to ID species by song. Tech for nature, not just physics. 🐦⚡️
#Biodiversity #AI #CERN #TechForGood #BirdsNotJustBosons
They’ve built solar-powered “birdhouse” sensors and are harnessing AI to ID species by song. Tech for nature, not just physics. 🐦⚡️
#Biodiversity #AI #CERN #TechForGood #BirdsNotJustBosons
Free Electricity!
The Australian government just announced that, starting in July 2026, every household will receive 3 hours of free electricity, compliments of the solar panels. Thanks to years of smart policy, all citizens are now benefiting from renewable energy.
#Solar #Renewables #Net-Zero
The Australian government just announced that, starting in July 2026, every household will receive 3 hours of free electricity, compliments of the solar panels. Thanks to years of smart policy, all citizens are now benefiting from renewable energy.
#Solar #Renewables #Net-Zero
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Free Electricity!
The Australian government just announced that, starting in July 2026, every household will receive 3 hours of free electricity, compliments of the solar panels. Thanks to years of smart policy, all citizens are now benefiting from renewable energy.
#Solar #Renewables #Net-Zero
The Australian government just announced that, starting in July 2026, every household will receive 3 hours of free electricity, compliments of the solar panels. Thanks to years of smart policy, all citizens are now benefiting from renewable energy.
#Solar #Renewables #Net-Zero
Tonight’s sky is putting on a show 🌕✨
Supermoon tonight! Bigger, brighter, and a perfect excuse to step outside and look up.
📸 Snap it
🪟 Post it
🌍 Tell people where you’re viewing from
#Supermoon #Space #Skypost #BlueSkyNature #Tonight
Supermoon tonight! Bigger, brighter, and a perfect excuse to step outside and look up.
📸 Snap it
🪟 Post it
🌍 Tell people where you’re viewing from
#Supermoon #Space #Skypost #BlueSkyNature #Tonight
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tonight’s sky is putting on a show 🌕✨
Supermoon tonight! Bigger, brighter, and a perfect excuse to step outside and look up.
📸 Snap it
🪟 Post it
🌍 Tell people where you’re viewing from
#Supermoon #Space #Skypost #BlueSkyNature #Tonight
Supermoon tonight! Bigger, brighter, and a perfect excuse to step outside and look up.
📸 Snap it
🪟 Post it
🌍 Tell people where you’re viewing from
#Supermoon #Space #Skypost #BlueSkyNature #Tonight
Bolivia just created a new protected area bigger than Singapore.
It safeguards jaguars, Andean bears, rare amphibians, AND local water sources, while opening the door to community ecotourism. This is what local climate + nature wins look like. 💪
#Conservation #Biodiversity #Amazon #ClimateAction
It safeguards jaguars, Andean bears, rare amphibians, AND local water sources, while opening the door to community ecotourism. This is what local climate + nature wins look like. 💪
#Conservation #Biodiversity #Amazon #ClimateAction
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bolivia just created a new protected area bigger than Singapore.
It safeguards jaguars, Andean bears, rare amphibians, AND local water sources, while opening the door to community ecotourism. This is what local climate + nature wins look like. 💪
#Conservation #Biodiversity #Amazon #ClimateAction
It safeguards jaguars, Andean bears, rare amphibians, AND local water sources, while opening the door to community ecotourism. This is what local climate + nature wins look like. 💪
#Conservation #Biodiversity #Amazon #ClimateAction
Can the boring, everyday items in our lives help us help the planet?
And if that's possible, how do we do it?
It turns out the answer to that question might be right under our feet.
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Net-Zero #CarbonSink
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And if that's possible, how do we do it?
It turns out the answer to that question might be right under our feet.
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Net-Zero #CarbonSink
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Carpet Saves The Planet
... Wait, what?
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November 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Can the boring, everyday items in our lives help us help the planet?
And if that's possible, how do we do it?
It turns out the answer to that question might be right under our feet.
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Net-Zero #CarbonSink
open.substack.com/pub/thebluem...
And if that's possible, how do we do it?
It turns out the answer to that question might be right under our feet.
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Net-Zero #CarbonSink
open.substack.com/pub/thebluem...