hopebuilding
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I read a lot and share stories, especially those focused on solutions. I blog at Hopebuilding.blog and on Substack at Seeing Like A Local.
Matt Toews, Eavor Technology's chief technology officer, explains the significance of achieving "first electricity production" at the Alberta-based company's first commercial project, at the Geretsried Site south of Munich, Germany.
Eavor's German Pilot Project Proves Potential for Global Scaling of Canadian Geothermal Tech
YouTube video by Energi Media
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December 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Matt Toews, Eavor Technology's chief technology officer, explains the significance of achieving "first electricity production" at the Alberta-based company's first commercial project, at the Geretsried Site south of Munich, Germany.
According to a Telegram post by the SBU, the vessel has been detained at a commercial port in Odesa. It arrived under the flag of an African country to export a shipment of steel pipes.
Ukraine detains Russia ‘shadow fleet’ cargo ship in Odesa, SBU says
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained Russia's "shadow fleet" ship, which illegally transported agricultural products from the Russian-occupied Crimea, SBU said on Dec. 10.
kyivindependent.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
According to a Telegram post by the SBU, the vessel has been detained at a commercial port in Odesa. It arrived under the flag of an African country to export a shipment of steel pipes.
Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, and Zhukovsky airports introduced temporary flight restrictions during the attack, according to Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya). as part of a large-scale attack against Russia on Oct. 27.
Ukraine targets Moscow with mass drone attack, mayor claims
At least 31 drones have been shot down over the Russian capital, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. All four airports in the region have suspended operations.
kyivindependent.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, and Zhukovsky airports introduced temporary flight restrictions during the attack, according to Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya). as part of a large-scale attack against Russia on Oct. 27.
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Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
The conflict has mutated from a conventional ground war into a hybrid crisis involving actuarial war risk premiums and sovereign debt insolvency risks.
Russia's War Machine Is Now Tearing Itself Apart
YouTube video by Jason Jay Smart
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December 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The conflict has mutated from a conventional ground war into a hybrid crisis involving actuarial war risk premiums and sovereign debt insolvency risks.
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
The one thing keeping Russia going has been their ability to continue to fill their ranks. And that has just changed. Many Russian regions are now struggling to meet their recruitment quotas, and on top of that, they are also being forced to lower the signing bonuses they can offer.
Russia Just Reached a Critical Tipping Point
YouTube video by Paul Warburg
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December 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The one thing keeping Russia going has been their ability to continue to fill their ranks. And that has just changed. Many Russian regions are now struggling to meet their recruitment quotas, and on top of that, they are also being forced to lower the signing bonuses they can offer.
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As the federal government fails millions of Americans, state lawmakers are taking action to improve lives.
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State Lawmakers Aren’t Waiting for Congress to Get Its Act Together
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December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
As the federal government fails millions of Americans, state lawmakers are taking action to improve lives.
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Chicago is where Michelle was raised, where I got my start as an organizer, and where we built a family together. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next June, it will be our way to give back to a city that has given us so much. obama.org/presidential-center
December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Chicago is where Michelle was raised, where I got my start as an organizer, and where we built a family together. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next June, it will be our way to give back to a city that has given us so much. obama.org/presidential-center
Some of Vegas’ iconic casinos, convention centers and hotels — and thousands of households across the city, too — are using the sun to save money and better the planet’s odds at tackling climate change.
Nevada Is All In on Solar Power
Nevada leads the country in solar generation per capita. It’s not just homeowners betting on it, but casinos, too.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Some of Vegas’ iconic casinos, convention centers and hotels — and thousands of households across the city, too — are using the sun to save money and better the planet’s odds at tackling climate change.
One result of the expansion is cleaner air. In 2024, city officials calculated that geothermal heat had resulted in 6,500 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the equivalent of removing 1,500 cars from the road each year.
They’re in Hot Water in Idaho. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
One result of the expansion is cleaner air. In 2024, city officials calculated that geothermal heat had resulted in 6,500 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the equivalent of removing 1,500 cars from the road each year.
“At first, we used to just do it in the southwest corner of the state, but now everybody else is kind of getting on board and becoming beaver believers,” Ms. Griffin said.
These Utah Beavers Are Moving. They’ll Get New Jobs and More Space.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
“At first, we used to just do it in the southwest corner of the state, but now everybody else is kind of getting on board and becoming beaver believers,” Ms. Griffin said.
An increasingly well-known alternative to plurality voting is ranked choice voting. It’s used statewide in Maine and Alaska and in dozens of municipalities, including New York City.
New study finds a more effective way to hold US elections: 'Less likely to elect an extreme candidate'
Three mathematics professors explain why ranked choice voting better represents the whims of voters — and why U.S. democracy is straining under its current system.
www.goodgoodgood.co
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
An increasingly well-known alternative to plurality voting is ranked choice voting. It’s used statewide in Maine and Alaska and in dozens of municipalities, including New York City.
The City of Boulder announced it is making its largest one-year investment in affordable housing, distributing over $21,380,000 to two organizations that will add 184 affordable homes to the city’s inventory.
Boulder makes a $21 million affordable housing investment this year
Boulder announced it is making its largest one-year investment in affordable housing, distributing over $21,380,000 to two organizations that will add 184 affordable homes to the city’s inventory.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The City of Boulder announced it is making its largest one-year investment in affordable housing, distributing over $21,380,000 to two organizations that will add 184 affordable homes to the city’s inventory.
A therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors report.
The treatment involves precisely editing the DNA in white blood cells to transform them into a cancer-fighting "living drug".
The treatment involves precisely editing the DNA in white blood cells to transform them into a cancer-fighting "living drug".
Blood cancer therapy reverses incurable leukaemia in some patients
Seven out of 11 patients with incurable cancer who had the treatment appear to be cancer-free.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
A therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors report.
The treatment involves precisely editing the DNA in white blood cells to transform them into a cancer-fighting "living drug".
The treatment involves precisely editing the DNA in white blood cells to transform them into a cancer-fighting "living drug".
Portland’s billion-dollar climate action program is set to invest more than $64 million over the next five years in community-led projects that will help the city reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and advance the renewable energy transition.
Portland Clean Energy Fund invests more than $64 million in community-led grants
The Portland Clean Energy Fund announced $64.4 million in grants for dozens of nonprofit-led community projects aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions and the renewable energy transition.
www.opb.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Portland’s billion-dollar climate action program is set to invest more than $64 million over the next five years in community-led projects that will help the city reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and advance the renewable energy transition.
The New Mexico Public Education Department already tested the Guaranteed Payment for Attendance program in Cuba. It’s now expanding the program to 330 students across 12 school districts and one charter school. Students from grades 10 to 12 are eligible for the program.
New Mexico's plan gives homeless students $500 a month to stay in school
New Mexico is addressing student homelessness with a new initiative that pays qualifying students $500 a month.
www.kob.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The New Mexico Public Education Department already tested the Guaranteed Payment for Attendance program in Cuba. It’s now expanding the program to 330 students across 12 school districts and one charter school. Students from grades 10 to 12 are eligible for the program.
The trains will run three times a week, starting in Amsterdam and Brussels and joining up in Germany before continuing via Cologne, Bern and Stresa, on Lake Maggiore
Night trains due to run from Amsterdam to Milan from next June - DutchNews.nl
Night train operator European Sleeper has announced plans for an Amsterdam to Milan service from next June. The trains will run three times a week, starting in Amsterdam and Brussels and joining up in...
www.dutchnews.nl
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The trains will run three times a week, starting in Amsterdam and Brussels and joining up in Germany before continuing via Cologne, Bern and Stresa, on Lake Maggiore
The Connecticut Green Bank goes beyond grants and loans to directly develop solar for towns and schools — a model other states could follow as energy costs rise.
Connecticut’s pioneering model for publicly owned, small-scale solar
The Connecticut Green Bank goes beyond grants and loans to directly develop solar for towns and schools — a model other states could follow.
www.canarymedia.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Connecticut Green Bank goes beyond grants and loans to directly develop solar for towns and schools — a model other states could follow as energy costs rise.
Utah’s largest coal-fired power plant — the Intermountain Power Project (IPP), located in the Great Basin region of western Utah and primarily serving southern California — is no longer operating, after the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power quietly pulled the plug just before Thanksgiving.
Largest Utah Coal Plant Goes Quiet as Los Angeles Goes Coal-Free - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Utah’s largest coal-fired power plant — the Intermountain Power Project (IPP), located in the Great Basin region of western U...
cleantechnica.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Utah’s largest coal-fired power plant — the Intermountain Power Project (IPP), located in the Great Basin region of western Utah and primarily serving southern California — is no longer operating, after the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power quietly pulled the plug just before Thanksgiving.
Across India, 118 million adult women in 12 states now receive unconditional cash transfers from their governments... India is paying adult womenm because they keep households running, bear the burden of unpaid care and form an electorate too large to ignore.
India cash transfers for women: Paying for unpaid household work
Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Across India, 118 million adult women in 12 states now receive unconditional cash transfers from their governments... India is paying adult womenm because they keep households running, bear the burden of unpaid care and form an electorate too large to ignore.
Late this summer, construction began on the Pine Point Resilience Hub, a 500-kilowatt solar array paired with 2.76 megawatt-hours of battery storage that will power the Pine Point K-8 school and elderly gathering center.
Solar microgrid brings energy security to White Earth Nation
Celebrating Tribal Communities leading the clean energy transition Each November, Native American Heritage Month invites us to honor the traditions,
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December 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Late this summer, construction began on the Pine Point Resilience Hub, a 500-kilowatt solar array paired with 2.76 megawatt-hours of battery storage that will power the Pine Point K-8 school and elderly gathering center.
The move nearly doubles NYPA’s initial renewables goal but still scales back from summer targets. The agency blames Trump’s tax-credit cuts and grid challenges.
New York’s public utility approves plan to build 5.5GW of renewables
The move nearly doubles NYPA’s initial renewables goal but still scales back from summer targets. The agency blames Trump’s tax-credit cuts and grid…
www.canarymedia.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The move nearly doubles NYPA’s initial renewables goal but still scales back from summer targets. The agency blames Trump’s tax-credit cuts and grid challenges.
Fervo is part of a burgeoning movement in the U.S. and globally to unleash geothermal energy in many more places.
Fervo nabs $462M to complete massive next-gen geothermal project
The Houston startup is part of a growing push to harness geothermal energy with new technologies. The funding will help Fervo finish its flagship Utah…
www.canarymedia.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Fervo is part of a burgeoning movement in the U.S. and globally to unleash geothermal energy in many more places.
A new long-term housing complex for single mothers and their children has just opened in Burnaby, signalling a new era of compassionate care and community for women fleeing violence in the region.
$50M Cindy Beedie Place housing opens for single mothers
YWCA Cindy Beedie Place in Burnaby will house 56 single mothers and their children, with an in-facility daycare with spaces for 37 kids.
bcbusiness.ca
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A new long-term housing complex for single mothers and their children has just opened in Burnaby, signalling a new era of compassionate care and community for women fleeing violence in the region.