I confess I had never heard of the bontebok, a beautiful antelope whose numbers have gone from 17 to over 9,000 - an amazing conservation success that is my news to me good news for Nov 9 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries theoriginsfoundation.org/news/bontebo...
Bontebok: A South African Conservation Success Story - The Origins Foundation
Among the many beautiful antelope species in Africa, the bontebok stands out as a symbol for species recovery in South Africa because of its miraculous conservation success story. A long history of co...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I confess I had never heard of the bontebok, a beautiful antelope whose numbers have gone from 17 to over 9,000 - an amazing conservation success that is my news to me good news for Nov 9 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries theoriginsfoundation.org/news/bontebo...
Back from beyond the brink - My news to me good news for Nov 3. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries (literally) www.journee-mondiale.com/en/we-studie...
We studied 900+ endangered species across 20 years and this Chinese wetland's resurrection miracle changed everything we thought we knew about conservation
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November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Back from beyond the brink - My news to me good news for Nov 3. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries (literally) www.journee-mondiale.com/en/we-studie...
The standard story is that farmers hate birds. This farmer begs to differ and is my news to me good news for Nov 5. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/migratory-bi...
Migratory Birds and Rice Farmers Are Helping Each Other Soar
Across the U.S., farmers are welcoming migrating birds onto their land — and getting healthier fields and hardier harvests in return.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The standard story is that farmers hate birds. This farmer begs to differ and is my news to me good news for Nov 5. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/migratory-bi...
A year in Switzerland decades ago made me appreciate this general approach (the required garbage bags cost serious money), but it is great to see it growing. My news to me good news for Oct 27 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/pay-as-you-t...
'Pay-As-You-Throw' Helps Cities Cut Waste And Citizens Save Cash
Charging residents for how much — or little — they throw out is the financial incentive people need to start rethinking their habits, say experts.
reasonstobecheerful.world
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A year in Switzerland decades ago made me appreciate this general approach (the required garbage bags cost serious money), but it is great to see it growing. My news to me good news for Oct 27 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/pay-as-you-t...
I'll take this and hope for more (whales) next year. My news to me good news for Oct 21 #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past year
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'll take this and hope for more (whales) next year. My news to me good news for Oct 21 #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
When solar is both cheaper and better, it's hard to stop, even in an oil producing nation like #Nigeria. My news to me good news for Oct 12 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries. www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer. Its citizens eye a different future.
Africans are rapidly taking up solar power, a grassroots transformation led by individuals and businesses, rather than governments or power companies.
www.csmonitor.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
When solar is both cheaper and better, it's hard to stop, even in an oil producing nation like #Nigeria. My news to me good news for Oct 12 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries. www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
My news to me good news for Oct 2 - greener gold #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries theprogressplaybook.com/2025/09/23/t...
The off-grid gold mine leading the way to 100% wind and solar power
The mine's clean energy credentials have allowed it to sell some gold at a premium to normal market rates.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My news to me good news for Oct 2 - greener gold #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries theprogressplaybook.com/2025/09/23/t...
I have no idea how practical this is and I am not in the market for this at the moment (I hope) but it's still my news to me good news for Feb 16 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.goodnewsnetwork.org/eco-funerals...
Eco-Funerals Now Feature World’s First ‘Living Coffin’ Made Out of Mushrooms
Funeral directors in the UK can now bury you in the ‘world's first living coffin’, which is made out of mushrooms and hemp.
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February 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I have no idea how practical this is and I am not in the market for this at the moment (I hope) but it's still my news to me good news for Feb 16 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.goodnewsnetwork.org/eco-funerals...
This silver lining to a bad situation is my news to me good news for Nov 21 because Zambia wil be better off in the long run with solar. #EarthOptimism #BeyondtheObituaries e360.yale.edu/features/zam...
As Drought Shrivels Hydropower, Zambia Is Pivoting to Solar
An unprecedented drought has lowered reservoirs in hydropower-dependent Zambia, leading to economically crippling blackouts and spurring a push for solar. With multiple utility-scale arrays now in the...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:46 PM
This silver lining to a bad situation is my news to me good news for Nov 21 because Zambia wil be better off in the long run with solar. #EarthOptimism #BeyondtheObituaries e360.yale.edu/features/zam...
My news to me good news for Nov 27 - frogs have been decimated by disease worldwide, but this one is making a comeback #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/e...
Endangered Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frogs Are Making a Comeback
Scientists are celebrating the recovery of the species in Yosemite National Park, where they were decimated by the introduction of non-native fish and the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:03 AM
My news to me good news for Nov 27 - frogs have been decimated by disease worldwide, but this one is making a comeback #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/e...
Folks, we can't just doom scroll our way to victory. My news to me good news for Jan 14, which has a much broader message - bottom up power. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries e360.yale.edu/features/afr...
In Africa, Local Communities Protect More Wildlife Than Do Parks
A new analysis shows that African wildlife increasingly depend on lands managed by villagers and herders. In many areas, locally-run conservancies now more effectively protect wildlife than national p...
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January 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Folks, we can't just doom scroll our way to victory. My news to me good news for Jan 14, which has a much broader message - bottom up power. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries e360.yale.edu/features/afr...
Thank you Ithaca. My news to me good news for Nov 22. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/11/the-...
The first all-electric conference center in the U.S. opens in Ithaca, New York » Yale Climate Connections
Heat pumps warm and cool the facility, and its kitchen relies on induction ranges and electric fryers and ovens.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 22, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Thank you Ithaca. My news to me good news for Nov 22. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/11/the-...
New funds to help creatures cross our roads is my news to me good news for Dec 20. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries.
Big news on the #roadecology front: USDOT just announced recipients for the latest round of the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, its $350 million grant initiative funding safe passage around the country. A quick thread about what got funded (and what didn’t):
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December 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM
New funds to help creatures cross our roads is my news to me good news for Dec 20. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries.
solar power + indigenous art + building reuse wow! My news to me good news for July 30 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries nicenews.com/environment/...
Canada Houses the World’s Largest Solar Panel Mural
In Canada, an eco-friendly apartment building now features the world’s largest solar panel mural showcasing Indigenous artwork.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
solar power + indigenous art + building reuse wow! My news to me good news for July 30 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries nicenews.com/environment/...
From mine to ours - sharing for a better future - my news to me good news for Mar 5 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/04/t...
The rise of the 'sharing city' model
The average Western consumer owns around 10,000 items, many of which are rarely used. Sharing stations help to address this.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
From mine to ours - sharing for a better future - my news to me good news for Mar 5 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/04/t...
I know this seems a bit grim, but at 75 I think about this all the time, and so this story is my news to me good news for Mar 31. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/conservation...
Rewilding Death in the Appalachian Mountains
A growing conservation burial movement is challenging the funeral industry’s environmental footprint while healing the land.
reasonstobecheerful.world
April 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I know this seems a bit grim, but at 75 I think about this all the time, and so this story is my news to me good news for Mar 31. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries reasonstobecheerful.world/conservation...
A South Side solution is my news to me good news for Nov 4 - Go #Chicago! #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/a-bi...
A biodigester on Chicago’s South Side turns waste into power » Yale Climate Connections
Community leaders have debuted a high-tech biodigester designed to capture emissions, feed gardens, and inspire the next generation.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A South Side solution is my news to me good news for Nov 4 - Go #Chicago! #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/a-bi...
Feeling a bit under the weather for the last few days but inspired by the fact that she's only one year younger than I am! My news to me good news for Dec 9. #EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Wisdom the 74-year-old albatross lays an egg with new mate
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg, this time with a new partner. She is a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), or mōlī in Hawaiian, and this is her first egg in four y...
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December 9, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Feeling a bit under the weather for the last few days but inspired by the fact that she's only one year younger than I am! My news to me good news for Dec 9. #EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Going local helps when larger scale is failing us. My news to me good news for Jan 17. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries
Decarbonization relies on electrification — and for electrification to work, America needs to be able to keep the lights on, even when disaster strikes. From California to Houston, industrial bakeries to hospitals to homes, microgrids are helping the U.S. do just that. ow.ly/opZZ50UIyku
Green Microgrids Are Powering a More Resilient Future
Across the U.S., thousands of homes and businesses are now running on locally distributed green power in a radical reimagining of the grid.
ow.ly
January 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Going local helps when larger scale is failing us. My news to me good news for Jan 17. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries
Energy transition is slowable but not stoppable. Two trillion investment last year is my news to me good news for Feb 28. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries.
February 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Energy transition is slowable but not stoppable. Two trillion investment last year is my news to me good news for Feb 28. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries.
A long way to go, but at least moving in the right direction. My news to me good news for July 29 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.wsj.com/articles/sho...
Shoppers Are Slowly Turning Away From Plastic Packaging
New survey finds more than a third of U.S. and Canadian respondents had decided against buying something because of unsustainable packaging.
www.wsj.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A long way to go, but at least moving in the right direction. My news to me good news for July 29 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.wsj.com/articles/sho...
I had no idea that most kids are served school lunch on styrofoam trays. So this (thanks to new Rhode Island law) is my news to me good news for Jan 5 - and it even costs less! #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Most U.S. schoolchildren toss their lunch trays every day. Here’s a better way.
A Rhode Island school is ditching plastic foam trays at lunchtime in favor of reusable stainless steel trays and sporks. It’s cut lunch waste 90 percent.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I had no idea that most kids are served school lunch on styrofoam trays. So this (thanks to new Rhode Island law) is my news to me good news for Jan 5 - and it even costs less! #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Marine Protected Areas really do work. My news to me good news for Feb 9 #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
The Great Barrier Reef's Marine Reserves Supply Half of Local Trout Catch
A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has shown that the network of no-take marine reserves supply nearly half of the region's trout fishery catches.
www.technologynetworks.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Marine Protected Areas really do work. My news to me good news for Feb 9 #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
Paris helps us imagine a better future - replacing parking places with trees to cool city (not to speak of other many benefits). My news to me good news for Nov 20 (photo credit from article cut off: PEXELS) #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries e360.yale.edu/digest/paris...
November 20, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Paris helps us imagine a better future - replacing parking places with trees to cool city (not to speak of other many benefits). My news to me good news for Nov 20 (photo credit from article cut off: PEXELS) #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries e360.yale.edu/digest/paris...
Even in #Florida....my news to me good news for June 7 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.tampabay.com/news/environ...
Golf developer that once sought Florida forest land could add to it instead
After public backlash, Cabot Citrus Farms is now looking to sell more than 300 acres of its land in Hernando County to the state.
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June 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Even in #Florida....my news to me good news for June 7 #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.tampabay.com/news/environ...