Zero-Emissions Ferryboat to Glide Commuters Up and Down Historic River in European Capital
Lithuania’s capital Vilnius recently debuted a new electric ferryboat for transit up and down the River Neris. Called the Lašiša, it joins a trend of electric ferryboats on the famous rivers and bays of Europe such as the Elbe or the Copenhagen harbor. Tickets can be bought online and through an app for just €3, […]
Innovative New ‘Sponge’ Park Helped Save Historic Atlanta Neighborhood from Flooding
$40 million may seem like a lot of money to the average person, but it’s just a fraction of what municipalities were spending to cleanup and shore-up their cities and towns following Hurricane Helene. For Vine City, Atlanta, $40 million was the cost of a solution to flooding problems that long predate Helene. It bought […]
100,000 New Jobs Will Clean Up the Coastline and Protect Species from Plastic, Overdevelopment
Among all the world’s coastlines, those stretching across central and southern India are among the most vulnerable to erosion. In the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, a program funded by the World Bank aims to create 100,000 jobs that will help protect these sensitive and biodiverse areas for the posterity of fishermen, urbanites, and […]
Police Dog Enjoys Meaty Reward for Finding Missing Massachusetts Man: ‘Can’t hide his smile’
A Massachusetts community was delighting in the smile of their neighborhood community resource dog after he got a meaty reward for his good deed. In the town of Avon, a known dementia patient went missing, and Cruiser the golden retriever cruised right to his location, tracking and locating him in the woods behind a school. […]
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
Good News in History September 27
Happy 49th Birthday to Il Capitano—Francesco Totti. The most iconic Italian football forward of the 21st century, Totti spent a 25-year professional career in the red and orange on the AS Roma team—and is remembered as one of the greatest players of his generation. In 619 appearances for Roma he scored 250 goals, the second […]
Land Was Owned by Billionaires Who Didn’t Allow Access to National Monument – Now it’s Open
The largest private land conservation project in America recently took a huge step forward to its ultimate goal by acquiring a controversial, 22,000-acre property from recalcitrant owners. The private ranchland blocked a 3.8-mile access road to a large National Monument in Montana, but its acquisition by the American Prairie Reserve will soon give residents in […]
Bite-Proof Wetsuit Fabric Almost Entirely Prevents Shark Bite Flesh Wounds
Australian shark experts have tested four bite-resistant materials to assess their ability to reduce injuries and blood loss, and found that While internal and crushing injuries may still occur, bite-resistant wetsuits can now be added to the ‘toolkit’ of measures available to reduce shark-bite risk and resulting injuries, say researchers from Flinders University’s Southern Shark Ecology Group. […]
In Prisons Across Ohio, Inmates Find Meaning by Saving Orphaned and Injured Animals
In Ohio, across multiple state correctional facilities, inmates are rehabilitating themselves by rehabilitating others: specifically the most fragile and vulnerable of others: injured or orphaned animals. Tiny birds—victims of a fall from the nest, baby rabbits orphaned by the wheels of a Ford, or little opossums lost when their mother took off at the first […]
Soccer Team from George Clooney’s Holiday Town Donates Tournament Winnings to Flood Relief
The world-renowned beauty of Italy’s Lake Como has been turned into a disaster area after a rainstorm pummeled the eponymous city and surrounding towns. With tens of millions in property damage, the local soccer team—currently experiencing a fairytale season—announced ahead of their match on Wednesday night in the Italian Cup that all proceeds would be […]