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Good Good Good9 Nov, 16:38
This farm spent $100K a year to keep 10,000 gophers at bay. Then they realized coyotes could do the work for them
Agência Pública9 Nov, 15:00In Portuguese
As Big Techs saíram perdedoras das eleições nos EUA?
US midterm election results showed voter backlash against unchecked AI data-center expansion and big tech spending, with Texas, Ohio and Iowa Senate seats flipping to Democrats who campaigned on data-center moratoriums and AI regulation.
The Times of India9 Nov, 11:42
A Canadian ranch family's 20-year conservation effort now protects over 55,000 acres of native prairie, with auditors verifying its first grassland carbon-credit issuance under a national protocol.
theguardian.com7 Nov, 11:45
Lancaster, California, converted nine blocks of a former highway into a tree-lined pedestrian boulevard, with the $11.5 million project generating over $270 million in economic output and hundreds of jobs within four years.
Global Agriculture7 Nov, 07:07
Ukraine's wheat harvest closed at a record yield this year despite the ongoing war, though no specific figures were given.
ABC News6 Nov, 11:14
Data center projects faced significant political backlash in US midterm elections, suggesting growing public pushback against tech industry infrastructure expansion.
autonocion.com6 Nov, 10:14
A Swiss organic blueberry farm grows bushes beneath 5,220 solar panels, extending harvest season by four weeks while generating enough electricity for 955 homes.
Good News Network6 Nov, 07:30
Geothermal Utilities Power Wave of US Affordable Housing with 40% Energy Savings
Mongabay6 Nov, 05:52
Kenya launches $160 million conservation initiative to support communities and biodiversity
Mongabay5 Nov, 16:28
Amazon mapping shows cacao expansion without deforestation in Brazil
ECOticias.com5 Nov, 16:09
A 60-metre ship seized in Ireland carrying 32 million illegal cigarettes has been sunk to form the country's first artificial reef, with fish already colonising it and divers and tourism expected to follow.
Agência Pública5 Nov, 15:40In Portuguese
Todos os erros do presidente
Democrats won sweeping majorities in the 2025 US midterms, gaining 45 House seats and at least five Senate seats, with record diversity among newly elected officials.
Mongabay5 Nov, 13:25
Mali’s ‘Moringa Queen’ wins UN recognition for restoring degraded land
Mongabay5 Nov, 11:44
3M agrees to pay more than $7 billion to settle ‘forever chemical’ groundwater contamination claims
Reasons to be Cheerful5 Nov, 10:35
The Montana Ranch Where Autistic People Are Wranglers and Guides
Sahan Journal5 Nov, 10:13
An upscale Somali restaurant at Lake and Nicollet? Owner of Martiya is undaunted and filling tables
ETEnergyworld.com5 Nov, 08:57
India's renewable energy capacity has passed 300 gigawatts, with the IEA estimating $100 billion saved in avoided fossil fuel imports.
The 19th5 Nov, 06:00
Women voted on affordability. What can Congress do to deliver on it?
Vox4 Nov, 15:17
A Democratic election win in Texas could extend health insurance coverage to about a million more people in the state.
CalMatters4 Nov, 14:46In Spanish
Las escuelas recibirán miles de millones en fondos con la aprobación de la Propuesta 3
California voters approved Proposition 3 with 59% support, permanently extending an income tax on high earners that generates $5-15 billion annually for schools.
Medical Xpress4 Nov, 12:54
A Flint, Michigan programme giving pregnant women $1,500 plus $500 monthly through a baby's first year cut infant deaths by 50% and first-week deaths by 74% in its first year.
The New Republic4 Nov, 12:01
Voters in ten US states with ballot measures targeting data centers all voted to restrict or ban new facilities in their communities.
Mongabay3 Nov, 07:25
Payment scheme in Botswana pays communities to coexist with wildlife
Good News Digest3 Nov, 03:53
Brazil has strengthened consumer rights requiring companies to provide access to a human customer service representative, rather than forcing callers through automated systems alone.
theguardian.com2 Nov, 16:22
Google signed an agreement letting around 7,000 UK staff, including at YouTube, organise and meet trade union representatives at work under new employment rights.
theguardian.com2 Nov, 15:16
Women entrepreneurs across four African countries are building businesses from local challenges, including a school meal network now feeding more than 700,000 children daily.
Mongabay2 Nov, 12:13
Zanzibar’s seaweed farmers see better future through science and partnership (commentary)
High Country News2 Nov, 04:00
What it takes to unfence the West
Good News Network1 Nov, 17:53
Housing Nonprofit Funds $16.5 Million in Eviction Relief to Assist Renters
Carbon Brief1 Nov, 06:47
Two-thirds of car sales in China are now electric vehicles, a record share of the market.
autonocion.com31 Oct, 15:37
A German apple orchard installed a 2.4MW solar canopy over 5.2 acres of trees that lets sunlight through while shielding crops from hail and heavy rain, generating enough power for about 600 households.
ThePrint31 Oct, 06:53
India's drug pricing regulator capped trade margins on 137 anti-cancer drugs at 30%, a move expected to cut retail prices by up to 70% from November 9.
unep.org31 Oct, 06:16
UN-backed restoration efforts now cover 252 million hectares across 149 countries, creating over one million green jobs and helping mountain gorillas, jaguars, snow leopards and Ganges River dolphins recover.
firstpost.com30 Oct, 22:36
India lifted 496 million people out of poverty over 12 years, with extreme poverty falling to 2.6%, the World Bank found.
The Times of India30 Oct, 22:22
A 17-year-old from New Jersey's campaign to make plastic cutlery opt-in has prevented an estimated 8.1 million single-use utensils and saved restaurants over $200,000.
Good News Network30 Oct, 14:30
Best Spud Harvest in a Decade Clears the Gloom of Crops Failing from Scorching Summer
Mongabay30 Oct, 14:02
Given a chance, women-led microenterprises uplift Nepali communities & conservation
Mongabay30 Oct, 12:13
Philippines halts U.S. e-waste imports but struggles to police customs-free zones
Global Voices30 Oct, 04:16
How one Haitian entrepreneur found success by supporting all things local
Mongabay29 Oct, 18:55
To help farmers in Southern Africa, scientists predict when to plant native nuts