A thoughtfully curated collection of articles on innovative solutions, brought together to inspire and inform.
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Helsinki marks a year without traffic deaths, thanks to slower speeds and smarter streets | The Optimist Daily
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Heat pumps can help clean up factories — and save lives
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How to listen like a therapist with four ways to build deeper connection and trust | The Optimist Daily
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Dublin expands car-free zones to improve bus travel and city life | The Optimist Daily
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Beyond the Grid: 3 U.S. Cities Reinventing Renewable Energy from the Ground Up
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A Brief History of Transition in Two Minutes
We’ve tried to capture the history of this amazing movement in this two-minute video…
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Municipalities Project – Transition Network
An innovative project stemming from the Hubs group in partnership with Transition Network to create a clear framework for how…
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Sep. 26 is Nuclear Abolition Day. It was also the day one man saved the world
“Petrov was the lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Union’s Air Defense Forces who, on the night of September 26, 1983…
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The internet empowered Charlottesville white supremacists. It still has the power to destroy them.
“Life sucks as a racist,” Arno Michaelis told Mic. “Life sucks when you’re afraid of everyone else on Earth, and it’s…
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How a Free Grocery Store Is Cutting Food Waste—and Hunger
Each weeknight, The Free Store redistributes up to 1,500 surplus food items to anyone who wants them—no questions asked.
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Love Little Free Libraries? These People Didn’t Stop at Books
From seed banks to free food pantries, the little library movement is taking off in neighborhoods across the country.
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‘People Are Getting Desperate’ in Puerto Rico as Federal Response Not Equal to the Crisis
Will the U.S. and other wealthier nations start to step up to help the poorer, more vulnerable communities as the…
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Panda Habitat Is Severely Fragmented, Placing Pandas at Risk
Despite recent habitat improvements, roads and development are isolating panda populations
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Small space living goes off-road with the Winnebago Revel
It’s real, and it’s really nice to look at.