An epic lithium/geothermal project in California, an oasis neighborhood survives wildfires in Chile, hydropanels are awesome, the EU and India are electrifying, seven new MPAs in Spain, and more!
Another dose of optimism! Focusing on the small scale today, I would like to say how neat it was to hear about (1) the possible introduction of wild free ranging camels to the Mojave! Maybe they could be given a kind of regional Endangered Species Act protection to protect from them from sports hunters, loons who wanted to have camel meat and wall mounted trophies, as well as entrepreneurs who might want to sell parts to "wild game meat" restaurants and aphrodesiac shops in China. (2) Hydropanels- what a brilliant idea! and (3) The Canary Islands moss/water collection systems, another great idea. I like the needle approach especially. Good job!
Sam, this is such a brilliant and hopeful article! Thank you for bringing us joy and hope on a weekly basis. I didn’t know about hydropanels, and I’m shocked by how fast India is moving. I’ve a question for you: where do you find all of this information? It must take quite some time to compile. Thank you! -Polo
Thank you so much for your kind words! I really enjoy writing this newsletter, and I'm glad to hear it's bringing you joy and hope! There's a lot more amazing progress happening than people think.
Yes, it does take quite a lot of time: right now it's an all-consuming hobby, but I'm hoping to transition it to my full-time job this year, with more paid-subscriber articles! Some of the major news sources I like are The Economist, Canary Media, Mongabay, Hakai, the Science and Nature journals, and UtilityDive.
Another dose of optimism! Focusing on the small scale today, I would like to say how neat it was to hear about (1) the possible introduction of wild free ranging camels to the Mojave! Maybe they could be given a kind of regional Endangered Species Act protection to protect from them from sports hunters, loons who wanted to have camel meat and wall mounted trophies, as well as entrepreneurs who might want to sell parts to "wild game meat" restaurants and aphrodesiac shops in China. (2) Hydropanels- what a brilliant idea! and (3) The Canary Islands moss/water collection systems, another great idea. I like the needle approach especially. Good job!
Thanks! I hope some group eventually goes for it on the camel reintroduction idea!
It's great to hear of good and hopeful stories . Thanks Sam 👍
Thank you so much!
Sam, this is such a brilliant and hopeful article! Thank you for bringing us joy and hope on a weekly basis. I didn’t know about hydropanels, and I’m shocked by how fast India is moving. I’ve a question for you: where do you find all of this information? It must take quite some time to compile. Thank you! -Polo
Thank you so much for your kind words! I really enjoy writing this newsletter, and I'm glad to hear it's bringing you joy and hope! There's a lot more amazing progress happening than people think.
Yes, it does take quite a lot of time: right now it's an all-consuming hobby, but I'm hoping to transition it to my full-time job this year, with more paid-subscriber articles! Some of the major news sources I like are The Economist, Canary Media, Mongabay, Hakai, the Science and Nature journals, and UtilityDive.