I had a pleasant surprise in my Bluesky timeline today.
Brittany reposted a custom feed made by Marisa called “Nature in the News”.
The feed surfaces positive news about nature in general, wildlife recovery, advancements in renewable energy, and more.
I scrolled the feed for a couple of minutes and saw news like:
The coal-hungry economy straddling Europe and Asia is among several developing countries witnessing a rapid boom in clean technology as prices fall and fossil fuels face further crises
If there is to be a solution to insecurity in energy supply and price volatility, it's staring us in the face - Europe's spend on clean energy rose sharply after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It needs to rise sharply again.
The federal government is doling out funds to help youth get green jobs training in natural resource sectors such as energy, forestry, mining, earth sciences and clean technology.
Just skimming the posts and seeing these positive headlines made me happy. Seeing that despite all the horrible stuff going on in the world there are huge advancements being made in very important areas and towards a better future.
When going about our daily lives and hearing all the things that are currently going wrong, we often forget that there are also millions of awesome people out there who work tirelessly for good causes. And they have great impact.
Hope is a very powerful feeling. And by sharing and spreading good and uplifting news, we also help move the needle a teeny tiny bit as well.