Positive Links When You Need Uplifting
State of the planet got you down? Discouraged by cruelty, pollution, greed, war? Then fluff up your spirit by scrolling down through these links! Some of them are just for fun, some of them are uplifting and inspiring, some of them simply show good things people are doing.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN CAMBODIA
NEMO'S GARDEN: AN UNDERWATER FARM
Thursday, July 19, 2018
NEW PROTECTED MARINE RESERVE!
Spain has just created a huge new marine reserve in the Mediterranean for whale and dolphin migration...protected from fossil fuel exploration!
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Friday, February 2, 2018
Biodegradable Disposable NOT-Paper Plates!
These biodegradable disposable plates are made out of leaves. Others are now being manufactured made out of wheat bran and wheat byproducts! Many thanks to the inventors and manufacturers! For your next picnic or party, please consider using ALL biodegradable products. The Earth will be grateful.
Thursday, January 18, 2018
JAPANESE TRAIN BARKS TO SCARE OFF DEER
Saturday, October 21, 2017
PLASTIC SUCKERS!
Good news! Britain is now experimenting with this marvelous and desperately needed invention that sucks plastic out of ocean water.
Sunday, July 23, 2017
ICE STUPAS TO COMBAT DROUGHT
Sonam Wangchuk uses the laws of physics to create enormous ice stupas to help combat dryiness caused by global warming.
Sunday, July 16, 2017
AIR CONDITIONING USING OLD PLASTIC BOTTLES!
Friday, May 5, 2017
PLASTIC WASTE USED IN ROADS
This is happening in India and has now spread to the UK, as shown in the video below. Until we learn how to reduce our manufacture and use of plastic, this is a great option. Let's hope we see it in the USA soon!
Friday, March 31, 2017
NEW HOPE FOR CORAL REEFS
David Vaughn has discovered new ways of growing coral much more quickly than before, and says he will not retire until he has planted a million new corals. This is wonderful news!
Sunday, February 26, 2017
AN ECO-SOLUTION THAT EATS UP 150X MORE CARBON THAN A TREE!
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO WATCH TODAY!
This may bring tears to your eyes, but it will also make you feel awfully good about being a human being! Thanks to Director Asger Leth.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
NEW ENERGY SOURCE?
While in the United States we are caught up in politics and the transition of power--rightly so--something else has popped up in the news that may have enormous implications for the future! It's called a Sun Cell. Here's hoping... And many thanks to Brilliant Light Power for their hard work in researching and developing what the world so desperately needs. These are the true but often overlooked heroes of our time.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
A NEW REVOLUTION IN WHEELCHAIRS
A new wheelchair developed by Israeli company UpNRide will soon be available that allows people to stand as well as to sit, and to shift those positions easily! This is not only excellent for muscle tone; people tend to look down on those in wheelchairs, to treat them in a patronizing way, or to overlook them entirely. Being at eye level with others will offer greater dignity for those who are mobility restricted.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
TEENAGER DISCOVERS FORGOTTEN MAYAN CITY
William Gadoury of Quebec, Canada, is the latest of many teenaged wonders. He had always been interested in the Mayans, and over time surmised that their cities were built to correlate with the stars. By studying star charts, he located a previously undiscovered ancient Mayan city. Cudos to William!
The new anti-science climate in the USA is frightening. Please don't stop believing in science, or in our kids!
Sunday, November 13, 2016
WILL BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING REPLACE PLASTIC? HOPE SO!
While there are some seriously egregious things happening in the dairy industry, this packaging seems like a good replacement for non-biodegradable plastics which get used only one time and then wind up in a landfill:
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Paul Stamets and the Intelligence of Nature
This short video features Paul Stamets, fungi, and an important message:
Friday, August 26, 2016
ZION HARVEY'S HAND TRANSPLANT
Sunday, August 21, 2016
IF ONLY ALL BUSINESS CEOs WOULD THINK LIKE THIS!
Chobani yogurt's founder has just done something startling...and wonderful. If all businesses and corporations did this, we might have a very different world:
Saturday, August 13, 2016
WAR IS ACTUALLY DECLINING ON OUR PLANET
While we primarily post videos on this site, this is a link to a beautiful article about the decline of war. The gist of it is that despite the terrorism, despite the brutalities, despite the wars, we are now experiencing more peace on the planet than ever before.
https://medium.com/@angushervey/the-decline-of-war-8760f9a5b5ce#.hfreybcbe
https://medium.com/@angushervey/the-decline-of-war-8760f9a5b5ce#.hfreybcbe
Thursday, June 2, 2016
CHARGE YOUR PHONE...FROM A HOUSEPLANT!
A new product gathers energy from a simple houseplant and harnesses it so that you can charge your cellphone. This is definitely a step in the right direction!
Thursday, May 19, 2016
EDIBLE SIX-PACK RINGS
This Florida craft-beer brewery has created something we hope will catch on! They replaced plastic six-pack rings that are so destructive to marine life with edible six-pack rings that fish (or humans!) can nibble on! Cudos to the Saltwater Brewery! Coca cola? Budweiser? Are you paying attention?!?
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
PLASTIC FISHERS
Congratulations to the Plastic Whale, the world's first plastic fishing company, whose goal is to rid of the oceans--FINALLY!--of its massive plastic pollution. The company is based in Amsterdam.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
EDIBLE "SILVERWARE"
Here is a wonderful alternative to those plastic forks and spoons, usually used only once, that clog up landfills and will remain intact for thousands of years: EDIBLE CUTLERY! We hope this innovation catches on and eventually replaces the ubiquitous and environmentally dreadful plastic utensils.
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