We don’t take for granted living in a county and state committed to making voting convenient for all eligible citizens.

Today we dropped off our completed ballot ✅ for the June 2, 2026 Primary Election at a Monterey County Elections official dropbox, just outside Seaside City Hall, next to Seaside library 📚. Very soon we’ll receive an email from the California Secretary of State's office, on behalf of our county, that our ballot was received and counted.💚 ✅ [Update: That email arrived in LESS THAN 24 HOURS. Our county and state’s voting system rock!] 😎 🇺🇸

If you live in the U.S. and need voter info, here’s one place to start: https://bikemonterey.org/usa-general-election-and-voter-registration-deadlines.html

#USA #Vote2026 #Vote #Democracy #MontereyCounty #California #ElectionIntegrity #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #ClimateHope #ClimateJustice

🌳🌍 Reforestation momentum is building!
Terraformation’s public platform now has over 1 million tree planting commitments from individuals, schools, and communities worldwide.
Planting trees restores ecosystems, captures carbon, supports biodiversity, and revitalizes degraded lands.

Read more: https://terraformation.com/press-posts/public-reforestation-momentum

@goodnews

#Reforestation #TreePlanting #ClimateHope #GoodNews

"In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month" - that's March.

Meaning #cleanenergy produced more grid power than fossil fuels!

Adding in nuclear, about half of grid power was emission-free

Spring is Clean energy's best season: less heat and cooling needed, more sun and wind and water for hydro.

Also: coal was second to last in grid power generation in March, despite the hype. 🤨

#climatechange #climatehope #fossilfuels

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/renewables-beat-natural-gas-us-grid-march-2026

Record-breaking amount of wind and solar installed in 2025

Despite the irrational and weird vendetta of 🍊 toward wind:

From global energy think tank Ember: the world installed a record 814 GW of new solar and wind capacity in 2025, 17% more than in 2024 (696 GW).

#cleanenergy #solar #wind #climatechange #climatehope

https://ember-energy.org/latest-updates/world-adds-a-record-breaking-814-gw-of-solar-and-wind-in-2025/

New leader in growth of solar is...Indiana??

Having grown up in Indiana, I am startled to see this:
"Indiana’s solar capacity nearly doubled last year as the state trailed only Texas and California in the total amount of new capacity brought online."

#solar #cleanenergy #climatechange #climatehope #Indiana #electrification

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/environment/2026/03/26/indiana-almost-doubled-solar-energy-2025-despite-roadblocks/89232525007/

New England moving toward legalizing plug-in/balcony solar

All 6 states- even New Hampshire- have legislation in process. Maine's could be signed into law next week.

Electricity is expensive in New England by US standards and prices are rising, like everywhere (thanks, 🍊)

Momentum is building on this!

#solar #cleanenergy #balconysolar #pluginsolar #electrification #climatechange #climatehope #maine #newengland

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/balcony-solar-bills-make-inroads-new-england

🌳 Old-growth forests store far more carbon than tree farms — a new study in Sweden shows the difference is massive, especially in the soil.

Read more: https://thedebrief.org/old-growth-forests-in-sweden-hold-vastly-more-carbon-than-tree-farms-study-finds/

@goodnews

#OldGrowthForests #CarbonStorage #ClimateHope #GoodNews

Balcony solar bills being considered in 27 states and DC, too. Both red and blue states.

Virginia legislation has been passed and is expected to become law; UT already allows balcony solar.

Lots of people are using plug-in solar anyway, before their state officially permits it.

Cost of units expected to fall as more states allow them.

#solar ##cleanenergy #balconysolar #pluginsolar #climateaction #electrification #climatehope

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/balcony-solar-bill-gains-momentum-illinois

The large tortoiseshell butterfly, thought extinct in the UK for over 60 years, is breeding again in southern England. Warmer springs allowed them to cross from Europe, and sightings are increasing from Dorset northward.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/large-tortoiseshell-butterfly-no-longer-extinct-uk

#GoodNews #ButterflyComeback #NatureRecovery #WildlifeWin #ClimateHope