Good News Community🌳 Old-growth forests store far more carbon than tree farms — a new study in Sweden shows the difference is massive, especially in the soil.
Definitely Doc DBalcony 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
Peter Link“You cannot blockade the sun”: how to help Cuba’s green transition
“You cannot blockade the sun”: how to help Cuba’s green transition - Lemmy
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44132390 [https://lemmy.ml/post/44132390] > Feb. 20, 2026 > > [from weekly newsletter about Cuba (with YouTube video links) from the Belly Of The Beast news/video collective. Their videos can also be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos [https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]] > > >Since the Trump administration imposed what amounts to an oil blockade on Cuba three weeks ago, most media outlets have focused on how the island has radically cut back fuel consumption. But that’s not the only story: The Cuban government insists overcoming the energy crisis requires a bold shift to renewable energy. A new solidarity initiative offers ways you can help. > > Also: > * Travel to Havana with Belly of the Beast! > * Belly of the Beast’s Liz Oliva Fernández Cuts Through “Bullshit” Propaganda > * Cuba Vows to Continue Protecting U.S. From Drug “Scourge” > * More Talk About Talks — and More Anonymous Sources > * Spain to Send Food, Russia Signals Upcoming Fuel Delivery > * UN Human Rights Commission Condemns Oil Blockade > * Canadian Mining Company Suspends Cuba Operations > * Mexico Offers to Serve as “Air Bridge” to Cuba >
LeafGlobal anxiety is real, but action is the cure. Focus on your ripple effect today. #climatehope #hope #action
https://artsincubator.ca/motivation/hope-climate-anxiety.html
Jon CorsigliaDespite setbacks in U.S. climate policy, eight Columbia Climate School experts find reasons to be hopeful in 2026 🌍✨ from rising student leadership and new climate programs to practical solutions ready for action and stronger local and global engagement. 🌱📈 #ClimateHope
Columbia Climate School Expert...
Columbia Climate School Expert...
Jon CorsigliaDespite setbacks in U.S. climate policy, eight Columbia Climate School experts find reasons to be hopeful in 2026 🌍✨ from rising student leadership and new climate programs to practical solutions ready for action and stronger local and global engagement. 🌱📈 #ClimateHope
Mojo ♻️More than 1,500 giant tortoises are back home in the Galápagos — and they're busy being the ultimate ecosystem engineers!
By simply walking, eating, and doing tortoise things, these gentle giants are tearing down invasive shrubs, spreading seeds up to 5km away, and restarting ecological processes that were broken for 150 years.
No heavy machinery, just slow, steady, solar-powered rewilding magic. The islands are coming back to life, one chomp at a time.
Conservation success stories like this give me so much hope
#galapagos #rewilding #GiantTortoises #Conservation #ClimateHope
https://thaihut.org/14-172521-more-than-1500-giant-tortoises-galapagos-l/
More Than 1,500 Giant Tortoises Brought Back To Galápagos Are Tearing Down Shrubs, Spreading Seeds And Restarting Broken Ecological Processes
The Galápagos archipelago, long treated as a museum of evolution, now doubles as a test site for rebuilding damaged ecosystems with living animals instead of concrete and steel. How the giants disappeared from their own islands When Charles Darwin walked across Galápagos in 1835, giant tortoises shaped almost everything he saw. They browsed shrubs, trampled
UnderpantsWeevilJudge Strikes Down Trump’s Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
Ecosia1.3 million trees planted in 2025 alone 🌳✨
With one of our newest partners, @plantwpurpose, we’re supporting rural farmers to grow trees in cacao and coffee forests in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
Keep searching to help us plant even more trees in 2026 🌱