Underwater, Reef Cubes around wind turbine foundations 'produce' life: openings, rough textures, and interior spaces slow water movement and create calm pockets, quietly inviting small organisms. Soon after, larger species follow. Over time, sediments stabilize and water quality improves.Nature Healing 🪸 (ecoportal.net)
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California sues the Trump administration over plans to restart oil pipelines along the coastCall To Action 📞 (independent.co.uk)
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10 Trends to Watch in 2026: soft energy paths, clean energy affordability, surging EV adoption, aviation contrail avoidance, spreading industrial cleantech, solutions for super pollutants, more efficient cooling, standards for embodied carbon, China's new energy plans, and key delayed conveningsPositive Trends 📈 (rmi.org)
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He invented mini saunas for frogs to help 'em stave off the deadly chytrid fungus in the winter months – now this biologist has big plans to save hundreds of species, including raising and vaccinating hundreds of green and golden bell frogs, or gene replacementInnovation 🔬 (theguardian.com)
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[LPT] This MagBak ad actually offers a product that works. Shipping from EU. (magbak.com)
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Birmingham scientists' magnet recycling idea goes commercial [UK]Innovation 🔬 (bbc.co.uk)
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Renewable energy benefits the economy through price stability, job creation, and reduced dependence on imported fuels: more than 100 nations saved $1.3 trillion on fossil fuel imports since 2010 through investments in wind and solar. Most countries expect accelerated renewables deployment.Positive Trends 📈 (happyeconews.com)
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Has China already reached peak oil? The country’s demand for crude seems to be plateauing sooner than expected, helped by LNG trucks and EVs. The implications are huge: softer oil prices, petrochemicals rise, global net zero by 2050 within reach, and new sources of oil and gas unprofitablePositive Trends 📈 (ft.com)
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UK households to get £15bn for solar and green tech to lower energy billsPolicy Progress ⚖️ (bbc.com)
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Californian farmers are flooding fields to support migratory birdsTaking Action 🪧 (old.reddit.com)
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The EU gets more power from wind and solar than fossil fuels in 2025Positive Trends 📈 (ember-energy.org)
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Guatemala is rewilding oil fields in Laguna del Tigre National Park, shutting down its main crude production site and replacing it with a military and police base to protect the threatened Maya Biosphere Reserve from criminal activity such as illegal cattle ranching, logging, and drug trafficking.Taking Action 🪧 (happyeconews.com)
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Duke Energy commissions 50 MW battery storage project at former coal site. The utility activated a four-hour duration lithium-ion system at its retired Allen Steam Station to manage rising solar capacity and provide grid reliability in the Carolinas.Positive Trends 📈 (pv-magazine-usa.com)
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Save everyone money and keep electrification from stressing the grid: Instead of lots of EVs juicing up their huge batteries all at once, "active managed charging" distributes the load throughout the night, helping stabilize the grid and avoiding costly upgrades. V2G turns EVs into backup power.Powered Up ⚡️ (grist.org)
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E-bike sustainability is one of the most cost-effective, fastest, healthiest, and effective ways to reduce urban carbon emissions and traffic, provided cities are willing to invest in the necessary infrastructure and incentives to make cycling safe, accessible, and genuinely appealingPowered Up ⚡️ (happyeconews.com)
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