Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo
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Progress is happening every day, just not always with fireworks 🎉 or trending hashtags #️⃣. It's like the slow-cooker version: steady, quiet, but cooking up something good. So if the world looks like eww 🤮, it’s really more like whoa 🤯, but in slow-mo.
🇨🇴 The government of Colombian Amazon🌳, which covers about 42 % of Colombia’s land area, has decided to ban all new #oil and large-scale #mining projects there, designating the region as a #renewable-resource reserve to help protect #biodiversity, forests and rivers. ⛏️🚫
Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon
Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory, according to a Nov. 13 statement by its environment ministry. Ac...
news.mongabay.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🇨🇴 The government of Colombian Amazon🌳, which covers about 42 % of Colombia’s land area, has decided to ban all new #oil and large-scale #mining projects there, designating the region as a #renewable-resource reserve to help protect #biodiversity, forests and rivers. ⛏️🚫
🎗️Researchers at #DukeHealth announced a promising vaccine trial 💉 for advanced #BreastCancer, where a group of women have remained alive with durable immune responses years after treatment. The study suggests that this might teach the body to fight cancer more effectively. 🧬
Duke Health researchers announces breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine trial
A small group of women with advanced breast cancer participated in a trial where they received a vaccine, and all are alive today.
abc11.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🎗️Researchers at #DukeHealth announced a promising vaccine trial 💉 for advanced #BreastCancer, where a group of women have remained alive with durable immune responses years after treatment. The study suggests that this might teach the body to fight cancer more effectively. 🧬
A new study by #UVA Environmental Institute shows that combining #solar and #wind power works really well because while solar peaks during the day, wind tends to pick up at night or early morning. Together they create a smoother, more predictable flow of electricity for the #grid. ⚡🌙🌞
Intermittent solar and wind complement each other for a more stable grid
A study finds combining wind and solar leverages their alternating peak periods, significantly boosting total generation capacity while providing a constant, predictable power curve critical for grid ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🇪🇺 The European Union has pledged €7 billion to speed up the rollout of #renewables across #Africa, bringing total commitments to around €15.5 billion, aimed at powering 17.5 million homes and generating nearly 27 GW of #CleanEnergy 💡🌍⚡
EU pledges €7 billion to boost Africa’s renewable energy rollout
The European Union has announced a new €7 billion pledge to accelerate renewable energy rollout across Africa, marking one of the largest commitments to the continent’s clean-power transition ahead of...
www.sanews.gov.za
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🇪🇺 The European Union has pledged €7 billion to speed up the rollout of #renewables across #Africa, bringing total commitments to around €15.5 billion, aimed at powering 17.5 million homes and generating nearly 27 GW of #CleanEnergy 💡🌍⚡
🇮🇳 India has just flipped the switch on about 10 million #solar panels at its massive #BhadlaSolarPark project, hitting around 2,000 MW of clean power. It could supply electricity for 1 to 2 million homes and signal a serious boost in India's renewable energy game. 🌞⚡🔋
India ignites 10,000,000 solar panels to produce 2,000 MW ― China now has a reason for concern
India has invested in a groundbreaking 10 million solar panels project that is projected to transform global energy generation and provide for millions.
www.ecoticias.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🇮🇳 India has just flipped the switch on about 10 million #solar panels at its massive #BhadlaSolarPark project, hitting around 2,000 MW of clean power. It could supply electricity for 1 to 2 million homes and signal a serious boost in India's renewable energy game. 🌞⚡🔋
The 2015 #ParisAgreement 🇫🇷🌱, dismissed at the time as a ‘fraud’ ❌ and ‘dangerous incrementalism’ ⚠️, is actually working ✔️. As #solar panels ☀️🔋, #wind turbines 🌬️⚙️, #electric vehicles 🚗⚡ and rechargeable #batteries 🔋♻️ remake our power systems, the energy transition is on the brink of victory 🏆.
How the World Is Quietly Winning on Climate
Perhaps it’s time to give up on climate?
www.bloomberg.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The 2015 #ParisAgreement 🇫🇷🌱, dismissed at the time as a ‘fraud’ ❌ and ‘dangerous incrementalism’ ⚠️, is actually working ✔️. As #solar panels ☀️🔋, #wind turbines 🌬️⚙️, #electric vehicles 🚗⚡ and rechargeable #batteries 🔋♻️ remake our power systems, the energy transition is on the brink of victory 🏆.
🇪🇬 Egypt has become the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean region, and the 27th worldwide 🌎 to eliminate #trachoma 👁️❌ ( infection leading to blindness) as a public health problem, following a decade of mapping 🗺️, surveillance 🔍, and a nationwide implementation of the #WHO strategy 🏥✔️.
Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO’s Eas...
www.who.int
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🇨🇩Congo and the 🇷🇼 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels just signed a US and Qatar-mediated framework laying out steps toward a peace deal ✍️🕊️, while Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces agreed to a US-Arab plan for a humanitarian #ceasefire and signaled they’re open to talks 🤝✨.
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🇨🇩Congo and the 🇷🇼 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels just signed a US and Qatar-mediated framework laying out steps toward a peace deal ✍️🕊️, while Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces agreed to a US-Arab plan for a humanitarian #ceasefire and signaled they’re open to talks 🤝✨.
🇦🇺 Australia is officially on track to become the first country to eliminate #CervicalCancer by 2035, thanks to falling cancer rates, improved survival, #HPV vaccines and self-screening options, though there’s still work to do on screening participation. 🎯
Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 | Ministers' media centre
A new report shows Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035.The report from the Centre for Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control confirms rates o...
ministers.pmc.gov.au
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🇦🇺 Australia is officially on track to become the first country to eliminate #CervicalCancer by 2035, thanks to falling cancer rates, improved survival, #HPV vaccines and self-screening options, though there’s still work to do on screening participation. 🎯
The 🇬🇧 UK government plans to make it illegal to #resell live-event #tickets for more than what you originally paid, so that fans won’t have to pay crazy mark-ups just to see their favourite #concert or #game 🎟️🚫💸.
Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown
Touts, and ordinary consumers, will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they bought ticket
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Churches across the 🇬🇧 UK are switching to modern #HeatPump systems to slash energy use and #CarbonEmissions while keeping their historic buildings cozy. 🌿🏛️🔧
#ClimateAction
#ClimateAction
UK Churches Transition to Heat Pumps for Sustainable Heat…
Historic churches are adopting heat pump technology to improve energy efficiency.
worldblink.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Churches across the 🇬🇧 UK are switching to modern #HeatPump systems to slash energy use and #CarbonEmissions while keeping their historic buildings cozy. 🌿🏛️🔧
#ClimateAction
#ClimateAction
Studies from places like 🏴 Scotland, 🇳🇱 the Netherlands and 🇩🇰 Denmark show that the #HPV vaccine is not just safe, but really effective. Those who got it at ages 12-13, saw almost no cases of #CervicalCancer within a decade, and vaccinated women in other age groups cut their risk by up to 90% 💉📉
The HPV vaccine is erasing cancer – here's the proof
More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are high...
www.gavi.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Studies from places like 🏴 Scotland, 🇳🇱 the Netherlands and 🇩🇰 Denmark show that the #HPV vaccine is not just safe, but really effective. Those who got it at ages 12-13, saw almost no cases of #CervicalCancer within a decade, and vaccinated women in other age groups cut their risk by up to 90% 💉📉
Some communities are turning plain walls and chain-link fences into lush “ #LivingWalls” filled with native wildflowers and grasses. These vertical pollinator #gardens not only deter graffiti but also support bees🐝, birds🐦, filter air, and soften city noise. 🌿🎨
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A fence today. A meadow tomorrow. Meadowall™ brings nature back into the city. 🌿 #localplants #meadowall #verticalgarden #pollinators #pollinatorgarden
TikTok video by Habitat Horticulture
www.tiktok.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Some communities are turning plain walls and chain-link fences into lush “ #LivingWalls” filled with native wildflowers and grasses. These vertical pollinator #gardens not only deter graffiti but also support bees🐝, birds🐦, filter air, and soften city noise. 🌿🎨
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Scientists are exploring bold new treatments, like reprogramming #immune cells using strategies from cancer therapy such as #CAR-T and #mRNA tools. This approach targets the root causes of autoimmune diseases, eg #lupus and type 1 #diabetes instead of just suppressing symptoms for life. 🎯🔥
Lifelong drugs for autoimmune diseases don't work well. Now scientists are trying something new
There's a new frontier in treating autoimmune diseases. Today's treatments tamp down the friendly fire but don't fix what's causing it.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If low- and middle-income countries ramp up #renewable energy and double productivity in their energy sector, they could see their #GDP increase by around 10% over the next 25 years 🌞💪⚡. That's because renewables cost less to run, reach remote areas better, and spark more local jobs 💼🌍
Renewables could increase developing countries’ GDP by 10%, report finds
Between 2017 and 2022, renewable investments in the 100 largest developing countries (excluding China) contributed a combined $1.2 trillion to GDP growth.
www.semafor.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
If low- and middle-income countries ramp up #renewable energy and double productivity in their energy sector, they could see their #GDP increase by around 10% over the next 25 years 🌞💪⚡. That's because renewables cost less to run, reach remote areas better, and spark more local jobs 💼🌍
At the climate summit #COP30 in Brazil 🇧🇷, the government recognised 10 new #Indigenous territories as part of its push to protect nature and Indigenous rights. A big move amid protests and global attention 🌱✊
Brazil creates new Indigenous territories during protest-hit COP30
President Lula's government recognises 10 new Indigenous lands in an effort to protect their culture and environment.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
At the climate summit #COP30 in Brazil 🇧🇷, the government recognised 10 new #Indigenous territories as part of its push to protect nature and Indigenous rights. A big move amid protests and global attention 🌱✊
The outdoor brand #Patagonia has restructured so that nearly all its profits now go into fighting #ClimateChange and protecting nature, rather than conventional shareholder returns 🌍💡 Talk about a bold test of #business-for-good in action.
www.msn.com/en-us/scienc...
www.msn.com/en-us/scienc...
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The outdoor brand #Patagonia has restructured so that nearly all its profits now go into fighting #ClimateChange and protecting nature, rather than conventional shareholder returns 🌍💡 Talk about a bold test of #business-for-good in action.
www.msn.com/en-us/scienc...
www.msn.com/en-us/scienc...
Residential #solar and #storage in 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico are growing faster than #utility-scale projects. Homeowners now have around 1.3 GW of solar and 185,000 batteries, driven by high electricity costs and grid instability. 🔋🏠🌞
In Puerto Rico, residential solar and storage growth outpaces utility-scale developments
Puerto Rico has reached 1.3 GW of residential solar and 185,000 residential batteries, with Wood Mackenzie expecting three more GWh of residential storage by 2029. Utility-scale solar and storage proj...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Residential #solar and #storage in 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico are growing faster than #utility-scale projects. Homeowners now have around 1.3 GW of solar and 185,000 batteries, driven by high electricity costs and grid instability. 🔋🏠🌞
#EV sales are surging across 🌎 South America. Thanks in part to affordable 🇨🇳 Chinese brands stepping in, while #Tesla remains mostly absent from these markets. 🚘🔋
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🌎 Global additions of #renewable energy are expected to hit around 793 GW in 2025, up ~11% from 2024. In other words, we might really be on track to triple renewable capacity by 2030 if things keep moving 🚀💡
Renewable additions in 2025 are once again expected to surge, putting tripling within reach | Ember
Solar additions have risen to record levels. The challenge now is to maintain this growth, while also stepping up on wind.
ember-energy.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🌎 Global additions of #renewable energy are expected to hit around 793 GW in 2025, up ~11% from 2024. In other words, we might really be on track to triple renewable capacity by 2030 if things keep moving 🚀💡
There’s a program in Athens Georgia, that gives every #high-school senior a $1,000 #investment portfolio plus weekly lessons so you’re not just #graduating with a diploma but with real money skills and an investor mindset. 📈💡🎓
What if every teen graduated with $1K and an investment portfolio? These states are making that a reality
Gifted Savings gives high school seniors the financial literacy to thrive. The program is expanding across the country.
www.goodgoodgood.co
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
There’s a program in Athens Georgia, that gives every #high-school senior a $1,000 #investment portfolio plus weekly lessons so you’re not just #graduating with a diploma but with real money skills and an investor mindset. 📈💡🎓
📊 An analysis of 150 🇺🇸 US cities shows that 2025 is seeing one of the greatest drops in #GunViolence ever. 🔫Gun violence is falling in more than three-quarters of America’s most affected cities,⚡Over half are seeing faster declines than last year’s record drop,📉
A Trace Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities Shows One of the Greatest Drops in Gun Violence — Ever
A Gun Violence Data Hub analysis of 150 cities paints a mostly consistent picture.
www.thetrace.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
📊 An analysis of 150 🇺🇸 US cities shows that 2025 is seeing one of the greatest drops in #GunViolence ever. 🔫Gun violence is falling in more than three-quarters of America’s most affected cities,⚡Over half are seeing faster declines than last year’s record drop,📉
🇮🇳 #India has quietly achieved a remarkable crime turnaround, with its 2023 violent crime rate lower than its 2004 level.
📉 Government data shows violent #crime fell 29% over the past decade,
🔥 Riots dropped by 40%,
🗡️ Murders decreased by 18%,
🚨 And rape cases declined by nearly 20%.
📉 Government data shows violent #crime fell 29% over the past decade,
🔥 Riots dropped by 40%,
🗡️ Murders decreased by 18%,
🚨 And rape cases declined by nearly 20%.
www.ndtv.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Giant holiday “ #GivingMachines” are popping up in 120+ cities around the 🌎, letting people donate items like clean 💦, solar lamps, and livestock in a fun vending-machine style way. So far they’ve helped raise nearly $50 million for global charities 🎁✨
Giant Holiday 'Giving Machines' Are Popping Up In Cities Around The World. They've Already Generated $50M In Donations
Giant Holiday 'Giving Machines' Are Popping Up In Cities Around The World. They've Already Generated $50M In Donations | Good News
www.goodheadlines.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Giant holiday “ #GivingMachines” are popping up in 120+ cities around the 🌎, letting people donate items like clean 💦, solar lamps, and livestock in a fun vending-machine style way. So far they’ve helped raise nearly $50 million for global charities 🎁✨
Scientists have attached ultra-light sensors to individual #MonarchButterflies so they can track each one’s migration route for the first time 🦋📡. This new tech could help us better understand how they make their epic journey and why their numbers are dropping 🌎
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Scientists have attached ultra-light sensors to individual #MonarchButterflies so they can track each one’s migration route for the first time 🦋📡. This new tech could help us better understand how they make their epic journey and why their numbers are dropping 🌎