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 Good  News: 

 Sorry  to  say,  but  much  of  whats  called  "Good News  (regarding  pollution)  is  not,  actually,  good. 

 

 

​1.  Everybody  likes  good  news,  especially  if  the  positive  development  doesn't  require  much  effort. ​

2.  Prolific pollution profiteers  promote  "Good  News"  stories  which  are  trivial,  misleading,  or  flat-out  false. 

 

This  widespread,  and  persuasive,  practice  has  a  name:   "Green-washing  (see  Advertising  &  PR  pages).​

  

It's  difficult  for  people  to  know  what's  legitimate  and  what's  phony!  

 

3.  Many  greenwashing  stories  are  about  small-scale  experiments,  pilot-projects,  or  speculative  endeavors.

 Many  research  papers  -  announcing  a  type  of  "breakthrough"  -  end  up  being  worthwhile  failures. 

 Disappointing  results  are  rarely  mentioned  in  the  media.   Please  see  the  Media  page.

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 Often  the  problem  involves  money.   While  an  experiment  may  show  a  positive  outcome,  

 real  world  implementation  ("scaling-up")  of  the  idea  may  be  far  too  expensive  to  be  practical. 

4.  Greenwashing  leads  to  another  phenomena  -  "hope-ium  -  when  people  feel  comforted  into

 

complacency  by  hoping  that  good-news/green-washing  stories  are  accurate.   See  the  Inaction page.

 

​​However ... 

There  are  real,  True-to-God,  good  news  stories:   developments  that  significantly  reduce  pollution,

 

cost  not  too  much  money,  and  have  already  been  put  into  practice.

 Below  are  links  to  some  authentic  Good  News  stories!​ 

Renewable energy - decade by decade

 Wind: 

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 Batteries/electricity storage: 

energy-storage.news/california-energy-storage-revolution-is-here-says-governor-as-us-leader-state-surpasses-10gw/

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61202

construction-news/usa/us1-3-billion-lewis-ridge-pumped-storage-hydropower-project-receives-federal-grant/#google_vignette

 Boats: 

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electrek.co/2022/05/30/worlds-first-flying-electric-taxi-boat-the-candela-p-8-voyager-unveiled-in-venice/

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​powerboat.world/news/280939/Candela-P-12-Nova-takes-off-in-Stockholm

 Airplanes: 

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euronews.com/gr/2022/12/02/is-france-banning-private-jets-everything-we-know-from-a-week-of-green-transport-proposals

 Ozone Layer: 

scitechdaily.com/global-efforts-pay-off-scientific-insights-into-a-key-environmental-victory/ 

​theconversation.com/the-last-ozone-layer-damaging-chemicals-to-be-phased-out-are-finally-falling-in-the-atmosphere-

 Solar:   cnn.com/2024/09/16/climate/coal-to-solar-minnesota/index.html 

townlift.com/2024/10/summit-county-leads-the-way-with-utahs-first-floating-solar-array/

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bbc.com/future/article/20200803-the-solar-canals-revolutionising-indias-renewable-energy

canarymedia.com/articles/solar/the-biggest-solar-plus-storage-project-in-the-us-just-came-online

 Cars: 

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iea.org/data-and-statistics/

data-tools/global-ev-data-explorer 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Vehicle_recycling#Benefits

ourworldindata.org/grapher/

electric-car-sales-share

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 People: successful campaigns 

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​goldmanprize.org/all-winners/

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 Trees: 

washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/lifestyle/magazine/appalachia-kentucky-reforestation/

 

 Food: 

servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/

nancy-alcantara-shannon-rebolledo-and-

justin-uphold/ (slaughterhouses 

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ourworldindata.org/crop-yields

 

 Toxic chemicals: 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_organic_pollutant#Stockholm_Convention_on_Persistent_Organic_Pollutants​​

 

thegef.org/what-we-do/topics/persistent-organic-pollutants ​

 

 Governments: 

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smithsonianmag.com/innovation/las-vegas-going-all-in-water-conservation-plan-180983974/

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​servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/nathan-newbury-ian-coddington-kevin-cossel-and-team/​​​ (methane leaks)

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​vox.com/future-perfect/2024/3/8/24093774/big-meat-jbs-lawsuit-greenwashing-climate-new-york

 

 Trucks: ​​​

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topgear.com/car-news/electric/here-are-15-electric-pickups-you-need-know-about

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greenwasteofpaloalto.com/

programs/fleet-electrification  (see photo)

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 Buses: 

thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/300-electric-buses-for-city

grist.org/transportation/oakland-electric-school-buses-battery-storage/

wpri.com/news/local-news/blackstone-valley/ri-school-unveils-fleet-of-electric-school-buses/

nytimes.com/2024/05/31/headway/highways-colorado-transportation.html

 Boycotts: 

theconversation.com/boycotts-are-a-crucial-weapon-to-fight-environment-harming-firms-25267

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Electric dump truck
Electric car sales - year by year
Global crop yields - decade by decade
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