
Good News:
Sorry to say, but much of what’s 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.
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!

Wind:
qz.com/wind-power-overtake-coal-power-1851581004?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pattern-energy-sunzia-transmission-wind/703508/
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-06-21/wyoming-to-california-power-line
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:
powerboat.world/news/280939/Candela-P-12-Nova-takes-off-in-Stockholm
Airplanes:
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/
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:
data-tools/global-ev-data-explorer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
People: successful campaigns
goldmanprize.org/all-winners/
Trees:
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/lifestyle/magazine/appalachia-kentucky-reforestation/
Food:
servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/
nancy-alcantara-shannon-rebolledo-and-
justin-uphold/ (slaughterhouses)
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:
smithsonianmag.com/innovation/las-vegas-going-all-in-water-conservation-plan-180983974/
servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/nathan-newbury-ian-coddington-kevin-cossel-and-team/ (methane leaks)
vox.com/future-perfect/2024/3/8/24093774/big-meat-jbs-lawsuit-greenwashing-climate-new-york
Trucks:
topgear.com/car-news/electric/here-are-15-electric-pickups-you-need-know-about
programs/fleet-electrification/ (see photo)
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


