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Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> is still <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/community/gallery/2025/feb/26/a-moment-of-reflection-and-himalayan-adventures-readers-best-photos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/community/gall</span><span class="invisible">ery/2025/feb/26/a-moment-of-reflection-and-himalayan-adventures-readers-best-photos</span></a></p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> on the front of policies. As many scream that many governments are ineffective and policies are overblown. Let's share one of the good example - maybe not perfect but it is sth I guess. </p><p>In the Netherlands each municipality is supposed to have a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a>. Especially interesting as libraries increasing become more then just a place to lend books. But a meeting place - even a place were <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capital</span></a> is made!</p><p>In that context I recommend the book: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Alone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_</span><span class="invisible">Alone</span></a></p>
Thijs<p>How <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a>’s radically different approach to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> helped its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soar</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/18/how-spains-radically-different-approach-to-migration-helped-its-economy-soar?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/18/how-spains-radically-different-approach-to-migration-helped-its-economy-soar?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@suzannewhitby" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>suzannewhitby</span></a></span></p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> Tiny urban forests, inspired by the Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, are transforming urban landscapes and contributing to the fight against climate change."</p><p><a href="https://www.demagazine.co.uk/2024/08/23/rewilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rewilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">demagazine.co.uk/2024/08/23/re</span><span class="invisible">wilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rewilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiyawakiMethod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiyawakiMethod</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UrbanForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Suzanne Whitby<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> Tiny urban forests, inspired by the Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, are transforming urban landscapes and contributing to the fight against climate change.</p><p><a href="https://www.demagazine.co.uk/2024/08/23/rewilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rewilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">demagazine.co.uk/2024/08/23/re</span><span class="invisible">wilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rewilding-cities-how-tiny-urban-forests-are-combating-climate-change</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rewilding</span></a></p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/22/rising-star-europe-made-more-electricity-from-solar-than-coal-in-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/jan</span><span class="invisible">/22/rising-star-europe-made-more-electricity-from-solar-than-coal-in-2024</span></a></p>
Thijs<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Royal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Royal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rescue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Institution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Institution</span></a> (Nederlands: Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij, abbreviated: KNRM) turns 200! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.knrm.nl/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">knrm.nl/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> switch to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewable</span></a> power, means <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greenhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhouse</span></a> gas pollution is now 37% below 1990 levels</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/31/eu-emissions-fall-by-8-in-steep-reduction-reminiscent-of-covid-shutdown" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/oct/31/eu-emissions-fall-by-8-in-steep-reduction-reminiscent-of-covid-shutdown</span></a></p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> about rock glaciers - and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> is that the effect of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> is slower on than compared to "normal" glaciers.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/09/30/nx-s1-5109050/climate-resistant-glaciers-hold-water-cooler-temperatues" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/09/30/nx-s1-51090</span><span class="invisible">50/climate-resistant-glaciers-hold-water-cooler-temperatues</span></a></p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainable</span></a> shipping is happening - albeit small scale still:</p><p><a href="https://graindesail.com/en/content/59-cargo-sailboat-grain-de-sail-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">graindesail.com/en/content/59-</span><span class="invisible">cargo-sailboat-grain-de-sail-3</span></a></p>
Thijs<p>So I'm pretty sure <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> alone will not help is deal with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> - changing our behaviors and policies probably have bigger effect. Nevertheless, some technologies are exciting and encourage - in contrast to e.g. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carboncapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carboncapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a></p><p>A quick 🧵with some cool candidates.</p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MoreGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreGoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dutchies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dutchies</span></a> made progress on the renewable energy front: 53% came from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> in the first half of 2024:</p><p><a href="https://www.cbs.nl/item?sc_itemid=d78fb572-7866-413a-844a-cb97d48eaf1e&amp;sc_lang=nl-nl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbs.nl/item?sc_itemid=d78fb572</span><span class="invisible">-7866-413a-844a-cb97d48eaf1e&amp;sc_lang=nl-nl</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a></p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turtle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turtle</span></a> babies!</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/28/its-hugely-moving-record-numbers-of-sea-turtle-nests-recorded-in-greece" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/sep/28/its-hugely-moving-record-numbers-of-sea-turtle-nests-recorded-in-greece</span></a></p>
Thijs<p>Again some great pictures of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2024/sep/26/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2024-in-pictures" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/ga</span><span class="invisible">llery/2024/sep/26/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2024-in-pictures</span></a></p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a>: So apparently <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seals</span></a> love <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfarms</span></a> - interesting study done by a researcher team on wind parks in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northsea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northsea</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.033" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.</span><span class="invisible">033</span></a></p><p>What I find <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascinating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascinating</span></a> is the fact you can make our the location of the structures based on the animals paths:</p>
Thijs<p>Quote "Take a visual tour of this three-mile-long main artery of the city and see a Mass. Ave. that is cleaner and more welcoming now. It’s actually pretty <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amazing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazing</span></a>." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/16/metro/mass-ave-is-glorious-state-mind/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bostonglobe.com/2024/09/16/met</span><span class="invisible">ro/mass-ave-is-glorious-state-mind/</span></a></p>
Thijs<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> we'll have a second moon, albeit for a "short" while.</p><p><a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/ad781f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/2515-5172/ad781f</span></a></p>
Coralie Mercier<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> via <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FutureCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FutureCrunch</span></a> &lt;3</p><p>&gt; "A great example of how saving one species can have a domino effect on the restoration of a whole ecosystem. In California’s Monterey Bay, efforts to bolster sea otter populations are saving local salt marshes because the otters feast on the burrowing crabs that cause erosion. The sea otters have consumed enough of the crabs to slow the erosion almost to a halt."</p><p><a href="https://futurecrunch.com/r/b1204d8e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">futurecrunch.com/r/b1204d8e</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
AnneTheWriter<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Uplifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uplifting</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Belgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgian</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Olympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Olympics</span></a> athlete <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JolienMoumkwo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JolienMoumkwo</span></a> runs a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hurdle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurdle</span></a> race with no hope of winning, but wins over hearts on the internet.</p><p>When two of the Belgian track competitors were injured, she ran their race, just to keep the Belgian team qualified. </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sports</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TrackAndField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrackAndField</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Track" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Track</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Hurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurdles</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sportsmanship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sportsmanship</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GoodSportsmanship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodSportsmanship</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Athletics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Athletics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AthleticsTrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AthleticsTrack</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TeamWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeamWork</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sportsbots" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sportsbots</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/yRNZIKa6k7E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/yRNZIKa6k7E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Miriam Boosh<p>Oh, so business is all about the bottom line, you say, we can't pay our employees more, we have to compete, you say? Well, Singapore Airlines begs to differ. They just paid their staff an 8-month salary bonus after record profits, recognizing their hard work and sacrifices during the pandemic. Senior management won't receive the bonus. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BusinessBeyondProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessBeyondProfit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomeGoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomeGoodNews</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/05/18/singapore-air-hands-staff-eight-months-salary-bonus-after-record-results" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com.my/aseanplus/asean</span><span class="invisible">plus-news/2023/05/18/singapore-air-hands-staff-eight-months-salary-bonus-after-record-results</span></a></p>
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