Global News
Plenty of Good News Here! People and companies are moving forward with sustainable and regenerative projects all over the world. Keep your antennae pointed this way for ideas and inspiration! Note: these non-affiliated links redirect to news, corporate, and organization websites outside of The Bee Beacon site.
APR-2023, SciTechDaily: A Rice Idea: Old Farming Techniques Unlock New Sustainable Solutions
APR-2023, New Scientist: The spiky shape of sunflower pollen may clear bee guts of parasite
APR-2023, UMD-Maryland Today: Bees Without Borders-Sustainability Program Unites Route One Communities to Build a Pathway for Pollinators
MAY-2022, Star of Nature: What are the Best Nectar-Producing Flowers for Bees?
Undated, American Meadows: Growing Host Plants and Nectar Plants to Attract Butterflies
MAY-2022, Bob Vila: 27 Gorgeous Plants That Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden
FEB-2023, The Guardian: The man in charge of how the US spends $400bn to shift away from fossil fuels
DEC-2022, Phys.org: Botanical gardens are 'hot spots' for butterflies amid climate change
JAN-2023, Bloomberg: Clean Energy Sets $1.1 Trillion Record That’s Bound to Be Broken
FEB-2023, MIT Technology Review: Busting three myths about materials and renewable energy
DEC-2022, Reuters: Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025
DEC-2022, The Guardian: Big oil is behind conspiracy to deceive public, first climate racketeering lawsuit says
DEC-2022, Illinois Times: Plant (for) native pollinators this winter
DEC-2022, Electrek: The largest landfill solar project in North America is now complete
DEC-2022, CAES Newswire: Great Pollinator Census expands to include neighboring states
OLD NEWS
November 2022
WBUR: Researchers hoping to give the American chestnut tree a leg up on climate change
TheConversation: 4 signs of progress at the UN climate change summit
ScienceAlert: We Have The First Evidence of Bumble Bees Playing With Toys, And It's Utterly Adorable
ScienceAlert: People in Portland Planted Trees. Decades Later, a Stunning Pattern Emerged
36 American cities made the Global CDP A List for leadership in environmental action
Gizmodo: Authorities in Western U.S. Agree to Rip-Up Grass Lawns for Water Conservation
October 2022
NASA: Methane ‘Super-Emitters’ Mapped by NASA’s New Earth Space Mission
Electrec: Renewables provided nearly one-quarter of US electrical generation to August 2022
Popular Science: Pumping carbon dioxide waste to rooftop gardens boosts crop yields
Yahoo: Construction Begins on the World’s Largest Carbon Removal Plant
Guardian: Business groups block action that could help tackle biodiversity crisis, report finds
MPRNews: Pollinators need your help in the winter too
EuroNews: Major milestone for Greek energy as renewables power 100% of electricity demand
Military.com: Army Releases New Plan to 'Mitigate' Climate Change
NWF: Innovation, Conservation Investments Will Deliver ‘Renewable, Reliable, Affordable’ Water
September 2022
SEP-2022, PennState: Mixed cover crops capture carbon in soil, could help mitigate climate change
Flock Finger Lakes: The EcoVillage at Ithaca was established in 1991 ... with 90% of the land devoted to farmland and natural areas.
ScienceAlert: Hidden Forests Found Deep Beneath The Ocean Cover Twice The Area of India
Xerces Society: More Than One Million Save the Bees with Bee City USA
Electrek: These countries lead the world in renewables manufacturing and installation
AP: In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills
BBC: How India's lattice buildings cool without air conditioning
Yanko Design: Natural energy-free air conditioner uses the cooling properties of terracotta to regulate temperatures
The Guardian: How America’s most enigmatic fruit is making a comeback
(FEB-2020), Andrew Millison: India's Water Revolution #1: Solving the Crisis in 45 days with the Paani Foundation