The Friday Good Newsletter

The Friday Good Newsletter

A roundup of all the good climate news from the week, sent out every Friday morning.
Apr
19
A painting of Earth

no. 97: It's (almost) Earth Day!

This week's good news includes upcoming Earth Day celebrations, the successful cloning of 2 endangered ferrets, several planet-friendly policy updates, and much more.
6 min read
Apr
12
A whale in the water

no. 96: Whales are people now

This week's good news includes the last solar eclipse in the US until 2044 and whales getting personhood status to increase their protections.
6 min read
Apr
05
Repairing an iPhone

no. 95: More 'right to repair' laws!

This week's good news includes a new law in Oregon that forces manufacturers to make it easier for consumers to repair their own tech and ends annoying practices that prevent third party hardware.
6 min read
Mar
29
Students with signs in the capital building in Albany, NY

no. 94: Students are making their voices heard!

This week's good news includes a personal account of 350+ students convening in Albany to protest and lobby for great climte legislation.
7 min read
Mar
22
A tulip covered in water droplets

no. 93: Spring has sprung

This week's good news includes an AI-powered robot named Theo finding diseased tulips to save the flowers and farming income, and a lot more!
6 min read
Mar
15
birthday confetti

no. 92: 27 years later...

This week I turned 27, solar mural artworks are popping up, Ireland is becoming more circular, and Medellin, Colombia's Green Corridors project is a hit.
6 min read
Mar
08
A golden trophy

no. 91: policy is powerful

This week depaving continues to grow around the world, nations are passing legislation to hold polluters accountable, elephants and foxes are being protected, and much more.
6 min read
Mar
01
A blue flower on top of red wood

no. 90: It's March and the good news isn't slowing down

A new US National Park opened up, a stingray got pregnant with asexual parthenogenesis, over 100 new species were discovered, a gas plant is going renewable, and much more.
7 min read
Feb
23
Looking out onto the water from a cliff on Santa Cruz island

no.89: This worm eats plastic & scientists took it a step further

Scientists extracted the gut microbes from a plastic-eating worm, hemp is being used more as a sustainable material, the River Mersey has had a great recovery, and much more.
6 min read
Feb
16
A bunch of elephants walking in a single file line

no. 88: elephant poaching has completely stopped in this Congolese national park

This week's good news includes coral restoration successes, a new high-speed rail in California, human hair being reused for clothing, and much more.
6 min read