Whales, Rivers and Horses!

Join me for your Monday's dose of good news! Start your week of on the good side, and kick right into things with a bit of posivity!

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Isak Hodges
July 31, 2023

Morning Morning! 👋🌊

And welcome back, to yet another edition of the good newsletter.

I've actually seen a lot of good news lately, but it often gets overshadowed by negative and sad news stories.

While I think it's important to highlight the wrongs that exist in our world, it's also important to keep some positivity, which ultimately can keep us heading in the right direction.

Today, I've got everything from hummingbirds to swimmable rivers.

Enjoy! 😎

Stickers To Save Food? 🍌

A Columbian supermarket is introducing stickers on their fresh produce that will help reduce waste. The stickers indicate how the food can be used, as it moves through its cycle. For example, as bananas get browner, they can be used for tempura and cupcakes.

Campaign of the Week: Makro, Life Extending Stickers

Colombian wholesaler predicts it will extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by six days with serving-suggestion stickers

www.contagious.com/news-and-views/campaign-of-the-week-wholesaler-in-colombia-extends-life-of-fruit-and-veg-with-stickers

The Whales Are Back 🐋

After many years of declining populations, the grey whale population has been suffering. However, recent reports of new whales, swimming alongside their baby calves is bringing hope that the population can re-surface.

Hopeful signs for declining population of gray whales along West Coast

Three dead gray whales found along Washington shores last month showed signs of malnutrition, according to the Cascadia Research Collective.

www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/07/17/hopeful-signs-for-declining-population-of-gray-whales-along-west-coast

A Whale Set Free 🐳

Another whale story! Tokitae, an orca that has been in captivity for 50 years has a plan to return home. After lots of work by activists, Tokitae is set to be reunited with his family.

Tokitae, the oldest orca in captivity, has path to freedom after 50 years

Miami Seaquarium, where the whale performed, announced a ‘binding’ agreement to relocate her to her home – Puget Sound

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/30/lolita-orca-miami-seaquarium-release-tokitae

The Birds Are Back in Town 🦜

The emerald green hummingbird has long been missing from the Columbian forest but was recently been spotted. The bird is an indicator of returning ecosystems to the Colombian countryside.

An emerald-green hummingbird lost to science reemerges in Colombia

In the mountains of Colombia, an experienced bird-watcher saw an iridescent flash of blue and green. “A hummingbird caught my attention. I got out my binoculars and was shocked to see that it was a Santa Marta sabrewing,” Yurgen Vega said. “This sighting was a complete surprise, but a very welcome one.” This was only […]

news.mongabay.com/2022/08/an-emerald-green-hummingbird-lost-to-science-reemerges-in-colombia

The Whitest Paint Ever 🎨

Scientists have developed a paint that is so white when applied to buildings, it can reduce temperatures by 40% inside. They hope to use the paint to cool houses in neighbourhoods that cannot afford air conditioning.

Scientists Have Developed the Whitest White Paint Ever Made—So Reflective It Can Cool Surfaces | Artnet News

Scientists at Purdue University have a new version of their super-white acrylic paint that reflects 98.1 percent of sunlight.

news.artnet.com/art-world/scientists-have-developed-the-whitest-white-paint-ever-made-so-reflective-it-can-cool-surfaces-2338779

No More Bottles ♻️🍾

LAX has put a ban on single-use plastic bottles throughout its airport terminals. The airport was previously one of the highest consumers of single-use plastic bottles in the airport industry.

LAX Bans Single-Use Plastic Water Bottle Sales - EcoWatch

Los Angeles International Airport, known by its airport code LAX, has banned sales of single-use plastic water bottles.

www.ecowatch.com/los-angeles-airport-plastic-water-bottle-ban.html

Horses fight wildfires 🐴

This is an interesting one. Spain, one of the only countries left to still have wild horses, has said that the horses feed mainly on small shrubbery, which is a leading cause of spreading wildfires. The horse population has significantly reduced wildfires' abilities to spread where the horses have been.

Spain’s latest weapon against wildfires? Wild horses

Horses are the latest line of defence against wildfires in Spain's Iberian Highlands. The animals could bring many other benefits besides

www.positive.news/environment/spains-latest-weapon-against-wildfires-wild-horses

Swimmable River 🏊♀️

Ahead of the Olympics, Paris has a plan to make the Seine swimmable again. The city's ambitious plan hopes to make the waters swimmable so tourists and athletes alike can enjoy the river in the city!

Paris to bring back swimming in River Seine after 100 years | CNN

Paris plans to make the Seine the centerpiece of the 2024 Olympic Games, with long-term efforts to clean up the river allowing swimming events to take place in its waters.

www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/sport/paris-seine-river-swimming-spt-scli-intl/index.html

And that's it folks!

Thanks for reading this episode, I hope you have enjoyed it!

Remember to keep the good vibes high, and the rest will fix itself!

And as always, I want to wrap up by saying, have a wonderful rest of your week!

Bye Bye 👋👋

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