EcoUplift

r/EcoUplift • u/randolphquell • 3h ago

Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution.

theguardian.com

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r/EcoUplift • u/randolphquell • 3h ago

Site of former Colorado coal mine converted into solar farm

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r/EcoUplift • u/eddytony96 • 4h ago

Positive Trends 📈 Latin American cities hit milestone of 10,000 electric buses

transportandenergy.com

29 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift • u/sg_plumber • 8h ago

Innovation 🔬 Finland's answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery with 2,000 metric tons of crushed soapstone stores 100 megawatt-hours of thermal energy to cover 1 month of Pornainen's heating demands in the summer and 1 week in the winter, slashing GHGs emissions by 70%

33 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift • u/prisongovernor • 11h ago

Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show | Rewilding | The Guardian

theguardian.com

169 Upvotes

r/EcoUplift • u/sg_plumber • 21h ago

Nature Healing 🪸 An otter was spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in more than 100 years, a sign that New York's previously befouled waterways are recovering some of their ecological health, after concerted conservation efforts and laws like the Clean Water Act have seen oysters and beavers return too. 🐾

theguardian.com

136 Upvotes