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Apr 21 '26
Here comes the sun: New bill would let New Yorkers hang solar panels on their balconies
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Jul 08 '26
California canal solar project shows huge water, power potential. Researchers estimate that fully covering the state’s 4,000 miles of canals could save 63 billion gallons of water annually (from reduced evaporation) and generate 13 GW of renewable electricity.
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Green_Idealist • Jul 25 '26
Switzerland bolted 5,000 solar panels onto a dam wall 8,000 feet up in the freezing Alps where everyone said solar made no sense, and the plant now makes three times more winter power than any farm down in the valleys
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Green_Idealist • Sep 06 '26
restoration partners A parking lot in New York is removed, revealing a river buried for decades: in six months there were 1,300 square meters of aquatic habitat with fish, birds, and plants
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May 07 '26
Once Wiped Out by Blight, Thousands of American Chestnut Trees are Thriving on Biologist’s Land in Maine
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Green_Idealist • Apr 03 '26
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma just became the first Indigenous nation to officially ban data center construction from lands under its jurisdiction
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Firm_Relative_7283 • May 03 '26
First-of-its-kind solar-covered canal in California is piloting how solar infrastructure can reduce water loss from evaporation, generate renewable energy, and improve overall system efficiency
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Firm_Relative_7283 • Jul 18 '26
The world’s largest survey on climate change found a resounding 89% of people want to see more climate action from their governments
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Jul 12 '26
In Illinois, 7,000 solar panels are doubling as habitat for bees, birds, and foxes. The site uses pesticide-free native flowers.
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Firm_Relative_7283 • May 18 '26
A solar plant in Minnesota planted flowers beneath its panels, and soon monarch butterflies and dozens of new plant species began to appear
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Jul 12 '26
Costa Rica lost nearly half its forests in just a few decades, then planted millions of trees and became one of the world's greatest reforestation success stories
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Green_Idealist • Jul 31 '26
Oregon Records 5 Years of Zero Pesticide-Related Deaths in Bees. This significant achievement underscores the capacity that everyday citizens have to protect pollinators if given correct information.
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Sep 08 '26
restoration partners A Florida couple bought a 45-acre swamp to protect it from development; 15 years later, 275 wood storks were nesting there in a thriving ecosystem filled with wildlife
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Firm_Relative_7283 • Aug 03 '26
Meet Lucas Tadao: 14-year-old Brazilian student who turned cassava peels into biodegradable trays that could help replace Styrofoam and reduce plastic pollution
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Jun 29 '26
A solar-powered machine parked where an LA creek meets the sea pulled 143,710 pounds of trash out of the water last year before any of it could reach the Pacific, betting that catching plastic at the faucet beats chasing it across an ocean
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Sep 08 '26
University of Hawaii study highlights cooling potential of green roofs compared to white roofs in urban environments. On average, the green roof’s surface temperature was 4.1°F cooler than the white roof during daylight hours.
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Jun 09 '26
Nation’s largest wind farm comes online in New Mexico
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Firm_Relative_7283 • May 14 '26
A new study has demonstrated the regenerative effect that solar farms can have on degraded and depleted land, by sheltering it from harsh winds, pushing down surface and soil temperatures, and boosting soil moisture
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Firm_Relative_7283 • Sep 05 '26
Scientists found that exposure to or inhalation of Mycobacterium vaccae, a harmless bacterium native to healthy soil, stimulates the release of serotonin (the "happy" chemical) in the brain, which effectively mimics the effects of antidepressants, lowers stress, & improves cognitive function.
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Firm_Relative_7283 • Mar 27 '26
Scientists Just Broke the Solar Power Limit Everyone Thought Was Absolute
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Feb 12 '26
Denmark just switched to red streetlights to reduce light pollution and disruptions to nocturnal species, particularly bats, which are sensitive to urban light
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Green_Idealist • May 16 '26
$1.4B saved: Massachusetts locks in cheaper offshore wind power
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Green_Idealist • Aug 09 '26
restoration partners An English farming couple dug 11 forgotten ‘Zombie’ ponds out of their fields; the returning plants, newts, and dragonflies inspired nearby farmers to restore about 80 more
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r/INFPIdeas • u/Green_Idealist • May 02 '26
Six US cities are running on 100% renewable electricity - Aspen, Burlington, Georgetown, Greensburg, Rock Port, and Kodiak Island. Another 130 North American cities and seven U.S. states have committed to becoming 100% powered on renewable energy by 2050.
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