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Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.

#BalconySolar is taking 🇺🇸 US state legislatures by storm ⚡🏛️. Lawmakers from both parties are proposing bills to expand small plug-in solar #panels that sit on apartment balconies and plug directly into home outlets 🌞🔌.
The simple technology is already used in millions of homes in Germany 🇩🇪.

Malaria vaccination reduces hospitalisations, deaths of children in northwestern Nigeria One year after the malaria vaccine was added to the routine immunisation schedule in Nigeria’s Kebbi State, health authorities and caregivers are counting the gains.

The R21 malaria #vaccine rollout in Kebbi State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, has cut child #malaria hospitalisations by half 🦟💉. Over 200K children received a first dose and under-five mortality fell from 8.97% to 6.13% in 2025 📉👶.
It’s a real-world vaccine impact in one of the world’s hardest-hit malaria regions 🌍

Global solar and wind growth outstrips rise in electricity demand in 2025 Booming solar and continued wind energy growth has outpaced rising electricity demand so far in 2025, keeping fossil generation flat for the first time since the global Covid 19 pandemic.

In 2025, the amount of electricity generated by #solar panels rose by about the same amount: 650 #terawatt-hours ☀️⚡.
The difference? Those solar panels will generate 650 terawatt-hours of #electricity again this year, and the year after that 🔁🔋and will keep going for decades. 🏭🌞.

In a recent opinion piece in the #NYT, #DavidWallace-Wells argues that the #clean-energy transition is actually moving fast, even if politics and public attention make it seem slower ⚡🌍. Markets and technology are pushing #renewable energy forward, faster than governments or headlines suggest. 🌱

Oil spills from tankers have fallen by more than 90% since the 1970s In the 1970s, oil spills from tankers — container ships transporting oil — were common. Between 70 and 100 spills occurred per year. That’s one or two spills every week.

#OilSpills from tankers used to happen a lot. In the 1970s there were 70–100 spills a year, sometimes one or two every week 🌊🚢. Today that number has dropped by more than 90%. Even though the world ships more oil than before, major tanker spills are now much rarer.

EVs are already making your air cleaner A study in California finds that even small increases in EVs lead to measurable drops in air pollution at the neighborhood level.

A new study shows electric vehicles are already helping clean the air in real neighborhoods 🚗⚡. Researchers used satellite data in #California and found that when about 200 #EVs were added in an area, harmful nitrogen dioxide #pollution dropped by around 1.1% 💚.

Coral Reefs are Coming Back | Happy Eco News Coral Reefs are Coming Back. Through the many ongoing restoration projects, innovative techniques, and global community engagement, coral reefs are being afforded a chance to flourish once more. Slowl...

Despite a big hit from warming oceans, #CoralReefs are making a comeback. 🌊Scientists are growing baby corals in underwater #nurseries and replanting them on damaged reefs, helping #ecosystems. 🪸🐠 Bringing them back is a huge win for ocean life, since they support over 1/4 of all marine species.

Mamdani, Hochul unveil first New York City neighborhoods to get free child care for 2-year-olds The mayor and governor announced the neighborhoods where free 2-K will launch this fall.

New York City is launching a pilot program for free child care for 2-year-olds starting this fall 👶. Mayor #ZohranMamdani and Governor #KathyHochul say about 2,000 spots will open first in a few neighborhoods 📚. The goal is to help families deal with high #childcare costs 💼.

Virginia targets surplus interconnection capacity in first-of-its-kind legislation Virginia lawmakers have passed the FAST Act, establishing a pilot program for surplus interconnection capacity at solar facilities to expedite clean energy deployment.

Virginia lawmakers passed a new energy bill, the #FASTAct ⚡. It lets developers plug new #solar or #battery projects into unused grid capacity at existing power plants, instead of building new connections. It could bring clean energy online faster and cheaper, in existing infrastructure 🔌🌞.

China announces new climate targets in 5-year plan The plan reaffirmed China’s conviction to “fully implement” the UN’s climate convention and the Paris Agreement.

🇨🇳 China just announced new climate goals in its latest five-year plan 🌏. Despite the plan to still keep #coal in the mix for energy security, the country says it wants to cut carbon intensity by about 17% by 2030, while also expanding #renewable energy like #solar and #wind ⚡.

A Kenyan school like no other may be an African education blueprint Rare Gem Talent School in Kenya uses hands-on lessons for students with dyslexia. Despite increased access to public education, students with learning disabilities often struggle.

A school in #Kenya is helping students with #dyslexia learn in ways that work for them. 📚 Instead of lectures, teachers use hands-on lessons with colors, sounds, and objects to make reading easier. 🎨 The approach helps students build confidence and could become a model for better learning.

New Mexico pays landlords to refurbish abandoned homes and rent to people experiencing homelessness The statewide program, Rehab-2-Rental, solves multiple problems at once.

A program in New Mexico helps fix up old or vacant houses so they can become #AffordableRentals. 🏠The state gives landlords money to repair homes and in return they rent them to people who use #housing vouchers. 🔧 It’s a way to improve neighborhoods and create more affordable housing. 💙

Earth's heat to produce electricity for homes in UK clean energy first Water super-heated by rocks will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of the critical mineral lithium.

A new #geothermal power plant is operating in Cornwall, UK.⚡🌍 It generates electricity by pumping water deep underground where rocks heat it up, creating #renewable power for about 10K homes.🏠 It also plans to extract #lithium for EV batteries. Thus it could power homes and support the clean tech🔋

Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay The industry's biggest players are forging ahead with billions of dollars in emissions-reducing investments, according to company officials and a Reuters analysis of data.

Global shipping is doubling down on #GreenFuels. 🚢🌱 Major companies continue investing in green #methanol and #ammonia despite United States opposition. Long-term fuel contracts and new vessel orders show the industry is betting on long-term #decarbonisation, not short-term policy shifts. ⚓♻️

IEA calls peak coal, even as "Age of Electricity" takes hold to boost global power demand IEA says the world has already passed "peak coal", even with an expected huge boost in global power demand caused by the "age of electricity".

The #IEA says coal has peaked as the world enters the age of electricity. ⚡ Rapid growth in #renewables and #nuclear ☀️⚛️ is outpacing new coal generation. It's also reshaping power markets, even as global electricity demand keeps rising. 🔌

Philippines government auctions to offer 25GW of renewable energy capacity a year until 2035 The Philippines will launch a number of renewable energy auctions between 2027 and 2035 for at least 25GW of capacity each year.

🇵🇭 Filipinos want #CleanEnergy and they’re willing to pay for it. ⚡They’ve pledged to buy at least 25GW of clean energy annually through 2035 and are rolling out 3.2GW of utility-scale #solar across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ☀️🏝️ #Renewables will replace fossil fuels across the archipelago. 🔋

Cancer in Canada: Progress Made, but Challenges Remain The latest data point to improvements for many cancer types and a continued decline in overall cancer mortality.

🇨🇦 #CancerMortality in Canada is declining as early detection and improved treatments boost survival. Today, 64% of patients live more than five years after diagnosis. 🩺
The biggest progress is in #lung and #colorectal cancer, driven by tobacco control, screening programs. 🚭

Philippines: Same-sex couples can co-own property, top court rules The landmark decision said "legitimate intimate relationships" must not be "legally invisible".

🇵🇭 The Philippines’ Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples can co-own property. ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 Although the Family Code defines marriage as between a man and a woman, the court said Article 148, also applies to #same-sex partners, ensuring their relationships aren’t legally invisible. 🏠

Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record, says Brazil Brazil’s latest satellite alerts indicate that deforestation in the Amazon has continued to fall into early 2026, extending a downward trend that began after a sharp rise earlier in the decade. Data r...

Deforestation in the #BrazilianAmazon is dropping fast. 🇧🇷 Brazil recorded 1,325 km² of forest loss from Aug 2025 to Jan 2026, down from 2,050 km² the year before. Annually the loss fell 11% to 5,796 km², the lowest in 11 years. Officials say 2026 could mark the lowest #deforestation rate ever.🌳

Competition Is Heating Up In The US Energy Storage Space The US energy storage startup Form Energy is challenging Tesla's new Megapack 3 rollout with a new 100-hour iron-air battery.

A startup called #FormEnergy is rolling out a big 100-hr iron-air battery and locking in massive deals to help store energy for days at a time ⚡️. Also Tesla’s #Megapack3 keeps pushing #lithium-ion grid batteries. The energy storage industry is heating up as more #renewables come onto the grid. 🔋

Why Oil Country Is Betting on Geothermal | Atmos Geothermal energy, which uses some of the same tech and know-how as oil and gas, represents a potential bright spot for renewable energy.

#Geothermal is getting attention from oil and gas regions because it uses the same drilling skills and equipment, but produces #CleanPower from heat underground⚡The idea: turn fossil-fuel know-how into a cleaner energy future while keeping workers and communities involved in the transition 🛠️🌱.

Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid Coal makes a bit of a comeback, if only by accident.

Americans used more electricity in 2025, but solar power grew really fast ☀️. Solar generation jumped about 35%, producing more electricity than hydropower 🌊. Despite rising demand from new tech, like EVs 🚗, data centers 💻 etc, the energy transition is happening, just not overnight 🌎.

Sea of Possibility Along the coast of British Columbia, First Nations lead a bold effort to protect an intact marine ecosystem.

Ten years after a 2014 agreement, the Indigenous-led marine protected area network in the #GreatBearSea is moving from promises to real action 🌊🤝. Seventeen #FirstNations are planning protections, launching ranger programs, and investing 🇨🇦 CA$335 million into conservation and local economies 🐋🌲.

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking Emerging digital tools can help authorities prioritize inspections and rapidly identify illicit goods by linking online monitoring, legal references and on-the-ground investigations.

Late last year, #Interpol coordinated raids across 134 countries, rescuing about 30,000 live animals and identifying over 1,100 suspected traffickers 🚔🐾. The operation used new tools like AI cargo scanning, online monitoring, and portable DNA kits to track illegal #wildlife trade 🧬.

From cubicles to kitchens: How empty offices are becoming homes Many U.S. cities have too many office buildings and not enough homes. Developers are now converting some old offices into apartments and condos, but it's going slowly.

Cities across the US are turning empty office buildings into apartments to tackle two problems at once: too much unused office space and not enough #housing 🏠. Although buildings need redesigns for light, plumbing and zoning, places like Washington, DC have already created thousands of new homes 🌆🔧.

TED is giving $1B to nonprofits working to solve 'humanity's biggest problems.' These are the recipients From cleaning up ocean plastic to preventing homelessness, the new cohort of fellows receives funding necessary to execute their world-changing work.

TED’s #AudaciousProject raised over $1 billion to support 10 nonprofits tackling big global issues like #ClimateChange, #healthcare and #education 🌍💡. The goal is to fund bold ideas that can help millions of people and create real long-term change 🚀.

Finnish startup uses sand to slash industrial heat emissions by 90% Finland is leading the race to decarbonise industrial heat emissions, using sand to produce fossil-free steam.

Finland is testing a new climate idea that sounds simple but powerful: heating up sand to store renewable energy and create fossil-free industrial heat 🔥. Since factories need huge amounts of heat, this “sand battery” could cut emissions by replacing coal and gas with stored clean energy ♻️.

Rushden cafe for homeless charity ready to expand operations A cafe raises enough money to fund two additional support workers to help homeless people.

A #homeless charity’s cafe in #Rushden has started making money just months after opening, and it’s now planning to grow. ☕ The café is run by #volunteers and puts all profits straight back into helping people facing homelessness. 🤝 Locals hope it’ll supports even more people in need. 🇬🇧

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on the 4th anniversary of Russia's full-out war on Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
We need #peace !🕊️

We need to take all possible sanctions against Russia, incl. on oil & gas exports

PL RP🩷💚💙Thank you!

#ClimateAction #Video #Endfossilfuels

Worldclass Clothing Is Changing the Colonoscopy Conversation New apparel brand Worldclass combines fashion + purpose to spark conversations about colon health and keep your ass in gear.

#RaleighMagazine highlighted a quirky new fashion brand called #WorldclassClothing that uses cheeky apparel (like “ass”-themed tees and hoodies) to get people talking about colon health and #colonoscopy 🩺👕. Every purchase helps fund colonoscopies and raise awareness about colorectal cancer 🎗️💪.