Green chemistry: can these innovations clean up our chemical footprint?
Scientists have announced that chemical pollution has reached the safe limit for human health. That’s the bad news. The good news is that green chemicalists all over the globe are working to solve the problem. How do synthetic chemicals used in everything, cars and clothes, impact the stability Earth’s environment? An international team of researchers […]
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The comedy co-op bringing laughter back to north-east England
Anyone who’s struggled with a business plan or attempted to wrestle revenue forecasts and cost breakdowns into an unruly spreadsheet will know that starting a new venture is no laughing matter. After joining forces to bring comedy back to communities without live entertainment, a business support agency is now supporting a group comedians. Comedy co-operative […]
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Circular economy class of 2022: 20 startups making waste history
Circular economy class for 2022: Twenty startups making waste history – Positive News The 2022 Green Alley Award has opened to public voting. It recognizes innovative circular startups in Europe and encourages public participation. From projects that grow biodegradable packaging and reuse car batteries, to one that replaces styrofoam with grain husks, here’s the longlist […]
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The UK’s first sex shop for people with cancer has launched
Although they might not seem like the most obvious of companions, two cancer survivors hope to overcome the taboos of sexuality and cancer by launching a pioneering erotica store. The UK’s first online sex shop for people living with and beyond cancer – sexwithcancer.com – has been launched by two friends and artists. Brian Lobel […]
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Work less, live more: 10 arguments for a shorter working week
We look at the benefits to working less as countries try to adopt a four-day work week. This includes strengthening families and gender equality. Many people have had to reevaluate their relationship with work due to the pandemic. Some countries even tried to introduce a four-day work week. Spain is leading this charge. The idea […]
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Parklets, traffic-free zones and street dining: Covid is transforming cities
From Mumbai’s cycle councillors to New York’s al fresco dining boom, the pandemic has forced cities to get creative The pandemic, as the United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, acknowledged in July 2020, is a deeply urban crisis. Covid has flourished due to the things that are a city’s strengths: population density and diversity, concentrations […]
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What went right this week: defending democracy, plus more positive news
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New issue of FFA leads on the men who are helping end violence against women
The issue also delves into resilience-building playgrounds, efforts to map the world’s fungal networks, ’slow homeware’ and wooden bicycles. Lucy Purdy, editor-in-chief, says it’s packed with stories of hope in action The idea of thinking positively – that you can just choose to believe that things are good and then they somehow will be – […]
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Five groups that combine exercise with boosting mental health
Five groups that combine exercise and boosting mental health – Positive News It’s that time of year when many of us are looking to get fit. But what if you could combine your exercise with a mental health boost. These groups do exactly that It’s that time of year when many of us are looking […]
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‘I’ve realised my dreams’: the refugee entrepreneurs who are thriving in the UK
Research has shown that refugees are a boon for their host nations’ economies. We meet three people who are flourishing because of a social enterprise. Research has shown that refugee-founded companies have tremendous potential to stimulate economies and create jobs, as well as reduce public spending. A study of 30 years of data from Western […]
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