Allow me to introduce you to Fix the News, an aggregation of all the good news out there that you sure won’t see in mainstream media but you will in your inbox. From the most recent newsletter:

‘Left Behind’ America stages remarkable comeback
Some of the country’s worst-off counties in the Midwest and Southeast have bounced back since COVID-19, thanks to significant growth in employment and the establishment of new businesses in the last three years, marking the fastest economic expansion since the presidency of Bill Clinton: ‘This is the kind of thing that we couldn’t have even dreamed about five or six years ago.’ NYT

Yes, that link is hot, as is every link in FTN’s newsletter, so you can clink right through to the source of every single story they include.

What else have they got this week? Well, let’s see…how about Ronin the Rat detecting mines in Cambodia? The greatest mammal migration on earth? (Yes, it’s in Africa, but it’s not the one you think of first.) The first river in the US to be returned to its natural state? The newest Federal Duck Stamp, junior and senior? Barbara Kingsolver’s pledge for the Climate Corps?

Maybe you’ve been taught to be skeptical about renewable energy, say, for example, wind power. Okay.

Wind is quietly blowing away coal in the United States
In April, wind power generated 28% more electricity than coal for the second month in a row. Wind did surpass coal once before, in April last year, but this time it’s by a much larger margin and for two consecutive months. Fossil gas remains by far the largest source of electricity generation—but renewables are coming for it next. Sherwood

28 percent more electricity than coal. For the second month in a row. Yeah, baby, you bet that emphasis is mine. How about we catch some rays next?

The United States is about to get its first solar-covered canal
The country’s first canal-based solar project is nearing completion on tribal lands south of Phoenix, Arizona. Thousands of kilometres of federally-owned canals stretch across the country—covering them in solar panels would allow for greater power production on already-used land and help canals function better by preventing evaporation and inhibiting algae growth. Canary Media

Another hot link, go ahead, click through. But here’s a video if you’d rather watch.

Solar River on the Casa Blanca from An On on Vimeo.

My favorite piece of this issue, because there always is one:

We see oil peaking in 2025 ~ BP

Combustion engines could still see ‘significant improvements’ that would make them competitive and will be around for a ‘very, very long time.’ ~ Saudi Aramco

☝️ Someone here is wrong, and we’ll give you a little clue: it’s not BP.

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In other news, we have a new charity partner! Phola operates a mobile mental health service that travels around communities in Johannesburg, South Africa, that are struggling with gender-based violence, conflict, and poverty. Their caravan ‘of joy and tears’ is at the heart of everything they do, a place where tens of thousands of people have found healing, but it has reached the end of its run.

We are sending them $5,000 USD to buy a new caravan. This donation will allow them to keep providing culturally-relevant counselling services for underserved communities (including vulnerable children and women who have survived violence and abuse), break down barriers to mental health access, and bring hope and healing to those who need it the most. We are so grateful to you all—thank you for making this happen.

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