Just over an hour’s drive from the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík, the greenhouses of Friðheimar farm emit a warm glow that cuts through the dark, cold landscape of a sub-arctic winter. Inside the greenhouses, rows of bright red, juicy tomatoes await their harvest, all thanks to water drawn from a... The post Behold! The Guilt-Free December Tomato appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
The village of Volintiri is about as remote as you can get in Europe. Set in the rural southeast of Moldova, one of the poorest and least visited countries on the continent, it is only a couple of miles away from a little-used border with Ukraine. Yet Volintiri, which is... The post How One Country’s Russian Gas Crisis Became a Green Energy Boom appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Ten years ago, I climbed into a canoe and paddled onto the Mississippi River. This was a magazine assignment, one of the first big adventures in my then-new career as a freelance journalist. The story was simple; I was meant to profile a river guide who took tourists out on... The post The Fundamental Power of The Mississippi River appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
A trailblazing attempt to repopulate the ocean with sharks born of surplus aquarium eggs is expanding the boundaries of marine conservation.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Coppicing — cutting trees back — to support nature may seem counterintuitive. But it can help make the most of a limited landscape.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Afloat on DIY boats, teams of volunteers have removed over 450 tons of plastic waste from the Danube and its tributaries.| Reasons to be Cheerful
As the Natural State works to keep the carp out of the Great Lakes at all costs, can it convince consumers that these fish are delicious?| Reasons to be Cheerful
For remote communities where electricity is scarce or unreliable, an age-old natural refrigeration method remains as valuable as ever.| Reasons to be Cheerful
From photovoltaic pavement to bus stops that charge EVs from below, the next generation of clean energy infrastructure is right under our feet.| Reasons to be Cheerful
by Pauline Vicard The city of Arles in Southern France has everything: it’s picturesque, bucolic and in October features...| Areni Global