The Scandinavian nation has significantly reduced the number of people experiencing homelessness. What could other countries learn from its example?| Reasons to be Cheerful
This article was published as a collaboration between Reasons to be Cheerful, which reports on solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, and Skylight, which tells stories about the New Yorkers leading the clean energy transition in their own homes. From the outside, 420 Beekman Hill in Midtown East looks... The post The Manhattan Apartment Building That Went All-In on All-Electric appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
It’s a busy evening at Bauman’s on Oak, the popular new taproom in Southeast Portland. At the bar towards the back of the room, customers are ordering drinks from a 30-strong list of intriguing-sounding ciders including Looking Glass and Forbidden Fruit. Over to the right is a window into the... The post The Joy (and Huge Health Benefits) of Induction Cooking appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at info@reasonstobecheerful.world. The Big Apple freeze The cost of living is spiraling in New York, especially for rent, forcing people to make extremely difficult decisions about how they spend their... The post What We’re Reading: How New York Could Actually Freeze Its Rents appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Umananda Pathuri keeps a watchful eye on his eight-year-old daughter while his wife naps with their toddler. Outside their house in Nikori, a village in one of northeast India’s most flood-prone districts in the state of Assam, flood waters are rising and the rains are incessant. “We’re the Mising, Assam’s... The post The Modern Makeover of Assam’s Centuries-Old Stilt Houses appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Dallas May spotted the first shoots of grass a few months after a wildfire tore across the ranch he runs with his family in Lamar, Colorado, in 2022. Propelled by winds up to 70 mph, the blaze killed some of his livestock, destroyed 42 miles of fencing, and burned through... The post The Prairie Farmers Preserving the World’s Most Threatened Ecosystem – Forever appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Bordeaux’s submarine base was once a place of battle. Built by the Germans during the Second World War, the hulking concrete edifice in the north of the wine-loving French city was used to launch attacks against the Allied Forces. Today, however, the site is fighting a different kind of fight... The post One City’s Race to ‘Solarize Everything We Possibly Can’ appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
This article was originally published by the Daily Yonder, which is dedicated to uplifting the stories of rural people. In Southwest Colorado, increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity has prompted local groups to organize to protect immigrants and arm residents with knowledge about their constitutional rights when dealing with federal law enforcement.... The post Rural Communities Unite To Protect Their Immigrant Neighbors appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at info@reasonstobecheerful.world. Vintage values Shopping malls fuel our throwaway culture by making it easy for us to replace our old stuff with new stuff. Not at ReTuna in Eskilstuna, Sweden,... The post What We’re Reading: The Success Of Sweden’s ‘Secondhand-Only’ Shopping Mall appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
A popular form of community building in Europe, intercultural gardens are now flourishing across the U.S.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Welcome back to The Spark, our monthly newsletter that’s all about how people just like you are creating positive change, one meaningful step at a time. The Spark is generously supported by Laura Rice. DIY disaster-preparedness kits you can make for vulnerable neighbors. How to turn your home into a... The post The Spark: How Disaster Prep Can Bring Your Community Together appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| 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
See what stories caught our attention this week, from the Danish capital’s plan for a wetter future to a new and improved mosquito net.| 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
In the growing field of "ecoacoustics,” scientists use the ocean's natural sounds to monitor the health of marine ecosystems -- and even restore them.| 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
In Jaipur, India, an all-women company offers sustainable and authentic tours — while providing its drivers with income and agency.| Reasons to be Cheerful
A cash transfer experiment in New Orleans has proven how responsible many high schoolers can be with money if given the chance.| Reasons to be Cheerful
In a country where social stigma and fear often delay diagnosis, an app that teaches women to perform self-exams is revolutionizing health care.| Reasons to be Cheerful
The concept is simple: a small cash reward for each negative drug test. And there’s solid science behind it.| Reasons to be Cheerful
See what stories caught our attention this week, from housing progress for Angelenos to a radical approach to addiction treatment.| Reasons to be Cheerful
As the world’s most ambitious oyster reef restoration nears completion, many millions of tiny mollusks are revitalizing America’s largest estuary.| Reasons to be Cheerful
A controversial but effective policy is keeping residential streets quiet, getting more people walking and reducing pollution.| Reasons to be Cheerful
“Gravity batteries” give former mines a second life — while offering an economic and environmental boost to communities once reliant on coal.| Reasons to be Cheerful
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At a rural retreat, a handful of the country’s 1.5 million hikikomori cook, farm and, after years of isolation, gingerly step back into the world.| Reasons to be Cheerful
