Not All News is Bad!

The rapidly falling battery prices are already enabling the deployment of more renewable microgrids and solar home systems in areas lacking reliable grid access.

Source: Battery costs have plummeted by 90% in less than 15 years, turbocharging renewable energy shift

With more improvements to come.

MIT engineers and collaborators developed a solar-powered device that avoids salt-clogging issues of other designs.

Source: Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water

Love this.

Thanks to improvements in global health, more than 100 million children have been saved since 1990.

Source: How many children did not die thanks to progress in global health?

So many. So cool. Progress you don’t hear about often.

Dashcam footage shows bystanders racing to help after a fiery crash Monday morning.

Source: Good Samaritans pull driver out of car engulfed in flames

Amazing.

“It was so unlike me. I still can’t believe I did it,” Bullerman, 25, tells PEOPLE. “But it was just a visceral feeling in my stomach. He just had very kind eyes.”

Source: Woman’s ‘Bold’ Text to Grubhub Driver Really Delivered — They’re Getting Married Next Year!

Very cute.

A Lantana teenager is being recognized for his heroic actions, receiving a prestigious honor for diving into unsafe waters to rescue a woman.

Source: Lantana teen receives prestigious honor and scholarship for daring water rescue

Impressive.

 

Tom Gilbey ran the London Marathon this weekend with two goals in mind: Drink wine, and raise funds for charity.

Source: London Marathoner drinks 25 glasses of wine throughout 26.2-mile run, raising over $22k in donations

What an innovative and fun way to raise funds.

Changing the mixture of insecticide used in the netting has proved effective in fight against the disease that killed 600,000 in 2022

Source: New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds

Very cool.

Today’s good news story comes from Atlanta, Georgia. In a heartwarming tale of compassion and human connection, Amanda Hayhurst, a mother of two from Georgia, saved the life of Vonchelle Knight, a single mother desperately in need of a kidney transpl

Source: A Mom Saved Another Mom’s Life After Seeing A Flyer In Her Son’s Taekwondo Studio

So cool.

He’s been able to avoid major diseases and has a fit mind and body. “I’ve been very, very, very lucky in my lifetime,” he says.

Source: Man, 110, who still drives his car every day has simple tips for long life

Goals. 🙂