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These hardy, drought-resistant and nutritious grains disappeared from fields in the 1960s. Now, the country is working to revive them. As new social spaces replace the pubs and bingo halls of yore, groups focused around physical activities offer a laid-back way to connect. Assembled from words sent by you, the Reasons to be Cheerful community.
Cities Are Becoming More Like Sponges - Reasons to be Cheerful
May 30, 2023 · Adoption of the sponge city model is increasing globally, too. More than 100 “rain gardens” have been built in the Welsh city of Cardiff, which soak up 40,000 square meters of rainwater each year, lessening the burden on the sewer network. Philadelphia’s $4.5 billion Green City, Clean Waters plan, which will run until 2036, is already ...
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Reasons to be Cheerful was founded by artist and musician David Byrne, who believes in the power of approaching the world with curiosity—in art, in music, in collaboration and in life. Under the banner of Byrne’s nonprofit organization, Arbutus, Reasons to be Cheerful embodies this sensibility, applying it now to the future of our world.
The Year in Cheer - Reasons to be Cheerful
Dec 30, 2022 · Credit: Matt Burkhartt . By the start of 2021, women served in over one-quarter of all professional roles in Major League Baseball. Sweden sends just 1% of its trash to landfills. The rest is recycled or converted into energy. Zimbabwe’s first all-women anti-poaching unit has made more than 300 arrests without firing a shot, and is partially credited with …
The Legendary Ocean Explorer Protecting ‘Hope Spots’ Around …
Nov 27, 2023 · Hope Spots can be as large as the coral triangle in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Sea and as well-known as the Galapagos Islands, or small and quite unknown, like a dozen seamounts off California’s coast. No matter how tiny, Earle is convinced every Spot counts. “Every place, even the small places, makes a difference,“ she insists.
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Aug 24, 2019 · David Byrne Launches Online Magazine ‘Reasons to Be Cheerful’. Nearly two years after first announcing the project, David Byrne has launched an online magazine named Reasons to Be Cheerful that aims to be a “tonic for tumultuous times.”. As the former Talking Heads singer explains in the introductory video, he founded the website ...
The Year in Cheer - Reasons to be Cheerful
Jan 1, 2024 · Working Bikes donations at Doffa Shop in Tanzania. Credit: Working Bikes. Eighty percent of new cars sold in Norway are electric.. The biggest dam removal project in US history — currently underway on the Klamath River — will open up 400 miles of fish habitat.. A New York program switching public housing tenants from gas to electric stoves led to a 35 percent drop in indoor NO2 concentrations.
David Byrne Launches Online Magazine ‘Reasons to Be Cheerful’
Aug 24, 2019 · Reasons to Be Cheerful launched Saturday, with Byrne contributing six stories so far, including “ India’s Tiny, Amazing Art Hub ” about the small city of Kochi and “ Doing the Right Thing Is Good for Business.”. Byrne’s longtime collaborator Brian Eno also penned an article titled “ The Necessity of Nuclear,” a response to Byrne ...
How Four Cities Are Cooling Down Creatively - Reasons to be …
Aug 2, 2024 · A worker sprays a coat of cool paint on the roof of a building at the test site in Singapore. Credit: NTU Singapore. Currently, members of the country’s Institution of Engineers suggest a multifaceted approach to urban heat, including the incorporation of greenery and shade, since reflective paint is only one of the tools that helps to keep an entire city cool.
The World Is Changing — So Can We - Reasons to be Cheerful
Mar 28, 2020 · It became a social norm. What is happening now is an opportunity to learn how to change our behavior. For many of us, our belief in the value of the collective good has eroded in recent decades. But in an emergency that can change quickly. During the Great Depression, new policies to protect the public were introduced.