Yes, There's Hope For Us

This is the first in what will be an ongoing series of posts contrasting my "We're Toast" series of posts, with links to articles that suggest that we might somehow pull through the coming crisis.

Climate Change and Environment

• Shutdown of US coal power facilities saved over 26,000 lives, study finds. "Shift to gas saved more than 300m tons of planet-heating carbon dioxide as nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide levels dropped."
• Once Doomed, America's Recovering Bison Are Saving US Ecosystems. "Today some 500,000 bison have been restored in over 6,000 locations, including public lands, private ranches, and Native American lands."
• In 2030, we ended the climate emergency. Here's how. "If words make worlds, then we urgently need to tell a new story about the climate crisis. Here is one vision of what it could look and feel like to radically, colle
• How to Stop Freaking Out and Tackle Climate Change. "Here’s a five-step plan to deal with the stress and become part of the solution."
• Scientists Fight Back Against Toxic ‘Forever’ Chemicals. The ubiquitous compounds known as PFAS are nearly indestructible. But scientists are learning to split their ultra-strong carbon-fluorine bonds.

Politics

• Why the Climate Movement's Next Big Target Is Wall Street. "Climate activists are taking on a new pipeline: The one that funnels money from Wall Street into planetary destruction."

Technology

• One Of Climate Change's Biggest Contributors Is In Your Car, But It’s Not Coming From The Tailpipe. Oddly, CO2 may be our saviour here.
• Against all odds. "The inside story of how scientists across three continents produced an Ebola vaccine."