This week’s optimistic environmental news:

Everyone agrees: renewables are awesome
A majority of both Republicans and Democrats support solar farms and wind turbines, according to a new Pew study.

Put that carbon back where you found it
California is paying farmers to use their crops as carbon-sucking machines

Life beyond plastic
Cities and businesses across the world continue to ban plastic bags and straws, from Vancouver to Vanuatu to Brisbane to Shake Shack.

A change is gonna come
Alaska, a “deep red” Republican state, is now drafting an aggressive climate action plan. Because climate change is “impossible to ignore.”

Not so fast
A federal appeals court ordered construction to halt on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, saying the permit didn’t consider the impact on endangered species

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Patrick is the founder of The New Climate. He is a writer, product manager, and musician. He grew up in Chattanooga, TN and now lives in Beacon, NY.

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