The Optimist Daily's Weekly Roundup

We're looking at environmental solutions today with the announcement of Australia's fist National Plastic Plan and Carbfix, an innovative company turning captured carbon into stone. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Ever wonder whether bamboo or recycled toilet paper is more sustainable? We've got the answer on today's Update, plus how "underwater Roombas" are cleaning up Santa Catalina Island. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're talking about how to combat the limitations of gender stereotypes and the world's first flushable, biodegradable pregnancy test. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

In honor of one year in a pandemic world, we're sharing solutions for managing family conflict. Plus, how Singapore is using floating solar panels to tackle its renewable energy challenges. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're looking towards a greener future today with the economic benefits of cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells as well as a new modular laptop designed to be repaired and upgraded. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

The first reports are in from Stockton's UBI experiment indicating it's been a success so far. That and how one phone call a day can boost mental health and wellbeing today on the Update. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're bringing you solutions from librarians on how to tackle culturally offensive literature and ECOncrete, a green concrete company making our infrastructure more sustainable. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're talking flying creatures today with a wind company investing money to protect and breed California condors and good news for bees in the UK. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're talking about how carbon labels on products can shift consumer and producer habits as well as a new initiative using hydrogen power to create greener commercial ammonia. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we talk with Michael Flood, general manager and SVP of Kajeet, about bridging the digital divide for students around the world with innovative solutions like WiFi-enabled school buses. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We've got underwater solutions today with the discovery that whale sharks can regrow their dorsal fins and cable technology making earthquake prediction more reliable. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Did you know that reaching net zero would add an estimated $1 trillion to America's GDP? That and how the FCC's new internet access subsidy is bridging the digital divide today on the Update. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're going all around the globe today with how the city of Sevilla is turning their oranges into electricity and a solar panel in space that can provide power anywhere in the world in just seconds. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're talking about how to make electric transportation more ubiquitous and simple changes that would make shipping operations more friendly to marine life. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're focusing on mental health today with TikTok's new feature to support users struggling with disordered eating and how raising the minimum wage improves mental wellness in society. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're sharing how Indonesia provided a blueprint for stopping deforestation and a fun de-tiling competition between Amsterdam and Rotterdam making the cities a little greener. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

It's a mental wellness day on the Update. We're talking how to avoid burnout when working from home and the importance of cultivating hope. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're discussing a solar light that also desalinates water and a program in Costa Rica helping differently-abled women bridge the digital divide. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Happy Random Act of Kindness Day! Did you know a recent study showed the pandemic has made people kinder? This and a surge in community forest projects today on the Update. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Kristy and Amelia discuss Bhutan and the pandemic response success of the small country that bases policy making decisions on the Gross National Happiness Index. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're talking love and play on the Update today with stories about sustainable LEGOs for adults and dolphin conservation in Pakistan. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

It's a green Friday on the Update with technology turning hills into renewable energy storage tools and a town in Sweden being transformed into a sustainable design hub by Ikea. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're talking about the revival of America's Civilian Conservation Corps and how Paris is repurposing its underground parking garages as urban mushroom farms. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

We're kicking off today with some words of wisdom from an Emissary, how Robert Downey Jr. is supporting sustainable tech, and last but not least a Kenyan entrepreneur turning plastic waste into jobs for her community. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!