Welcome again to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our workforce speaking. Tell us what you assume at [email protected].
Cash talks
Right here at RTBC, we’ve reported a number of instances on primary revenue, together with in a narrative by our founder, David Byrne, about Stockton, California. The important thing takeaway: It really works. This week, Govt Editor Will Doig shared one other prime instance from the Colorado Solar about an experiment wherein homeless folks in Denver got no-strings-attached money.
Will says:
Extra proof that giving unhoused people a comparatively small amount of cash can have an infinite impression. All that stops this confirmed answer from spreading is public assist and political will.
Waste not
Plastic air pollution has had a huge impact on the small nation of Vanuatu, forming trash islands in once-picturesque turquoise lagoons. In 2018, the federal government acted decisively: It prohibited the sale and distribution of some sorts of single-use plastics, making Vanuatu one of many first international locations anyplace to take action. The outcomes, as we discovered from a narrative shared by Contributing Editor Michaela Haas from The Guardian, have been spectacular.
Michaela says:
It is a unbelievable story, and what I really like most about it’s that it actually began with one particular person making a distinction.
What else we’re studying
🌊 It’s the world’s first Indigenous-led ‘blue park.’ And Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation pulled it off with out ready on Canada — shared Founding Editor Christine McLaren from The Narwhal
😼 The Iberian lynx is again from the brink of extinction, because of conservation efforts — shared by Contributing Editor Michaela Haas from AP Information
🌅 Reaching the Mild of Day — shared by Editorial Director Rebecca Worby from Orion Journal
In different information…
French nation bistros are extra than simply charming locations to have a chunk to eat — they’re usually very important social hubs, the glue that holds rural communities collectively. That’s why, in accordance with a Smithsonian Journal story that RTBC contributing author MaryLou Costa despatched alongside this week, a rising motion is campaigning for his or her recognition on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage checklist.
“I really like this text a couple of motion to save lots of France’s dying bistros, that are a lifeline for its small villages, the place it’s usually the one enterprise and can double as a publish workplace and retailer,” MaryLou says.
