Art & Good News 6-21-2025
Weekly roundup for June 21st, 2025 with art and uplifting stories.
Art & Good News 6-21-2025
From my Art-chive…
I grew up listening to the Rat Pack and classic rock. So, when this prompt came up for Inktober’s weekly prompts, my head immediately went to this old song from Frank Sinatra that popped into my head. If I had been better with hand lettering at the time, I could have made a much cooler graphic. Also, that song is hopefully updated because it is no longer Bombay but Mumbai. Hopefully, you all have wonderful summer travel plans.
Now to the Good News…
Urban mining: how Europe is turning e-waste and concrete into circular gold
If you looked around your house right now, you’d probably find at least one, if not multiple, old electronics lying around your home. And those devices are worth more than you’d think because of the rare earth minerals that make up the components of the device. Europe is looking to put those minerals to use by “mining” them for use in other devices. They are also looking to do the same with construction and concrete waste. This puts a whole new spin on the reuse and recycle ♻️ by updating it for our modern age.
A very Finnish thing’: Big sand battery starts storing wind and solar energy in crushed soapstone
Polar Night Energy, a company from Finland, has developed a battery using one of the most abundant and surprisingly efficient elements on Earth, sand. They were looking to come up with a way to take the energy gained while the sun is shining or wind is blowing and store it for when it is needed. And it turns out sand has the ability to store a surprising amount of energy for months at a time. That beats my portable charger; but in all seriousness, sand turns out to be a great way to store and meet the demands of our energy use in a much more sustainable way.
Oklahoma has restored nearly 100 unhealthy streams thanks to water monitoring, regenerative agriculture
Who knew that something as simple as regenerative farming techniques could help recover so many unhealthy waterways. Farmers ensure that cows get their own fresh water as well as encouraging natural grasses grow on the creek and river beds.
Till next time keep looking for the good news, and see you in a week with some creative failures.