Good News August 21, 2026

Feels like a revolution kind of day today….

Solar stands up during European heatwaves as nuclear and fossil fuels stumble (Renew Economy)

World’s largest battery-electric aircraft completes first flight – for the price of a coffee (The Driven)

Albania’s “Flamingo Revolution” has stalled the Kushner resort on a protected coast (Le Monde)

Meet the ‘sisterhood’ protecting Indonesia’s coral reefs (Reasons to be Cheerful)

Using EVs to stabilise the German grid has cut fossil fuels, prevented brown-outs – and paid the car owners (Neil Degrasse Tyson)

Indigenous rangers have eradicated fire ants from Tiwi’s Melville Island – saving local seabirds, turtles and mammals (Invasive Species Council)

PNG biodiversity hotspot now protected from logging, mining and hunting of endangered tree kangaroos (Mongabay)

NSW to slash battery costs for businesses and apartments by up to 40 pct (Renew Economy)

Chickens help restore rangeland soils (ABC News)

Porto has made public transport free for all residents (EU Today)

Common redshank a rare sighting for Cairns birdwatchers (ABC News)

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