Feel Good Friday

“London, San Francisco and Beijing are among 19 global cities that have achieved ‘remarkable reductions‘ in air pollution, analysis has found, having slashed levels of two airway-aggravating pollutants by more than 20% since 2010.”

+ Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm. (And overcoming a lot of resistance by the utilities…)

+ For Oksana Masters and Aaron Pike, U.S. Paralympic power couple, 2026 Games are full circle.

+ At the Winter Paralympics, some athletes have found business opportunities.

+ “A newly installed free payphone on Boston University’s campus is helping generations connect the old fashioned way; giving people the chance to ‘call a boomer.’ The payphone directly connects to a similar phone installed in the game room of a senior housing complex in Reno, Nevada.”

+ “Nearly 5,000 people gathered in Oakland on Thursday afternoon to celebrate local hero Alysa Liu – a fitting homecoming for the two-time Olympic gold medalist who joyously shouted out the Bay Area city after her short program in Milan.”

+ “A Rhode Island man recovering from a stroke practiced ordering his favorite Dunkin’ drink during speech therapy … The company surprised the McMahon family with a year of free coffee, Dunkin’ merchandise and tickets to Opening Day at Fenway Park.”