Happy Thought for 5 February 2026
Have a Happy Thought: Renewable energy is good for the planet, and our bank accounts… turns out it can also be visually stunning! Image: Bill Liao Floating Solar panels in Walden Image: Dennis Schroeder Lenghu, Qinghai Province, with tourists at the Heidu Mountain Scenic Area and nearby wind turbines, June 2023. © Weimin Chu Tala Desert, Qinghai Province: Solar power is used to transform the barren land into grassland. The herders raise “Photovoltaic sheep” to prevent the grass from growing too tall, June 2025. © Weimin Chu This week for #ShareGoodNewsToo: We’ve now gone the longest time since a nuclear explosion since the first one in 1945. That is, it’s been eight years and five months without a nuclear explosion (the most recent one was a test in North Korea on September 3 rd , 2017). More images from Weimin Chu as well as more of the story on Powering change: a visual journey into China’s green transitio...