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Want a reason to feel good about the future? Well, we got 50 — introducing the 2019 #Grist50 Fixers: grist.org/grist-50/2019/

Every year, we scour the sustainability space to find up-and-coming people doing potentially game-changing work. This year, we issued a broad call for nominees, and received close to 1,200 nominations (!) from experts in all fields. #Grist50 grist.org/grist-50/2019/

These people may look different, come from different places, and take varying approaches to their work, but they have one thing in common: They know that a better future is possible — and they’re making it happen.

Without further ado, here are the 2019 Grist 50 Fixers. #Grist50

Meet Ploy Achakulwisut (@_aploy). She’s got climate activism down to a science. #Grist50

Meet Robin Amer (@rsamer). Her podcast talks trash — and listeners love it. #Grist50

Meet Yassamin Ansari (@yassaminansari). When she’s at the talks, nations and corporations agree. #Grist50

Meet Joshua Apte (@joshapte). He’s mapping a route to better air. #Grist50

Meet Sam Arons (@smasmonium). Greener transit? He’ll call a Lyft. #Grist50

Meet Benji Backer (@benjibacker). This young Republican envisions a Green Old Party. #Grist50

Meet Jenny Bruso (@jenny_bruso). This outdoor influencer blazes trails for everybody. @unlikelyhikers #Grist50

Meet Molly Burhans (@MollyAHBurhans). She’s got the Catholic Church all mapped out. #Grist50

Meet Sarah Carlson (@hmgrwn1). She’s planting the seeds for a rural renaissance. #Grist50

Meet Francesca Chaney (@SolSips). She feeds the people at her vegan café. #Grist50

Meet Linda Cheung (@bitl_earth). This Miami artist paints a picture of the future. #Grist50

Meet Graham Christensen (@grahamchristen). In Nebraska, he switches farms to solar. #Grist50

Meet Jamie Cole (@Jamie_S_Cole). In North Carolina, she’ll help you change the law. #Grist50

Meet Brandon Dennison (@CoalfieldWV). In coal towns, he sees a new green future. #Grist50

Meet Julia Kumari Drapkin (@juliakumari). She wants to hear your local climate story. #Grist50

Meet Rialin Flores (@rialinflo). In red Idaho, she brings out the green vote. #Grist50

Meet Michael Ford (@HipHopArch). He remixes cool beats for new buildings. #Grist50

Meet Nakisa Glover (@nakisaglover). She’s designing a more just world. #Grist50

Meet CJ Goulding (@goulding_jr). He turns kids into natural leaders. #Grist50

Meet Rhiana Gunn-Wright (@rgunns). She’ll make you a Green New Deal. #Grist50

Meet Ilan Gur (@cyclotronroad). He’ll help you build a startup for that. #Grist50

Meet Omar Hakeem (@bcWORKSHOP). His designs offer shelter from the storm. #Grist50

Meet Abiodun Henderson (@g2gatl). Her secret sauce: giving youth a second chance. #Grist50

Meet Willa Johnson (@shopgirl_willa). She shines the spotlight on Appalachia. #Grist50

Meet Christoph Krumm (@krummc). He’s washing the oil out of laundry soap. #Grist50

Meet Nsombi A. Lambright (@NeishaLam). She brings power to the people in Mississippi. #Grist50

Meet Rey León (@LatinoEnviro). He shines the LED light on his tiny farm town. #Grist50

Meet Dawn Lippert (@elementalexcel). She finds funds for sustainable startups. #Grist50

Meet Tim Ma (@ChefTimMa). His kitchen really watches its waste. #Grist50

Meet Arturo Massol-Deyá (@casapuebloorg). He brings new energy to Puerto Rico. #Grist50

Meet Elsa Mengistu (@Elsamengistu). She gives youth a voice — and makes sure we hear it. #Grist50

Meet Kevin Noertker (@KevinNoertker). His electric planes could really take off. #Grist50

Meet Conlan O’Leary (@sighten_io). He’s building a one-stop shop for solar power. #Grist50

Meet Jeanalee Obergfell. Her future L.A. has more housing, less driving. #Grist50

Meet Noah Oppenheim. He’s got Big Oil in a pinch. #Grist50

Meet Leah Penniman (@soulfirefarm). This farmer is seeding social change. #Grist50

Meet Shyla Raghav (@shyla_raghav). To her, climate action is non-negotiable. #Grist50

Meet Tony Reames (@tgreames). He flips the switch on energy deserts. @justurbanenergy #Grist50

Meet Josué Rivas (@Josue_Foto). Didn’t make it to Standing Rock? He’ll take you there. #Grist50

Meet Adrien Salazar (@adrien4ej). This New Yorker has a climate proposal you shouldn’t refuse. #Grist50

Meet Alvaro S. Sanchez (@alvaros_views). No smartphone? No problem. He has a better idea for transit. #Grist50

Meet Daphany Rose Sanchez (@Daph_NYC_). She brings solar to public housing. #Grist50

Meet Akilah Sanders-Reed (@powershiftnet). She’ll see your pipeline in court. #Grist50

Meet Jennifer Seavey (@SML_Director). Her lab trains future ocean scientists. #Grist50

Meet Shay Sethi (@ambercycle). For him, recycling is a shirt thing. @mrlfbr #Grist50

Meet John R. Seydel III (@JohnRSeydel). He’s building a new team of Planeteers. #Grist50

Meet Deepti Singh (@ClimateChirper). The weather’s getting wilder. She’ll tell you why. #Grist50

Meet Kerene Tayloe (@weact4ej). In the capital, she speaks for Harlem. #Grist50

Meet Nick Tilsen (@ndncollective). After the protest, he’s building the movement. #Grist50

Meet Ryan Wallace. He’s solar-powering the American Dream. #Grist50

Meet Rev. Mariama White-Hammond (@RevMariama). She spreads the green gospel. #Grist50

And there you have it — our 2019 #Grist50 Fixers! Read more about these incredible people here: grist.org/grist-50/2019/