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2020 C.E. May 12
Britain to invest £2 billion in cycling and walking in response to COVID-19
The government will bring forward a “national cycling plan” to try and double cycling (and increase walking) by 2025. It will trial the use of e-scooters and publish statutory advice for councils to accommodate cyclists and walkers.
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2020 C.E. May 11
Renewables generate more energy than coal in the U.S. for a record 40 straight days
This impressive stretch began on March 25, when utility-scale solar, wind and hydro collectively produced more electricity than coal-fired generation, and has continued for at least 40 straight days through May 3, the EIA’s Hourly Electric Grid Monitor shows.
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2020 C.E. May 11
Germany becomes fifth country to ban gay conversion therapy for minors
Germany’s legislature has passed a ban on the advertising and practice of so-called gay conversion therapy for people under age 18, joining Malta, Ecuador, Brazil and Taiwan.
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2020 C.E. May 8
Portugal plans new solar-powered hydrogen plant in post-coronavirus ‘green’ future
The plant could start producing “green” hydrogen, a cleaner energy source than fossil fuels, by 2023 via electrolysis - a process using electricity to split water - and the aim is for one gigawatt by 2030.
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2020 C.E. May 8
Seattle to permanently close 20 miles of streets to car traffic
The Stay Healthy Streets initiative started in April to provide more space for residents to get out of the house and exercise while maintaining social distancing. Mayor Durkan now says that the closures are permanent.
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2020 C.E. May 7
Students create mental-health website for medical professionals battling COVID-19
Studies suggest that health care workers on the frontlines of the pandemic are more likely to experience anxiety, depression and symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
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2020 C.E. May 7
Kenyan scientists discover microbe that protects mosquitoes from malaria
The researchers are now investigating whether they can release infected mosquitoes into the wild, or use spores to suppress the disease, in order to reduce the incidence of the disease among humans.
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2020 C.E. May 7
Abu Dhabi to build the cheapest solar farm ever
The current cheapest solar farm is owned by the UAE's other major city, Dubai, which set the cost record in 2015 at 5.98¢/kWh and then broke it again in 2016 at 2.99¢/kWh. Abu Dhabi's project crushes those marks at 1.35¢/kWh.
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2020 C.E. May 6
First brown bear for 150 years seen in national park in northern Spain
“Years of conservation work in the Invernadeiro national park have allowed it to become a suitable habitat for the brown bear.”
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2020 C.E. May 6
IKEA put 1 million solar panels on 370 stores in 2019
In 2019, IKEA invested $2.8 billion in renewable energy infrastructure. IKEA put 1 million solar panels on 370 0f its stores and warehouses, and also built 535 wind turbines and 2 solar parks.
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2020 C.E. June 19
Nike, Target, Twitter and more make Juneteenth a paid company holiday
A handful of corporations in the U.S. announced this year that they are making Juneteenth, the day traditionally used to commemorate the end of slavery, a companywide holiday.
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2020 C.E. June 19
European soccer players wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ kits, kneel at start of games
The English Premier League returned Wednesday with Aston Villa taking on Sheffield United and Manchester City playing Arsenal. "Black Lives Matter" stretched from end to end on the back of each player's jersey, rather than displaying a name.
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2020 C.E. June 19
Lyft vows ‘100 percent’ of its vehicles will be electric by 2030
By working with automakers and rental car companies, as well as the millions of independent contractors who drive for Lyft every day, the ride-hailing company believes it can prevent “tens of millions of metric tons” of pollutants from entering the atmosphere.
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2020 C.E. June 18
Researchers develop world’s first model to predict likelihood of and outcomes from COVID-19
Cleveland Clinic researchers have developed the world’s first risk prediction model for healthcare providers to forecast an individual patient’s likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19 as well as their outcomes from the disease.
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2020 C.E. June 18
Johns Hopkins is offering free online course in psychological first aid
Johns Hopkins University now features a free online college course for conducting “Psychological First Aid” on people with depression, anxiety, or emotional distress. More than 200,000 students are currently enrolled.
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2020 C.E. June 18
Ugandan startup recycles plastic bottles into face shields for COVID-19 frontline workers
The new effort provides critical relief in a country where medical workers have discussed work boycotts to protest the lack of protective equipment, especially after several healthcare workers were confirmed infected with the virus.
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2020 C.E. June 17
Morocco sends 8 million masks to 15 African countries
The aid also includes 900,000 visors, 600,000 hygiene caps, 60,000 medical coats, 30,000 litres of hydroalcoholic gel, 15,000 packs of Azithromycin, and more.
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2020 C.E. June 17
Colorado passes historic police reforms following protests
Colorado passed one of the most comprehensive police reform packages in the country, setting limits on police use of force and mandating data collection to make sure cops who are fired from one agency don’t get rehired by another.
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2020 C.E. June 17
Ethiopia will plant 5 billion trees this year to tackle climate change
Ethiopia is working on planting five billion trees this year, part of an ambitious plan to plant 20 billion seedlings by 2024 to help build a green climate resistant economy.
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2020 C.E. June 16
Low-cost, widely available steroid is first known drug to improve COVID-19 survival
Researchers from Oxford University say said the drug Dexamethasone reduced deaths by 35 percent for patients on ventilators and by 20 percent in those only needing supplemental oxygen.