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2019 C.E. January 23
Scientists found a new way to make fusion reactors more efficient
For a technology that stands to revolutionize how we generate clean energy, nuclear fusion is remarkably leaky, making the process much less efficient. But new research from the U.S. Department of Energy may have found a way to keep those particles where they belong.
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2019 C.E. January 23
Renewables in Britain to overtake fossil fuels by 2020
The renewable energy sector in Britain saw levels of generation increase by 12.7 TWh (15%) in 2018, subsequently impacting levels of conventional power generation fell by 7% from 140.3 TWh in 2017.
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2019 C.E. January 22
New Jersey to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour
The new plan would raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour on July 1, $11 an hour in 2020, $12 an hour in 2021, $13 in 2022, $14 in 2023 and $15 in 2024.
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2019 C.E. January 22
Indian state of Sikkim is launching the largest basic income experiment in history
Sikkim will provide cash payments to each of its 610,000 citizens -- the largest basic income experiment in history.
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2019 C.E. January 22
2018 Congressional Farm Bill effectively legalizes hemp in the U.S.
Promoters have long extolled the virtue of the grassy weed as one of the cheapest and most important crops for solving the world's problems around sustainability and health with it's alleged ability to treat numerous symptoms and diseases.
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2019 C.E. January 17
USC researchers find new culprit and potential treatment target for Alzheimer’s
Brain changes associated with leaky capillaries suggest new, potential drug targets as well as a way to diagnose the disease sooner.
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2019 C.E. January 17
U.S. wind power to exceed hydropower in 2019 for first time ever
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects wind energy capacity to increase from 96 GW at the end of 2018 to 107 GW by the end of 2019, and 114 GW by the end of 2020.
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2019 C.E. January 17
Microsoft pledges $500 million for affordable housing in Seattle area
Microsoft's money represents the most ambitious effort by a tech company to directly address the inequality that has spread in areas where the industry is concentrated. It will fund construction for homes affordable not only to the company's own non-tech workers, but also for teachers, firefighters, and other middle- and low-income residents.
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2019 C.E. January 17
India plans to add 500 GW of renewable energy capacity within 10 years
India will auction off 40 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind capacity every year until 2028, part of the country's goal to produce 40 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
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2019 C.E. January 16
Renewables overtake coal as Germany’s main energy source
Green energy's share of Germany's power production has risen to over 40% from 38% percent in 2017 and just 19% percent in 2010.
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2019 C.E. March 11
Australia adding one mega-solar project per month
Australia is adding one mega-solar project equivalent per month, with the current installed base of 10 gigawatts projected to double by the end of 2020. The latest mega-solar project is a 333 MW project in Griffith, New South Wales.
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2019 C.E. March 11
In ‘world first’, blind people in Scotland have vision restored thanks to stem cells
Thanks to the pioneering tissue transplant, eight patients with a common condition that destroys vision have had the affected area repaired --and two were able to read again after having severe macular degeneration.
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2019 C.E. March 8
Researcher invents biodegradable Mardi Gras beads made of algae
Hundreds of pounds of plastic beads of Mardi Gras beads end up in the New Orleans's water system every year. Thankfully, a biologist from Louisiana State University has developed several formulas for biodegradable Mardi Gras beads made of algae.
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2019 C.E. March 8
U.S. NASA announces world’s first-ever all-female spacewalk
On March 29, Anne McClain and Christina Koch will leave the relative safety of the International Space Station for a spacewalk to upgrade the craft's batteries - the first-ever to be all-female.
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2019 C.E. March 7
Finland to ban coal-fired power by 2029
The Finnish Parliament approved a motion last week to bring forward its ban on coal for energy use to May 1, 2029, bringing the country in line with the majority of the European Union in walking away from coal-fired power.
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2019 C.E. March 7
Honda to electrify 100% of its European sales by 2025
Honda revealed their ambition to make 100% of its European sales electrified by 2025. This has built on the vehicle manufacturer's previous goal of two thirds electrified by 2025.
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2019 C.E. March 6
New offshore wind deal to triple number of ‘green collar jobs’ in U.K. by 2030
The new deal plans to increase the workforce within the sector to 27,000 by 2030, tripling the current 7,200 jobs today. The deal is in line with the strategy's Clean Growth Grand Challenge to maximize the advantages for UK industry from the global shift to clean growth.
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2019 C.E. March 6
United States FDA approves form of ketamine for depression treatment
Esketamine is the first new drug treatment approved for depression in decades. Current drugs target the feel-good brain chemical serotonin, and can take weeks or months to kick in. Ketamine targets a chemical called glutamate that is thought to restore brain connections that help relieve depression.
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2019 C.E. March 5
Carbon emissions in 18 developed economies are now falling due largely to climate policies
New research shows that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in a group of 18 developed economies including France, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and Denmark which together represents 28% of global emissions - are declining.
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2019 C.E. March 5
H.I.V. is reported cured in a second patient, a milestone in the global AIDS epidemic
Scientists have long tried to duplicate the procedure that led to the first long-term remission 12 years ago. With the so-called London patient, they seem to have succeeded.