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2018 C.E. November 22
Mondelez cuts ties with 12 palm oil suppliers, citing deforestation
The U.S.-based food giant Mondelez has cut ties with 12 palm oil suppliers, claiming they are engaged in deforestation practices and reasserting its goal of 100% transparency and sustainability.
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2018 C.E. November 22
China postpones plan to lift the 25-year ban on endangered animals
Environmentalists said that lifting the ban could have devastating effects for rhinoceros and tiger populations. Yesterday, the Chinese Government postponed plans to lift this ban.
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2018 C.E. November 21
Scientists in Sweden develop liquid that can store solar energy for more than a decade
Scientists in Sweden have developed a specialized fluid, called a solar thermal fuel, that can reportedly store energy captured from the sun for over a decade.
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2018 C.E. November 21
New peanut allergy drug shows ‘lifesaving’ potential
The results of a new study may lead to approval of what could be the first oral medication that ameliorates reactions in children with severe peanut allergies.
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2018 C.E. November 20
The U.S. FCC approves SpaceX’s plan to launch 7,518 internet satellites
Elon Musk says that the Starlink satellite constellation will maintain a line of sight to everyone on Earth, providing global internet connectivity.
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2018 C.E. November 20
New study shows NY restaurant jobs increase despite tipped minimum wage hike
The report Institute for Policy Studies and the Restaurant Opportunities Center found that job growth at full-service restaurants went up and take-home pay "increased significantly" after New York hiked the tipped minimum from $5 per hour to $7.50 per hour.
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2018 C.E. November 20
New Caribbean alliance drives $6 billion clean energy funds to replace diesel
A new Caribbean coalition, led by some of the world's clean energy heavyweights and bankrolled, in part, by international lending institutions will channel $6 billion to transition the region to renewable energy.
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2018 C.E. November 20
Gun control groups eclipse NRA in U.S. election spending
Amid a numbing succession of mass shootings, gun control groups outspent the National Rifle Association in the midterm election cycle.
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2018 C.E. November 18
Spain will switch to 100% renewable energy by 2050
The country will install at least 3,000 megawatts of wind and solar power capacity every year for the next ten years. This will result in greenhouse gas emissions being cut by 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels by the middle of the century.
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2018 C.E. November 18
France announces plans to ban deforestation imports
Five French Government departments have announced the adoption of a new nation strategy to end deforestation caused by the import of unsustainable forest or agricultural products, including palm oil, beef, wood, and soy.
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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
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 16
New York passes trans rights bill, conversion therapy ban
New York State made history today, with both houses of the legislature passing bills to ban discrimination based on gender identity and to prohibit the use of conversion therapy on minors. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign both.
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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. January 15
Global suicide rate has declined by 29% since 2000, saving 2.8 millions lives
There is no one reason for the global decline, but it is particularly notable among young women in China and India, middle-aged men in Russia, and the elderly.
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2019 C.E. January 15
New York legislators pass sweeping overhaul of restrictive voting laws
The measures, planned by Democrats who reclaimed control of all levers of state government for the first time in modern memory, would allow voters to cast their ballots early or by mail for the first time in state history.
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2019 C.E. January 14
Abundance Investment secures £7 million to build world’s most powerful tidal stream turbine
Orbital Marine Power will use the £7 million to build its first production model of its Orbital O2 2 MW tidal stream turbine an innovative floating tidal turbine platform that can be towed, installed, and easily maintained.
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2019 C.E. January 14
United States’ FDA approves world’s first device that could save thousands of premature infants from common heart condition
The Amplatzer Piccolo, a device even smaller than a small pea, now offers hope to premature infants and newborns who need corrective treatment, and who may be non-responsive to medical management and high risk to undergo corrective surgery.
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2019 C.E. January 11
Swachh Bharat Mission on track to declare India open defecation free by October 2019
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), over 500,000 villages and 585 districts in India have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).
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2019 C.E. January 11
U.S. cancer death rate hits milestone of 25 years of decline
Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection and treatment also are having a positive impact, experts say.