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2017 C.E. September 13
Minnesota’s clean energy jobs grew 3.8 times faster than overall job growth
In the last 12 months, Minnesota's clean energy industry grew by 5.3 percent, adding 2,893 jobs 3.8 times faster than overall job growth in the state.
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2017 C.E. September 12
A world first fusion reactor just created its first plasma
Nuclear fusion could produce a potentially limitless supply of clean energy without producing dirty waste or any significant amount of carbon emissions.
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2017 C.E. September 11
Netherlands administration to include Minister of Climate Affairs
The Ministers pool of the Netherlands will reportedly be expanding as the new centered coalition takes office, adding a Minister of Climate Affairs and Environment.
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2017 C.E. September 11
China to join forces with Canada and EU to continue fight climate change despite Trump withdrawal
Environment ministers representing Canada, China and the European Union will co-host a meeting in Montreal later this month to advance implementation of the Paris climate change agreement.
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2017 C.E. September 8
Scotland to ‘phase out’ new petrol and diesel cars by 2032
Nicola Sturgeon outlined plans to "massively expand" charging points and set up pilot projects to encourage uptake of electric vehicles.
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2017 C.E. September 8
Scientists invented a pen that can screen for cancer in seconds rather than weeks
In lab settings, using mice and human tissue samples, researchers were able to correctly identify lung, ovary, thyroid, and breast cancers and do so with around 93% accuracy.
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2017 C.E. September 8
Jaguar Land Rover will only make electric or hybrid vehicles starting in 2020
British luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover is the latest company pledging to stop production of internal combustion cars.
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2017 C.E. September 8
Duke University to increase employee minimum wage to $15 by 2019
Over 2,300 Duke University staff members will get a pay raise by 2019.
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2017 C.E. September 7
Mars counters Trump’s climate stance with $1bn sustainability plan
Confectionery firm also launches M&Ms renewable energy campaign as part of a growing corporate backlash against the U.S.'s decision to pull out of the Paris climate deal.
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2017 C.E. September 7
First West Africa LGBT-inclusive religious gathering takes place
More than 30 delegates from 10 West African countries gathered in Ghana from Aug. 24-28 for the Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa's first-ever interfath diversity event.
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2017 C.E. November 8
South Dakota voters approve interest rate cap on payday loans
The Associated Press declared a win for Initiated Measure 21 around 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, with around 75 percent of voters approving the measure. It caps interest rates on payday and car title loans at 36 percent. Under current laws, there is no limit on how much interest lenders can charge on these loans.
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2017 C.E. November 8
Syria signs Paris climate agreement
Syria's decision brings to 197 the number of nations signed up to the landmark 2015 pact on global warming, the first in more than 20 years of UN negotiations to bind both developed and developing countries to a clear limit on temperature rises.
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2017 C.E. November 7
Michigan’s minimum wage to go up in January 2018
On January 1, 2018, the minimum wage goes up to $9.25. Any future increases will be tied to the Michigan Treasurer, the unemployment rate and the Consumer Price Index.
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2017 C.E. November 6
Myanmar to raise minimum wage
The authorities are exerting efforts to increase the minimum pay rate as workers are struggling with the rising cost of living in their daily lives.
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2017 C.E. November 6
U.S. report says humans cause climate change, contradicting top Trump officials
Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration's position on climate change, 13 federal agencies unveiled an exhaustive scientific report that says humans are the dominant cause of the global temperature rise.
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2017 C.E. November 3
South African cabinet approves $1.43 an hour national minimum wage
Credit ratings agencies have said a minimum wage could help stabilise the labour market and reduce the number of costly strikes in Africa's most industrialised economy.
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2017 C.E. November 3
U.S. signs deal with Denmark to expand offshore wind energy cooperation
A new deal calling for further cooperation in the offshore wind energy sector has been signed by the US and Denmark, thanks to a fairly positive view of wind energy within the Trump Administration, according to recent reports.
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2017 C.E. November 2
Fiji issues first developing country green bond, raising $50 million for climate resilience
Fiji has become the first emerging market to issue a sovereign green bond, raising 100 million Fijian dollars, or US$50 million, to support climate change mitigation and adaption.
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2017 C.E. November 2
Research breakthrough raises hope of predicting future Ebola outbreaks
Scientists optimistic of creating early-warning system after identifying two-year gap between clearance of forests inhabited by fruit bats and emergence of virus
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2017 C.E. November 1
Britain has doubled its minimum wage since 2000 with no observable effect on unemployment
The data suggest that the traditional economic idea that rising wage prices reduce the number of available low-paid jobs might not be true.