After a century of constant decline, the number of wild tigers is on the rise! According to the most recent data, around 3,890 tigers now exist in the wildup from an estimated 3,200 in 2010.
For the first time in 100 years, tiger numbers are growing Read more
Not merely a symbolic gesture, the resolution directs City staff to develop a substantive ordinance that supports and incentivizes the growth of worker cooperatives in Berkeley.
Berkeley passer worker cooperative resolution Read more
A new report shows that in the third quarter of this year alone, enough solar panels to generate 4,143 MW of electricity were installed in the United States. This boom in installations contributes to the prediction that coal is a fading industry, and will never return to its former grandeur.
U.S. sets staggering record with 191% growth in solar power installations in 2016 Read more
All of the district high schools and most middle schools will be starting later than in the past, at 8:45 a.m., while many elementary schools will be starting earlier, at 7:55 a.m. A few elementary and K-8 schools will start at 9:35 a.m.
Seattle schools enact historic scheduling change allowing students more sleep Read more
The five-turbine, 30 MW project was developed by Deepwater Wind, now known as Ørsted US Offshore Wind. Construction began in 2015 and in late summer 2016 five Alstom Haliade 150-6MW turbines were erected. Operations were launched in December 2016.
The World Bank projects that the number of people living in poverty fell to 702 million people in 2015, or about 9.6% of the global population.
World poverty rate to fall below 10% for the first time Read more
At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015, more than 150 world leaders adopted the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
World leaders adopt Sustainable Development Goals Read more
The day after Labor Day, Oakland City Council made a bold proclamation in support of democratic and equitable workplaces, passing the “Resolution Supporting the Development of Worker Cooperatives In Oakland.”
Oakland passes resolution in support of worker cooperatives Read more
In an unprecedented action, Pacific Island national leaders called for “the implementation of an international moratorium on the development and expansion of fossil fuel extracting industries.”
Pacific Islands nations adopt Suva Declaration on Climate Change Read more
According to its website, NCI is touted as “the U.S. government’s principal agency for cancer research.” And recently, it quietly admitted that cancer cells have been killed by cannabis in a lab setting.
U.S. National Cancer Institute acknowledges that cannabis kills cancer cells Read more
