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India's 'Pawfect' Social Media

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India’s ‘Pawfect’ Social Media, World’s First E-Highway, Changing the Minds of Global Warming Skeptics

Published by Roxana Adam

In India, a Tinder initiative and a Facebook group are revolutionizing pet adoption; Germany has opened the world’s first “eHighway” on the autobahn near Frankfurt; a new study shows...

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Air Conditioners Could Stop Climate Change, Replacing Plastic Bottles with Seaweed Pouches, Fighting Food Waste

Published by Roxana Adam

A new study suggests air conditioners could be used to remove carbon from the air instead of putting it in; London Marathon replaced hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles...

First U.S. State to Ban Styrofoam

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First U.S. State to Ban Styrofoam, Powered by Chocolate, Eggshell Battery

Published by Roxana Adam

A new law in Maine prohibits restaurants and grocery stores from using the to-go styrofoam containers; a Ghanaian project plans to use cocoa pod husks as feedstock in bio-fuel...

Activist Pushes Chinese Factories to Clean Up

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Activist Pushes Chinese Factories to Clean Up, Device Translates Brainwaves into Speech, “Cannabusiness”

Published by Roxana Adam

By publishing online maps of environmental violations, Ma Jun has pushed over 1,300 Chinese factories to address pollution problems; a new device uses computer models to produce speech from...

Saving Myanmar's Mangroves

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Saving Myanmar’s Mangroves, Bacteria and Blockchain Clean up the Niger Delta, Ditching Water from Cleaning Products

Published by Roxana Adam

Adidas's Zero-Waste Sneaker

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Adidas’s Zero-Waste Sneaker, Creating Electricity from Snowfall, World’s Biggest Sun-Tracking Solar Farm

Published by Roxana Adam

Adidas’s new ‘Futurecraft.Loop’ sneaker is made out of thermoplastic polyurethane and is completely recyclable; a new device generates electricity by capturing the charge produced when snow contacts a silicone...

Rethinking Sustainable Agriculture

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Rethinking Sustainable Agriculture, E-Vehicle Battery Vending Machines, Curbing Illegal Wildlife Trade

Published by Roxana Adam

Instead of relying on crop rotation, an ancient Jewish agricultural practice allows the land to rest for an entire year; SUN Mobility plans to solve India’s pollution problem by...

Del Taco to Add Pea-Based "Meat"

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Del Taco to Add Pea-Based “Meat”, the Psychology of Peace, Record Solar Panel Installations in Australia

Published by Roxana Adam

Del Taco customers will soon be able to request pea-based, environmentally-friendly “meat” as an alternative to any protein in Del Taco products; Israeli researchers are running a unique experiment...

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Electric Weed Control, Replacing Polyester with Banana Plants, Tree-Planting Drones in Myanmar

Published by Roxana Adam

Affordable Medicine for Africa

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Affordable Medicine for Africa, Philippines Poverty Rate Down 24%, AI Improves Disaster Relief

Published by Roxana Adam

A Ghanaian start-up is making medicine in Africa more affordable; due to economic growth, the poverty rate in the Phillipines has decreased substantially since 2015; and advances in AI...

Belize Triples Marine Protected Area

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Belize Triples Marine Protected Area, Banana Leaves Instead of Plastic Packaging, Shell Carbon Credit Scheme

Published by Roxana Adam

Belize triples its marine reserves and prohibits fishing across most of these areas; Thai supermarkets are replacing plastic packaging with something as simple and effective as banana leaves; Shell...

Bavarians Vote for Green Farming

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Bavarians Vote for Green Farming, Cervical Disease Wiped out in Scotland, Solar Canoes for the Amazon

Published by Roxana Adam

In response to a petition signed by nearly two million citizens, Bavaria will issue a law imposing green farming practices; HPV vaccination nearly wiped out cervical disease in Scotland;...

Renewables Provide a Third of Global Power Capacity

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Renewables Provide a Third of Global Power Capacity, Plastic-To-Oil Recycling, Boosting Income and Biodiversity

Published by Roxana Adam

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, renewables now provide a third of the global power capacity; Tesco is trialing a game-changing plastic-to-oil recycling system; and farmers in Cameroon...

Biofuel Breakthrough

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Biofuel Breakthrough, NYC Establishes a Traffic Tax, Ethical Investing Gathering Momentum

Published by Roxana Adam

University of Utah engineers have found a quick, cheap and efficient method to turn algae into fuel; NYC establishes a traffic tax in order to invest in public transit...

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