GOOD NEWS
First U.S. State to Ban Styrofoam, Powered by Chocolate, Eggshell Battery
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 energy installations; German researchers have managed to transform eggshell powder into a powerful battery.
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Christmas Gifts for Refugees, Tree-To-Bar Chocolate in Brasil, UK Reboots Carbon Capture Project
A pop-up shop set up by Help Refugees and Glimpse allows Londoners to buy Christmas gifts for refugees; an agroforestry system gives cocoa farmers in Brasil more autonomy and helps preserve biodiversity; and the UK reboots its carbon capture and storage program.
