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2022 C.E. February 8
Western monarch butterflies make a spectacular comeback in California
The population of monarch butterflies overwintering in California has increased a hundredfold, according to an annual count: more than 247,000 butterflies were counted in 2021, up from 2,000 butterflies in 2020.
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2022 C.E. February 8
First patient in U.K. given ‘vaccine’ for cancer in pioneering clinical research trial
The clinical research team at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has given patient Graham Booth an injection of a therapy tailor-made to his personal DNA and designed to help his own immune system ward off cancer permanently.
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2022 C.E. February 8
Global investment in low-carbon energy transition hits record $755 billion in 2021
Global investment in the energy transition hit a new record off the back of rising climate ambition and policy action from countries around the world, according to Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022, a new report by BloombergNEF.
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2022 C.E. February 8
NYC public schools initiate ‘Vegan Fridays’
Over 1 million students in grades K-12 will now have plant-based lunch options at school on Fridays.
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2022 C.E. February 8
Norway to add gender-neutral pronoun to official Norwegian language
The gender-neutral third-person singular counterpart to the feminine “hun” and the masculine “han” will be “hen.”
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2022 C.E. February 7
Sinaloa becomes the fifth state in Mexico to ban bullfighting
The Congress of Sinaloa has unanimously approved an initiative that bans bullfighting in the state, classifying it as animal cruelty.
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2022 C.E. February 4
Mississippi becomes the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation Wednesday and it became law immediately. The first marijuana dispensaries could open within the next few months.
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2022 C.E. February 4
Scotland to plan millions of trees next to rivers in bid to protect wild salmon
Fisheries scientists have found rivers and burns in the Highlands and uplands are already too warm in summer for wild Atlantic salmon as they head upstream to spawn, increasing the threat to the species’ survival.
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2022 C.E. February 4
All Colgate products will be 100% recyclable by next year
Colgate has generously made its recyclable design openly available for other toothpaste brands to use so that the entire oral hygiene industry can work together to cut down on plastic waste.
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2022 C.E. February 4
Iceland to end whale hunting from 2024
Iceland's current quotas for 2019-2023 allow for the hunting of 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales every year.
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2022 C.E. March 8
U.S. Congress passes bill named after Emmett Till to make lynching a hate crime
The bill would make it possible to prosecute a crime as a lynching when a conspiracy to commit a hate crime results in death or serious bodily injury.
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2022 C.E. March 8
Giant floating solar panel flowers replace coal in Korea become a tourist destination
The solar project on the 17-mile-long reservoir in Hapcheon is able to generate 41.5 megawatts, enough to provide power for 60,000 people more than the total population of the county.
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2022 C.E. March 8
World’s largest green H2 hub, Hydrogen City, to open in Texas in 2026
The project planned by Green Hydrogen International will be built in phases. The first phase will come online in 2026, bringing in 2 GW of green energy production and two storage caverns.
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2022 C.E. March 7
Scientists develop a new method for recycling industrial plastic at room temperature in 20 minutes
The researchers at the University of Bath hope the new process will help recycling become less energy intensive, and thus more economically viable.
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2022 C.E. March 7
The Philippines raises the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16
Prior to the new law, the Philippines had the second lowest age for sexual consent worldwide, next to Nigeria's age of 11, according to Child Rights Network.
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2022 C.E. March 7
Bahrain welcomes first solar panel manufacturer
Solar One has already contributed over two megawatts of solar to the country’s energy mix enough to power around 380 US homes.
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2022 C.E. March 6
The first solar canals are about to be tested in the sunny state of California
California has about 4000 miles of canals that transport water to 5.7 million acres of farmland meanwhile almost 65 billion gallons of water that passes through these canals evaporates.
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2022 C.E. March 6
Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman nominated for the U.S. top court
Ketanji Brown Jackson, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, was selected by president Joe Biden to be his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court to succeed retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
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2022 C.E. March 4
U.S. officially enacts Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault Act into law
The law is retroactive, freeing individuals who have been bound by arbitration language to pursue legal action against their harassers.
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2022 C.E. March 4
Nearly 200 countries pass historic resolutions linking animal welfare and the environmental crisis
The crucial resolution will help develop a better understanding of the relationship between improving animal welfare and tackling the drivers of wildlife loss, climate change, pollution and pandemic diseases.