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2019 C.E. March 21
New Mexico is the third state in the U.S. to legally require 100% carbon-free electricity
The bill requires the state to get 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030 and 80% by 2040. By 2045, it must go entirely carbon-free.
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2019 C.E. March 20
UV-LED water purification partnership to save 6 billion water bottles from landfills in the Philippines
Acuva Technologies, based out of British Columbia, Canada, has announced its partnership with Quezon City-based Kooler Industries, in an effort to make a significant difference in the war against plastic waste in the Philippines.
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2019 C.E. March 20
Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman ever to win prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics
For the first time, one of the top prizes in mathematics has been given to a woman. Dr. Uhlenbeck helped pioneer geometric analysis, developing techniques now commonly used by many mathematicians.
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2019 C.E. March 19
The European Investment Bank and Palestine Investment Fund offer $18 million for school solar projects in Palestine
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) revealed the signing of a loan agreement worth $18 million which will finance the installation of 35 megawatts (MW) of solar PV systems on 500 public schools in the West Bank.
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2019 C.E. March 19
Over 1 million students from around the world walk out of schools to strike for climate action
1.5 million students from all over the world took to the streets on March to demand governments for stronger political action on our current climate crisis.
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2019 C.E. March 18
Trader Joe’s plans to cut 1 million pounds of plastic
The move follows growing customer demand for less plastic and more sustainable packaging in Trader Joe's stores; a change.org petition on the subject amassed over 80,000 signatures in two months.
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2019 C.E. March 15
U.K. Government announces end of fossil fuel heating systems in new houses from 2025
To ensure homes are better for the environment, they will introduce a Future Homes Standard by 2025, so that new build homes are future-proofed with low-carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency.
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2019 C.E. March 15
#TrashTag viral internet challenge is spurring people around the world to pick up tons of trash
An eco-friendly new social media trend is inspiring people around the world to clean up litter. Though the #TrashTag challenge has reportedly been around for several years, it recently became a trending topic on social media.
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2019 C.E. March 14
World Bank approves $185 million for renewable energy in Bangladesh
Launched on March 1, the Bangladesh Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project will provide $185 million to add up to 310 MW in renewable energy and aims to mobilize a further $212 million in private sector investment.
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2019 C.E. March 14
Norway is starting the world’s biggest divestment in oil and gas
The Government Pension Fund Global, which was built off Norway's oil revenues, will begin phasing out $8 billion held in 134 firms to reduce the fund's risk from volatile oil prices.
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2019 C.E. May 7
Selfridges announces own-brand food is now palm oil free
Selfridges, a major U.K. food retailer, now has all of their own-brand foods palm oil free, nine months ahead of the original target.
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2019 C.E. May 6
Mexico plans to legalize cannabis by October 2019
Mexican lawmakers will hash out the details of a marijuana regulation bill during the upcoming summer recess, with the goal of passing the legislation ahead of an October deadline, a key committee leader said.
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2019 C.E. May 5
Ohio congressional map is illegal gerrymander, federal court rules
The ruling, by a three-judge panel from the Federal District Court in Cincinnati, ordered new maps to be drawn by June 14 to be used for the 2020 election, when Democrats will fight to preserve their House majority.
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2019 C.E. May 3
Minnesota governor signs bill to make marital rape illegal
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Thursday signed a law that repeals the state's marital rape exception, which protected rapists against prosecution if they lived and had an ongoing sexual relationship with the victim.
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2019 C.E. May 3
Researchers find cure for the fatal sting of the world’s most venomous creature
Researchers have finally discovered an antidote to the deadly sting that is delivered by the most venomous creature on earth -- the Australian box jellyfish. Each box jellyfish carries enough venom to kill more than 60 humans.
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2019 C.E. May 2
America’s renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever in April 2019
America's clean energy revolution is on the verge of a tipping point. The renewable energy sector is projected to generate more electricity than coal during the month of April.
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2019 C.E. May 2
Maine becomes the first state to ban Styrofoam
The law, which will go into effect January 1, 2021, prohibits restaurants, caterers, coffee shops and grocery stores from using the to-go foam containers because they cannot be recycled in Maine.
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2019 C.E. May 1
China reassigns 60,000 soldiers to plant trees in bid to fight pollution
China has reassigned over 60,000 soldiers to plant at least 32,400 square miles of trees by the end of the year, which is roughly equivalent to the size of Ireland.
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2019 C.E. May 1
RWE abandons all present & future coal plans
RWE, one of Germany's "big four" utilities, has cancelled plans for the BoA plus lignite coal-fired power station and promised to cease investing in new coal generation capacity.
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2019 C.E. April 30
The United Arab Emirates opens the world’s largest single-site solar farm
The Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Power Plant located near Abu Dhabi in Sweihan has 3.2 million solar panels with a generating capacity of 1.177 GW. The total project cost was over US$850 million. At the time of its completion, it was larger than all other single-site solar projects in the world.