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2017 C.E. February 14
Solar now provides twice as many jobs as the coal industry
As solar power keeps getting cheaperand more and more of it is built as a resultthe industry is also an increasingly important source of new jobs, adding workers at a rate nearly 17 times faster than the overall economy.
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2017 C.E. February 10
Supermarkets in U.K. urged to create plastic-free aisle in every store
Environmental activist organisation A Plastic Planet will lobby Britain's major supermarkets in the coming weeks to urge them to offer food packaged only in biodegradable materials.
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2017 C.E. February 2
Defund DAPL spreads across Indian country as tribes divest
The Navajo Nation is making moves to join a growing number of tribes that have already respectfully, but conclusively, shown Wells Fargo the door.
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2017 C.E. January 31
U.S. Federal Court strikes blow against gerrymandering
A game-changing federal court ruling orders Wisconsin to redraw legislative district lines that unfairly and unconstitutionally favor Republicans.
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2017 C.E. January 23
India’s capital Delhi just banned all disposable plastics
"The National Capital Territory of Delhi shall take appropriate steps against storage, sale, and use of such plastic material at the above-mentioned places and it shall stand prohibited with effect from January 1, 2017,"
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2012 C.E.
India completes its first solar park
Located in Charanka Village in the state of Gujarat, the solar park is spread across 5,000 acres and includes 500 MW of solar and wind energy generation capacity.
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2004 C.E. May 17
Massachusetts becomes first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that it was unconstitutional under the Massachusetts Constitution to allow only opposite-sex couples to marry.
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2003 C.E. June 1
Belgium becomes second country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Belgium since 1 June 2003, making it the second country in the world to open marriage to same-sex couples, after the Netherlands, and 9 days ahead of the Canadian province of Ontario. Legislation to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples was passed by both chambers of the Federal Parliament in November 2002 and January 2003 with the support of most political parties, and received royal assent on 13 February 2003.
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2001 C.E. April 1
The Netherlands became the world’s first country to legalize same-sex marriage
No country recognized marriage between two people of the same sex prior to the 21st century, but a law to legalize marriage equality passed the Dutch legislature in 2000 and went into effect several months later.
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1994 C.E. September 27
Aung San Suu Kyi forms Myanmar’s National League for Democracy to combat dictatorship and promote democracy
The National League for Democracy is a liberal democratic political party in Myanmar that has become one of the most influential parties in the country's pro-democracy movement.
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2017 C.E. May 3
U.S. Supreme Court says cities may sue banks over predatory lending
On May 1st, the moderate side of Mr Roberts reappeared when he once again shuffled to the left to stand up to banks that had targeted racial minorities for subprime loans.
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2017 C.E. May 2
The United Nations just launched its first large-scale ethereum test to send funds to refugees
For the next month, cryptographically unique coupons representing an undisclosed number of Jordanian dinars will be sent to dozens of shops in five refugee camps across the nation.
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2017 C.E. May 1
First global standard for sustainable procurement hits the market
The first standard of its kind in the world, ISO 20400 aims to help companies make better purchasing choices throughout their supply chains by establishing guidelines for companies to judge suppliers on ethical and sustainability issues.
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2017 C.E. April 29
First large-scale offshore wind project in Brittany moves step closer to construction
The company in charge of developing, constructing, and operating the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm announced this week that it had received the three administrative authorizations required to construct and operate the project.
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2017 C.E. April 28
E.U. mounts legal challenge over Hungary’s record on democracy
The European Union has launched a legal action against Hungary in a deliberate swipe at a country that stands accused by many in Brussels of backsliding on its commitments to democracy.
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2017 C.E. April 28
U.K. launches first research programme on greenhouse gas removal
The U.K. has launched a £8.6 million national research programme to investigate how to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, the first of its kind.
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2017 C.E. April 27
South Australia heading to 80% wind and solar by 2021/22
South Australia is not just likely to have already met its target of 50 per cent renewables some eight years ahead of time, it is now heading for an extraordinary penetration rate of 80 per cent wind and solar by 2021.
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2017 C.E. April 26
New Orleans begins removing white supremacist monuments
Workers dismantle an an obelisk dedicated to the Battle of Liberty Place, which commemorated whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil War government.
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2017 C.E. April 26
Warren Buffet’s family pledges $90 million for young women of color, using “listen, don’t tell” approach
The money will be deployed via three streams to tackle the different issues facing women of color in distinct ways.
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2017 C.E. April 25
U.K. achieves first coal-free day since Industrial Revolution
According to the National Grid, the U.K. did not use coal to generate electricity for a full day on Friday 21 April, the first time since the Industrial Revolution.