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2018 C.E. February 13
Australia could double its solar capacity by the end of 2018
The solar energy boom has been spurred by solar projects large and small, with multiple industrial projects paired with the appearance of solar panels on buildings all over the country.
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2018 C.E. February 12
Renewables overtake coal in European electricity supply
Good wind conditions and huge investment into wind energy have helped the European Union generate more electricity from renewable energy sources like wind, solar and biomass than from coal in 2017, a new study has shown.
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2018 C.E. February 12
Canada’s Eric Radford becomes first openly gay athlete to win Winter Olympics gold
Eric Radford became the first openly gay Olympic champion in the history of the Winter Games, by virtue of his role among Canada's gold medalists in team figure skating. He and partner Meagan Duhamel took the top spot in the pairs free skate program with their show-stopping routine set to Adele's Hometown Glory.
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2018 C.E. February 9
Walgreens to make bathrooms at all 8100 stores transgender-inclusive
Drugstore chain Walgreens announced it will be implementing a new policy that will allow transgender employees and customers to use the restrooms that correspond to their gender identities.
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2018 C.E. February 9
First ‘zero-emissions’ Winter Olympics kicks off in South Korea
The POCOG will aim to make the games environmentally friendly at all stages before during and after the events. The overarching goal is to make the games responsible for their carbon emissions and in the process release zero emissions.
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2018 C.E. February 8
Eurostar plans to halve its use of plastics within two years
Eurostar has unveiled a new 10-point plan to cut carbon emissions and reduce waste over the next three years, highlighting the reduced carbon footprint of high-speed rail for short-haul journeys.
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2018 C.E. February 7
German union wins right to 28-hour working week and 4.3% pay rise
German workers won a key victory in their fight for a better work-life balance when a big employers' group agreed to demands from the country's largest trade union for the introduction of a 28-hour working week.
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2018 C.E. February 7
Dubai has the world’s most ambitious plan to turn waste into energy
It is expected to process up to two million tons of solid waste every year this is about 60 percent of the waste produced in the city.
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2018 C.E. February 6
Half of the world’s public buses will be electric by 2025
Nearly half of the world's bus fleet will be electric by 2025, according to a new Bloomberg report. China will be a major player in this global trend.
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2018 C.E. February 6
Baltimore council members calls for Maryland to pass $15 minimum wage
The move by the council comes in support of bills filed by state Sen. Richard Madaleno of Montgomery County and state Del. Shelly Hettleman of Baltimore County. Their companion bills would raise the state's minimum wage from a little more than $10 to $15 by 2023.
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2018 C.E. April 13
Trinidad & Tobago decriminalizes homosexuality In landmark court case
A judge ruled that the country's buggery laws were "not reasonably justified" in regards to adult consensual acts.
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2018 C.E. April 12
New Zealand bans new offshore drilling, citing climate change
"When it comes to climate change, our plan is clear," said Ms. Ardern, a member of the center-left Labor Party. "We are committed to the goal of becoming a net zero emissions economy by 2050."
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2018 C.E. April 12
NY City Council passes workplace anti-harassment bills
The New York City Council has passed 11 bills designed to strengthen workplace sexual harassment protections.
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2018 C.E. April 11
Decline in plastic bags on seabed near U.K. suggests measures to tackle waste are working
The number of plastic bags found on the seabed has plummeted, suggesting efforts to combat plastic pollution are working.
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2018 C.E. April 11
U.K. supermarket Waitrose to stop using disposable coffee cups
Waitrose, with more than 350 stores in the U.K., will stop using disposable coffee cups in a move the supermarket says will save 52 million cups a year.
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2018 C.E. April 10
Apple says it’s now powered by 100 percent renewable energy worldwide
The iPhone maker has been working toward for years through the purchase of green energy bonds and other renewable investments in its supply chain and physical infrastructure.
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2018 C.E. April 10
Iran raises minimum wage in concession to workers
Following intense tripartite negotiations, the Iranian government, employers and unions agreed to increase the country's minimum wage by 19.8%, from 9.29 million rials ($245) per month to 11.14 million rials ($294.50).
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2018 C.E. April 9
Google Cloud hits 100% renewable energy goal
"Over the course of 2017, across the globe, for every kilowatt hour of electricity we consumed, we purchased a kilowatt hour of renewable energy from a wind or solar farm that was built specifically for Google."
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2018 C.E. April 9
Scottish wind power enjoys record-breaking start to 2018
Onshore wind turbines in Scotland are set for another bumper year of generation, with figures for the first three months of 2018 revealing a 44 per cent uptick in wind power output compared to the same time last year.
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2018 C.E. April 8
Alaskans reject anti-transgender ‘bathroom bill’
Fifty-three percent of voters in Anchorage, Alaska voted on Prop 1 a citizen initiative that would have required transgender people to use public restrooms corresponding to the gender on their birth certificates