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2017 C.E. October 27
Trump to declare opioid crisis a ‘public health emergency’
President Trump on Thursday will announce he is directing his Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency
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2017 C.E. October 27
Offshore wind power is taking off in the Northeastern United States
The first wave of six projects in the Northeast are expected to total more than 1,700 MW and cost nearly $9 billion in capital expenditures.
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2017 C.E. October 26
Solar Bitcoin founders launch blockchain project to disrupt global energy markets
This blockchain project aims to leverage digital currency in order to boost the generation and consumption of renewables and allow for decentralized energy trading between utilities, producers grid operators, and consumers.
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2017 C.E. October 26
Nicaragua signs the Paris climate accord, leaving only two countries to not sign the pact
That leaves Syria as the only nation never to have signed on; the US joins war-torn Syria as one of only two nations currently opposed the agreement.
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2017 C.E. October 25
The world’s first floating wind farm is now producing energy in Scotland
Hywind Scotland, situated in Buchan Deep, is the world's first floating wind farm, with its five six-megawatt turbines now generating electricity.
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2017 C.E. October 25
Israel’s Knesset votes to raise monthly minimum wage
"Raising the minimum wage to NIS 5,300 is a direct continuation of our work in favor of narrowing gaps and strengthening the working population,"says Finance Minister.
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2017 C.E. October 24
Tesla reportedly lands deal to build an EV factory in Shanghai
It could be crucial to selling electric cars in a hot market.
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2017 C.E. October 23
Playboy features first transgender playmate
Playboy Magazine is making history next month. Lakshmi Singh talks to French model Ines Rau, the first transgender woman to appear in Playboy magazine's coveted centerfold spot.
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2017 C.E. October 23
Bloomberg pledges $64M for anti-coal initiatives
Billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is making a new $64 million commitment to environmental groups' efforts to shut down coal-fired power plants and replace them with cleaner forms of electricity generation.
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2017 C.E. October 20
George Soros transfers $18 billion to Open Society Foundations
Founded by Mr. Soros more than 30 years ago, Open Society promotes democracy and human rights in more than 120 countries.
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2017 C.E. November 29
Developing nations’ solar capacity increases 54% in 2016, has more than tripled in last three years
A total of 34 GW (gigawatts) was brought online in 71 emerging markets in 2016, up 54% from 22 GW in 2015 and well up on the 3 GW brought online in 2011.
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2017 C.E. November 29
MIT scientists created a new method of turning CO2 into fuel
Researchers at MIT have created a new method of turning carbon dioxide emissions from power plants into a useful product.
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2017 C.E. November 28
Hydrogen-powered trains are coming to Germany in 2021
Alstom stated it will build 14 emissions-free trains, called Coradia iLint, that can travel 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) on one full hydrogen tank, and can reach a maximum speed of up to 140 km/h (87 mph).
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2017 C.E. November 28
World governments launch international alliance to eradicate coal by 2030
The Powering Past Coal Alliance already consists of 20 countries, with hopes to expand to 50 members over the next year.
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2017 C.E. November 27
Frontline workers push Guinea worm disease to the brink of eradication
There have been just 26 cases of Guinea worm in 2017 so far, down from 3.5 million cases in 21 countries in Africa and Asia in 1986.
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2017 C.E. November 27
U.K. government prioritises clean growth in key Industrial Strategy document
The British government is to champion innovation in the clean energy sector as one of the country's four main economic drivers aimed at overall long-term growth unveiled in its Industrial Strategy document on Monday.
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2017 C.E. November 24
Mexico raises minimum wage by 10 percent to $4.71 per day
Mexico will raise its minimum wage on Dec. 1 from 80.04 pesos per day to 88.36 pesos, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Tuesday.
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2017 C.E. November 24
U.K. announces £500 million electric car support for infrastructure and rebate
They are creating a regulatory structure to put in place a new £400 million Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund.
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2017 C.E. November 23
Google cuts $7.5 million check for social justice reform
"In the year ahead, Google will continue to stand in solidarity with the fight for racial justice. We believe in a justice system based on equity for all, informed by data and supported by community-based solutions."
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2017 C.E. November 23
Rio Tinto, the world’s second largest mining company, soon to go coal free
Rio Tinto Group, the world's second-largest miner, has been steadily backtracking from coal to focus on better assets.