Environment
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Environment SwitzerlandAll-Electric Plane Flies 700 km… and Breaks Seven Records on Its Way
With its 700km flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to the German North Sea island of Norderney, the electric Pipistrel Velis Electro plane intends to demonstrate how far the technology has come. And break seven world records on the way!
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Environment NigerTrees and Shrubs on Farmland? Yes, It’s Good for the Crops and for the Planet
In the semi-arid drylands of Niger, agroforestry is slowly saving the country from desertification and malnourishment. Ten years ago, remote sensing suggested that 5 million hectares had been regenerated. Today, we know it’s at least 10 million hectares.
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Environment United KingdomNurture Nature is the New Trend in Businesses (and many need nature to make money, too!)
Businesses show an interest in limiting the harm their operations do to the planet. More than 1,600 companies around the world have already taken steps to protect nature and reduce their threats to forests, soil, plants, animals and humans.
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Environment USAOld New York Dump Becomes a Park (And Nature Did most of the Work Itself)
Twenty years ago, the last load of garbage arrived at Fresh Kills Landfill, on Staten Island, New York, USA. Today, a park has replaced the old dump which will open to the public in the coming years. Main builder of the park: Nature!
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Environment United KingdomWild, Medieval Times Return to Britain’s Woodlands. And that’s a Good Thing
A new trend called “rewilding” helps Britain’s woodland to return to its medieval level. In Scotland, the woodland is even higher than in medieval times when only 4 percent of the territory was wooded.
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Environment United KingdomUK’s Biggest Pension Fund Pulls Money out of Carbon Industries, Shifts to Renewables
The government-backed National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), UK’s biggest pension fund, intends to stop investing in companies involved in coal mining, oil from tar sands and arctic drilling.
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Environment USALargest Tech Company on the Planet Promises: “Carbon Neutral by 2030”
The largest tech company in the world, Apple, has pledged to become carbon-neutral by the year 2030. This commitment covers not only the supply chain, but also the lifecycle of its products as well as the electricity consumed in their use.
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Environment USAFruit Picking Volunteers Rescue Community Farm from Corona-Crash
The corona pandemic almost bankrupted "Quail Hill Farm", a community-supported farm on Long Island in the state of New York (USA): Revenues dropped, workers had to be let go. But hundreds of volunteers saved the oldest community farm in New York.