Environment
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Environment Chile11. April 2024Plucked and Replanted: How This Tree Survives Outside Its Native Ground
The toromiro tree hasn’t been found on the Chilean territory of Easter Island for more than half a century, but it has found roots in botanical gardens across the world, and researchers are working hard to return the endemic species to its native ground.
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Environment United Kingdom9. April 2024World’s Tallest Trees Thrive in Their “New” Home
For more than 150 years, the United Kingdom has become a fertile ground for redwoods, the world’s tallest tree, to grow in, now outnumbering the ones by six-fold in their native range of California, the United States.
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Environment USA3. April 2024Solar and Battery Storage Are Taking Over the Power Grid
By the end of 2024, 81% of the new electric-generating capacity in the United States should be provided by solar energy and battery storage, a sign that renewables are increasingly added to the national power grid.
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Environment South Africa2. April 2024Let’s Produce Electric Vehicles Locally for an Even Greener Future
The government of South Africa is offering a tax incentive for carmakers to produce electric vehicles locally, with hybrid cars soon to be included, thus further encouraging the population’s transition to greener vehicles.
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Environment China1. April 2024Large Saltwater Lake, Soon a Protected National Park!
China’s largest inland saltwater lake, located in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is set to become a new national park that will double as an important ecological barrier and a key stopover site for migratory birds.