Europe’s Largest Zero-Emissions Aircraft Takes Flight
The aviation industry’s global trade group (the International Air Transport Association) is telling people that its unlikely electric airplanes will be flying commercial routes before 2040. ZeroAvia, a...
View ArticleAustria Is The Second European Country to End Coal Use Completely
Verbund AG, Austria’s leading electricity company, closed its Mellach coal-fired power plant, marking the end of the fossil fuel era for the country. The facility, located about 200 kilometers (124...
View ArticleRecord Low Demand Helps Britain Achieve One Month Without Coal-Fired Power
Demand for electricity in Britain dropped dramatically in April due to nationwide lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19. Overall, the need for power fell 15% in April. The situation has led to...
View ArticleBreakthrough Gene Therapy For Total Color Blindness Passes Clinical Trial
Achromatopsia is an inherited disease that results in total color blindness. Those that have it see only black, white, and grey. Their eyes are also susceptible to bright light, like the sun, and their...
View ArticleBoring Company Excavated 1st 155MPH Transport Tunnel In Las Vegas
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) completed the first of two tunnels that it has been excavating for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). The tubes will support an underground...
View ArticleTarget Installed Its 500th Solar Power System Ahead of Schedule!
Target has been leading the way when it comes to solar power. The company is one of the top US corporate solar power installers since 2015, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)....
View ArticleMore Power Was Generated By Renewables Than Fossil Fuels In UK In 2019
More power came from renewable sources for the first time in Britain last year. From January through December 2019, the nation got 48.5% of its electricity from renewable energy and only 43% from...
View ArticleRenewables Supply Power To Over Half Of Australia’s Grid For The First Time
Historic Ten Minutes The first week of November 2019 saw what experts are saying is a foreshadowing of what’s to come for Australia’s energy sector. For ten minutes, renewables provided more than half...
View ArticleTwo of Three Polio Virus Strains Now Declared Eradicated
Only WPV1 Remains The wild poliovirus is nearly wiped out, with two of the three strands eradicated. The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially publicized that the wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3)...
View ArticleCarbon Emissions Falling In 30 Major Cities, But Globally It’s Rising
Peaking Four years ago, nations signed the Paris Agreement – an international pact towards collectively reducing emissions to keep the rising temperature below 2 degrees. Since then, progress has been...
View ArticleRenewable Electricity Overtakes Fossil Fuels In UK, A Milestone Towards Zero...
July, August, and September of 2019 represent the first-ever quarter where renewables outpaced fossil fuels since the UK’s first public electricity generating station opened in 1882! According to an...
View ArticleSolar Delivers Cheapest Power In Jamaica With Launch Of New Big Power Plant
Paradise Park is a 51.5 MW (Megwatt) PV (photovoltaic) farm based in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Neoen, one of the world’s leading renewable energy independent power producers and the majority shareholder...
View ArticleDelaware Is Now The First US State To Achieve ‘No-Kill’ Status for Shelter Pets
A state is considered to be “no-kill” if it is able to save at least 90% of the animals that enter its shelters, according to the Best Friends Animal Society. No state has achieved this status until...
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