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Did you know that back in June of 2019, a Dutch automotive company called Lightyear introduced the world's first long-range solar car? They've dubbed the sedan "Lightyear One." Made of light-weight carbon fiber, the car's rooftop solar cells make it a viable, emissions-free alternative form of transportation. Long overdue, we can only hope it will, over time, become affordable enough for every driver. The National Pollinator Garden Network set themselves the goal of registering a million gardens in 2015. In April last year, they surpassed that goal. With their existence threatened by the use of poisonous pesticides, bees, birds, butterflies, and other bugs will be aided by these gardens in their fight for survival. The gardens comprise roughly 5 million acres, and involve around 8 million people in the United States, Canada and Mexico. French company Carbios announced in October 2019 it has developed a process for converting PET plastics into a reusable form.

January 17, 2020 The Trump administration is determined to undo protections of the environment going back as far as 1970. These protective regulations affect water, air, land and public health quality, and target limitations on greenhouse gas emissions, including emissions of mercury and smog, the reporting of natural gas emissions, chemical plant safety, use of pesticides, a moratorium on coal mining and regulation of coal mining waste, methane pollution, and fuel efficiency standards. All of these limitations are intended to benefit industries that donate to the Republican Party. Statistics demonstrate that the benefits of these regulations far outweigh the costs by preventing illness and death. Yet the 95 regulations Trump wants to eliminate are well on their way to being rescinded: 58 of the targeted rules have already been revoked, and 37 of them are at various stages of being discontinued. For example, if Trump has his way, a 2019 proposal will halt federal protection of 51%

January 3, 2020 Wildfires have been burning out-of-control in Australia since July of 2019. That's not hyperbole: the entire country has been ravaged by fire since July in one of the worst wildfire seasons in decades. Spring of 2019 was the driest on record. A heatwave in December broke the record for highest national average temperature, with temperatures in some locations topping out between 113-120 degrees Fahrenheit. As a result, some fires have been fought for months at a time. Strong winds have pummeled large areas of the country, causing fires and smoke to spread more widely and rapidly. Dry lightning and arson have also been to blame Before I go any further, let's talk a little bit about Australian geography. The continent is divided up into six provinces, plus Tasmania, an island off the southeastern coast. The provinces are: Queensland, in the northeast, New South Wales (NSW), in the southeast (where Melbourne and Sydney are located), Victoria, a small province in