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Celebrating Sustainable Projects: June 17th/19 Reporting 35 new positive efforts since June 6th

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    Celebrating Sustainable Projects: June 17th/19 Reporting 35 new positive efforts since June 6th WILD LIFE PROTECTION: 1. Canada bans captivity of whales, dolphins and porpoises for entertainment

    2.

    Spain bans Bull Fighting at annual Toro festival. Thanks to pressure from PETA & PACMA 

    AIR POLLUTION: 3.

    Germany to close all 84 coal-fired power plants 

    HEALTH: 4.

    Mandatory Vaccinations baned in Sweden 

    5.

    Meditation part of 370 British schools 

    6.

    Vegan Options in New York hospitals 

    7.

    Tim Hortons goes with plant-based breakfast sandwiches in 4000 locations 

    8.

    Poland’s Prime Minister sings Global Appeal to stop 5G 

    9.

    Louisiana calls for study on health impact of 5G 

    10.

    Hungary destroys 1000 acres maize fields contaminated with Monsanto corn. All GMO is banned in Hungary. Banff cancels Canada Fireworks to protect wildlife 

    11.

    Germany opens 62 miles of car-free highway 

    12.

    Netherlands using polluted silt to build artificial islands creating new habitat in Markermeer Lake 

    SOCIAL: 13.

    Tennessee makes community college free 

    AGRICULTURE: 14.

    Plant Based Meats - $300,000,000 plant being built in Indiana as market doubles in 2 years.

    15.

    Beyond Meat Shares jump as news of beef contribution of CO2 is realized 

    16.

    New Brunswick promises a 30% reduction in herbicide spraying on power lines 

    LEGAL: 17.

    $3,800,000 fine to Husky Energy for 2016 pipeline leak of 225,000l of heavy oil into North Saskatchewan River. (where does that money go?) 

    FEMALE LEADERSHIP: 18.

    First female president in Slovakia Vowing to fight impunity and champion justice in a country shaken by a journalist's murder. 

    19.

    Iceland elects 41 yr female environmentalist 

    SPEAKING OUT: 20.

    Robert Kennedy goes public against Big Pharma 

    PLASTICS: 21.

    Maine bans styrofoam food containers 

    22.

    Canada bans single use plastics accessories like straws - (it’s a start) 

    23.

    Water refill stations on streets in Glasgow to prevent single use plastic use. 

    24.

    Japan makes it illegal to through away appliances as part of recycling regime 

    TREES: 25.

    Ethiopia begins planting 4,000,000,000 trees with 200 donators giving $173,000US each for the project 

    26.

    Scotland planted 22,000,000 trees last year covering 11,200 hectares and will continue for 6 years. 

    BEES: 27.

    Ohio planting wild flowers along highways throughout the state. Also reduces mowing and approx. 3000 tons of CO2 emissions each year. 

    28.

    Virginia offers free beehives to residents 

    HOMELESS the HOUSING FIRST PRINCIPLE: 29.

    Tiny houses in Whittier Heights Village in Seattle created by women carpenters 

    30.

    Finland, has created 3500 homes reducing the homeless rate by 35% by adopting the theory that a secure foundation makes it easier to solve the rest. 

    31.

    Homeless Pods in Newport England 

    PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES: 32.

    Philip Ross develops growing bricks from fungi 

    33.

    Transparent Solar Panel Windows using organic molecules to absorb light. Michigan State University 

    34.

    Clothing from pineapple and bananas instead of leather and cotton saving, water, co2, and animals. 

    35.

    Turning desert in fertile soil by spraying clay and water. 

    Saving Earth calls on each of us to do 4 things: Stay wise to anti-planet actions Celebrate our small victories Know that we are making a difference Nature is on our side Make your own action plan plus

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