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(@michele-b)
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A company has found a new way to build bricks without the traditional dependency on the use of limestone etc.for concrete, wood, or wood byproducts. They add bacteria which creates a "bio brick." You can read about it here: 
 
 
 


   
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That is really cool!!! 



   
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Michele, this is wonderful!  It gives hope!



   
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A new device uses sunlight to make safe drinking water even from the Dead Sea!  You can read about it here:

https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-water-filtering-device-purifies-dead-sea-salty-water



   
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Fabrics are being made from sustainable wood.  Read about it here.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/sciencealert-deal-tomorrow-s-shirts-are-being-made-with-wood-here-s-why

 

 



   
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Hope for the environment as far as cleaning up our horrific problem with garbage through science and technology by using an innovative ocean cleanup system.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the world's largest collection of floating trash lying between between Hawaii and California. The Ocean Cleanup, a cleanup campaign created by Dutch teenager, Boyan Slat, has now been launched with the use of its first vessel to rid more than 50% of the trash in this location, which is often described as "larger than Texas.

The system consists of a 600-meter-long floater that sits at the surface of the water and a tapered 3-meter-deep skirt attached below. The floater provides buoyancy to the system and prevents plastic from flowing over it, while the skirt stops debris from escaping underneath.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/09/10/health/ocean-cleanup-test-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcleaning%2Bup%2Bthe%2Bgreat%2Bpacific%2Bgarbage%2Bpatch%26ie%3Dutf-8%26oe%3Dutf-8%26client%3Dfirefox-b

 

 



   
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A very good environmental news story.

A new weather model suggests that we can greatly enhance our ability to predict thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes.

This could significantly help prepare people because it captures the storm environment and conditions and BEFORE the storm totally forms.

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-10-weather-tornado-warning.html#jCp https://phys.org/news/2018-10-weather-tornado-warning.html?utm_source=menu&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=item-menu



   
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Here's another nice environmental story about cleaning up ocean-bound trash and recycling it for fuel.  https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/10/health/ocean-cleanup-test-trnd/index.html?no-st=1539316129



   
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I love the amazing youth of the world and their amazing gifts in do many arenas thst are enriching our world.

This link is to a story about a 13-year-old boy who has contributed to the treatment of pancreatic cancer. 

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/13-year-old-named-americas-top-young-scientist-for-drastically-improving-pancreatic-cancer-treatment/

 



   
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Good News!: The price of electric cars is coming down.   https://electrek.co/2018/10/26/vw-ceo-electric-vehicle-tesla-half-price-2020/



   
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