Good News Notes: “The world’s largest direct air carbon capture and storage plant has started operating in Iceland, run by Swiss company Climeworks. Named Orca, the plant sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and buries it as rocks deep underground, using technology from Climeworks‘ Icelandic partner Carbfix. Orca has the capacity to remove 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the…
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Record 500,000 people pledge to eat only vegan food in January
Good News Notes: “A record 500,000 people have signed up to the Veganuary challenge to eat only plant-based foods for a month. The milestone is double the number who pledged to go vegan for January in 2019. A quarter of those taking up the challenge – 125,000 – are in the UK, and this year…
Two beluga whales complete journey from captivity in China to care sanctuary in Iceland
Good News Notes: “Rehoming animals is a delicate business at the best of times. Rehoming two whales on a new continent during a global pandemic is about as hard as it gets.” “After being captured at a very young age off the coast of Russiaand spending years in a Chinese aquarium, the whales are about…
Coronavirus: 9 heartwarming examples of kindness and community spirit during the global outbreak
Good News Notes: “The daily updates on the global spread of the coronavirus are undoubtedly causing many to worry about how it may affect their lives now and in the future. In times of uncertainty, you will always be able to find certain individuals who make it their mission to bolster the morale of those…
Woman gives birth to 13 pound baby in Iceland
Good News Notes: “A family in Iceland is celebrating the birth of a new baby and the little guy is one of the biggest baby’s recorded there in a long time. Emil Rafn Stefansson weighed in at 13 pounds, 23 inches long. He’s also the first baby born in Iceland in the new year. It’s…
Drifting Away
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