April (Part 1)
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Norway’s Polar Bears Are in Better Condition Despite Ice Loss
- https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/30/climate/polar-bears-fatter-norway-arctic-intl-scli
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-33227-9
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2l1xpz03no
Europe Commits Over $11 Billion to North Sea Wind Network
- https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/north-sea-summit-2026-2401316
- https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/01/26/off-the-fossil-fuel-rollercoaster-10-european-countries-pledge-95bn-for-north-sea-wind-pro
North Carolina Erases $6.5 Billion in Medical Debt
Singapore Launches Bottle Deposit Scheme
- https://www.tomra.com/en-gb/reverse-vending/deposit-return-schemes-faq/which-countries-have-deposit-return-scheme
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/beverage-container-return-scheme-10-cents-deposit-april-2026-5787456
Lead Levels in US Hair Samples Dropped 100-Fold Since 1970s
Guatemala Ends Oil Drilling in Protected Rainforest
Ocean Cleanup Removes 45 Million Kilograms of Plastic
- https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/2025-in-review-the-ocean-cleanup/
- https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/the-ocean-cleanup-launches-30-cities-program-to-cut-ocean-plastic-pollution-from-rivers-by-one-third-by-2030/
Scotland Swift bricks
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/28/swift-bricks-to-be-installed-in-all-new-buildings-in-scotland-after-holyrood-backs-ruling
- https://data.bto.org/trends_explorer/?species=Swift
Guinea worm eradication
- https://apnews.com/article/guinea-worm-eradicate-carter-center-92732d27836569a3e96ecd2ac0fc1032
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carter-center-guinea-worm-disease-2025-totals-all-time-low/
Sodium-ion battery EV

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GOOD NEWS: We’ve been sold to private equity!
Really?
No but that’s how life has been going recently.
Save the guinea worm!
Wow, there’s some amazing stuff in here, particularly the ocean cleanup work!





