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2022 C.E.
November 30
Hydrogen-powered flight moved from theory to reality when Rolls-Royce and easyJet successfully ran a modern jet engine on green hydrogen produced entirely from wind and tidal energy. Unlike battery-electric approaches, hydrogen burns clean — releasing water vapor instead of carbon dioxide — and this test proved a real engine can handle it. Aviation has been one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize, so a confirmed proof of concept opens a genuine path forward. Every...
2022 C.E.
November 29
Removing four dams on California's Klamath River will reopen more than 300 miles of salmon habitat, making it the largest river restoration project ever attempted. Federal regulators approved the $500 million plan unanimously, capping decades of advocacy led by the Yurok, Karuk, and Hoopa Valley tribes, whose cultures and food systems have been bound to these fish since long before the first dam went up. "The Klamath salmon are coming home," Yurok Chairman Joseph...
2022 C.E.
November 18
Gennaris, a bionic vision system from Monash University, could open a path to sight for people whose blindness stems from optic nerve damage — a group that most existing visual aids simply cannot help. The device bypasses the eye entirely, sending signals from a camera headset directly to tiles implanted in the brain, which then create perceivable points of light. Sheep trials confirmed the implants are safe and stable in brain tissue, and human...
2022 C.E.
November 18
The Jordan River's revival would be a rare win on multiple fronts — ecological, diplomatic, and human. Israel and Jordan signed a declaration at COP27 committing to reduce pollution, upgrade wastewater treatment, and promote sustainable farming along the riverbanks. EcoPeace Middle East, the cross-border group that spent years making this cooperation possible, believes restoration could recover up to half the biodiversity lost to decades of diversion and pollution. A healthier Jordan River would strengthen...
2022 C.E.
November 10
Rewilding Europe's first project in Spain is bringing an 850,000-acre mountain landscape back to life — and the early signs are genuinely hopeful. Wild horses are already breeding, black vultures are being released at up to 15 a year, and Iberian lynx are expected within two years. The project is also designed around local communities, creating economic incentives for nature-based tourism and forest protection. Stories like this show that recovery is possible when wildlife,...
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