In this Pelecanus NEWS episode for September 15 2020 we cover these headlines:
Drawdown
· Portugal free of fossil fuel extraction projects as company abandons the last contract
o https://www.climaximo.pt/2020/09/04/victory-portugal-free-of-fossil-fuel-extraction-projects-as-company-abandons-the-last-contract/
· 6 young Portuguese activists area suing European Countries over climate change
o https://www.dw.com/en/portugal-youthprotest-legal-humanrights-emissions-strasbourg-climatechange/a-54799620
· Exxon Mobil dropped from the Dow after nearly a century
o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dow-jones-exxon-mobil-pfizer-raytheon-replaced-salesforce-amgen-honeywell/
· French PM says jobs and green recovery at heart of COVID recovery plan
o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/french-pm-says-jobs-and-green-economy-at-heart-of-covid-recovery-plan-jean-castex-france
· Madagascar introduces stoves that burn rice husks instead of forests
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/madagascar-introduces-stoves-that-burn-rice-husks-instead-of-forests/
· Turtle species among the most endangered in the world saved from extinction
o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burmese-roofed-turtles-endangered-species-saved-extinction/
· First clone of endangered Przewalski’s Horse born in conservation effort to save the species
o https://time.com/5886467/clone-endangered-przewalskis-horse-zoo/
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