The October 1st Pelecanus NEWS episode has some great and uplifting stories from the world of Conservation. All podcast episodes can be found at Pelecanus.org, Apple podcasts, spotify, soundcloud, and amazon podcasts.
Drawdown
China, world’s biggest polluter, vows to go carbon neutral by 2050
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/world/asia/china-climate-change.html
California plans to ban sales of gas-powered cars in 15 years
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/climate/california-ban-gas-cars.html
Rewilding
Joshua Trees given temporary endangered species protections https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/state-grants-temporary-endangered-species-protections-for-joshua-trees/
Two new Javan rhino calves are spotted in the species’ last holdout
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/two-new-javan-rhino-calves-are-spotted-in-the-species-last-holdout/
SciFi in Real Life
Chinese startup launching space mining robot in November
https://www.universetoday.com/147878/chinese-asteroid-mining-robot-due-to-launch-in-november/
Astronomers discover potential sign of life excessive in Venus’s environment
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a34012688/scientists-find-signs-of-life-in-venus-clouds/
Humans
Humanity may never hit the 10 billion mark
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/the-best-news-of-2020-humanity-may-never-hit-the-10-billion-mark/
Human footprints found in Saudi Arabia may be 120,000 years old
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/middleeast/human-footprints-saudi-arabia-intl-scli-scn/index.html
