Thereâs plenty of worrying environmental news out there, but over the weekend bloggers and reporters highlighted a few glimmers of hope, too:
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EnviroWonk: Seattle, following San Franciscoâs lead, has banned city purchases of bottled water. Planners figure the switch from bottled to tap water will save $58,500 as well as reducing plastic waste.
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Triple Pundit: The Beluga Skysailâs completion of a 12,000-mile journey proves that ships can use towing kites to reduce their fuel requirements â in this case, offsetting an estimated 20% of the engineâs power and saving $1000 per day on fuel.
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The Oregonian: Tax breaks and cash rebates have ignited a solar boom in Oregon; state officials expect the amount of solar power in Oregon to jump more than eightfold this year.
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Nature: A campaign by India's Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi is working to bring solar lighting to the developing world, improving health and working conditions for one billion people â and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, which has won it praise from IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri.
The last two items are via Environmental Health News, which has a special section for Good News.
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