Pelecanus News August 1 2021

Check out these awesome headlines from the last few weeks! All podcasts can be found at Pelecanus.org, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Long form podcasts including our new series with The Smithsonian's Earth Optimism "The Possibilists" can also be found on YouTube! Drawdown World’s Largest Solar Farm Costing $2B to Be Built in Indonesia https://maritime-executive.com/article/world-s-largest-solar-farm-costing-2b-to-be-built-in-indonesia New Solar Cell Innovation Provides 1,000 Times More Power https://interestingengineering.com/new-solar-cell-innovation-provides-1000-times-more-power Bayer To Pull Glyphosate from U.S. Lawn and Garden Markets https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/bayer-pull-glyphosate-us-lawn-and-garden-markets Protected Areas Biden Admin Proposes Sweeping Protections For Alaska’s Tongass Forest https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-admin-proposes-sweeping-protections-alaska-s-tongass-forest Rewilding Four endangered Piping Plover chicks hatched in Ohio for 1st time in 80 years https://www.ashlandsource.com/life/four-endangered-piping-plover-chicks-hatched-in-ohio-for-1st-time-in-80-years/article_dcf8eb68-9477-571d-a8d1-ebcf08adb5ef.html A new 'green status of species' will measure the recovery of threatened plants and animals https://www.iucn.org/news/species/202107/iucns-new-green-status-species-measures-impact-conservation-action