Pelecanus NEWS Jan 15 2021

Even during these crazy last few weeks we were able to find a few inspiring conservation news stories. See headlines below! All podcasts can be found at our website at Pelecanus.org and on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Drawdown Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035 https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532684-massachusetts-to-require-100-percent-of-car-sales-to-be Researchers find a way to pull carbon out of the air and turn it into jet fuel https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-find-way-to-pull-carbon-out-of-the-air-and-make-it-jet-fuel Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-produce-more-power-fossil-fuels-germany-first-time Land protection and Regulations Nigeria superhighway project through the rainforest stopped https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/achievements/10007/nigeria-superhighway-project-through-the-rainforest-stopped EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/12/24/eu-bans-plastic-waste-from-being-shipped-to-developing-countries Rewilding Manas National Park doubling its tiger population since 2010 https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/manas-national-park-doubling-its-tiger-population-since-2010-514407 Discovery of endangered female turtle provides hope for extremely rare species https://www.livescience.com/endangered-female-turtle-discovered.html Bald Eagles removed from Indiana endangered species list https://wgntv.com/news/bald-eagles-removed-from-indiana-endangered-species-list/ UK pledges $4billion to nature and biodiversity protection https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-climate/uk-pledges-4-billion-to-nature-and-biodiversity-protection-idUSKBN29G18Q