Pelecanus News July 15 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! Representation First African American Named To Lead US Forest Service https://apnews.com/article/forests-environment-and-nature-government-and-politics-cc4a96a6937eaeb3a4aeff167172dd9a Drawdown Harvard’s new solid-state Lithium battery can be recharged 10,000 times https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/05/researchers-design-long-lasting-solid-state-lithium-battery/ America used fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than it has in three decades https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/6/22565353/fossil-fuel-america-consumption-united-states-low Bangladesh scraps plan to build 10 coal-fired power plants https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-energy-climate-change-coal-idUSKCN2E410H Wildlife Mouse extinct for 150 years found living on island https://www.daily-sun.com/post/561670/Mouse-thought-extinct-for-150-years-found-living-on-island China Says Giant Pandas Are No Longer an Endangered Species https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/09/asia/china-giant-pandas-endangered-scli-intl-scn/index.html