The Top 25 Happy Eco News for 2022

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Guest Posts 

Founder Post by: Grant Brown, founder of Happy Eco News

As the current year wanes and we begin to anticipate the next one, most of us spend at least a few moments thinking about what we can change to help ensure a productive next year. Read More

Guest Post by: Issa Ludunge Jospin, Researcher Assistant at the Geothermal Research Center/DR Congo

The fight against climate change has remained a major concern for all of humanity in recent decades. The solutions to overcome one of the greatest natural crises that man could know lies in the competition of everyone. Read More

Guest Post by: Jessica Alexanderson, President of Scrap University Kids

In the United States, we have a major issue with metal recycling. Metal is easy to recycle, but so many people don’t know where to recycle it. Read More

Happy Eco News Top 25 

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• Scientists have found that okra goo binds to tiny plastic particles. Read More

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• The fashion industry is switching to more circular business models which includes repair, recycling, reselling, and renting items. Read More

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• A research project based in Kajiado, Kenya has found an increased agricultural production on land where solar panels were used to provide cover for their crops. Read More

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• Two students from Pratt Institute have created Strøm, a compostable water filters made from food waste. Read More 

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• Researchers from the Sichuan University in China have developed a new robotic fish that can absorb microplastics. Read More

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• Starting this year, Kentucky Fried Chicken will now sell plant-based chicken to replace their famous chicken breasts. Read More

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• Nexgen in Egypt is a sustainable city that will become the world’s first net-zero city that produces more energy and food than it consumes. Read More

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• The world’s largest carbon removal facility has been switched on in Iceland. Read More

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• Two-thirds of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has recorded the most significant amount of coral cover in almost 40 years. Read More

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• Oahu, Hawaii, is receiving its last coal shipment ever. Read More

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• Since the early 1870s, California have been cultivating seedless novel and sweet Valencia oranges, this all changed when tree pest Icerya found its way into the state and damaged the crops. Read More

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• Conservation projects around the world are helping to bring back endangered and extinct wildlife species. Read More

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• Researchers from the University of California have invented a nanowire-based battery that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times. Read More

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• California signed a new bill to ban single-use plastic produce bags starting in 2025. Read More

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• As part of Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste project, the company and The Ocean Cleanup selected the Cần Thơ River in Cần Thơ City, Vietnam as of the river locations to tackle plastic pollution. Read More 

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• Europe has 16 countries in the top 20 of the Green Future Index 2022. Read More 

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• Finnish researchers have installed the world’s first “sand battery”, which can store green power for months. Read More 

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• A team of researchers in Nova Scotia is working on “reforestation” for the ocean. Read More 

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• This month, a huge boat will attach itself to an enormous kite as a test to reduce carbon emissions from the shipping industry. Read More 

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• BloombergNEG has recently announced that the tipping point for battery electric vehicles has been reached globally. Read More 

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• Engineers at Stanford University have developed a solar cell that can generate electricity at night. Read More 

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• A research team from the University of Melbourne, Australia has developed a technique that can convert CO2 from a gas into solid particles of carbon. Read More 

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• More than 100 000kg of plastic has been removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Read More

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• Music star, Ed Sheeran is making a personal effort to rewilding the United Kingdom. Read More 

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• One village in Kerala, India has launched a campaign to be carbon-neutral by 2025. Read More