Solar cell prices plunge to all-time low (www.pv-magazine.com)
Free Santa's grotto family floored by demand (www.bbc.co.uk)
A couple who turn their conservatory into a free Santa’s grotto to ensure no family misses out on Christmas say they have been overwhelmed by the response....
Wildcats thriving in Scottish Highlands conservation project (www.bbc.co.uk)
Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature (www.cnn.com)
Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Land is often cleared to make way for a fairway and maintaining the pristine turf often requires a lot of water, regular mowing and the spraying of fertilizers and pesticides – none of which is good for biodiversity....
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings colorful displays to the New Mexico sky (apnews.com)
Swiss-designed technology helps Parkinson's patient walk again (www.reuters.com)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Was 'More Than Happy' to Give $1M to Strike Fund: “Have To Give Something Back” (streamsgeek.com)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra wants to gift 40 violins to local youth (www.metrotimes.com)
The Kingdom Of Bhutan Becomes The First Country In The World To Achieve 100% Dog Sterilization & Vaccination (worldanimalnews.com)
Keokuk High School helping students with food, laundry, personal products (www.tspr.org)
Dengue rates drop after release of modified mosquitoes in Colombia (www.nature.com)
Honda Introduces Revolutionary Hands-Free Wheelchair Controlled by Body Movements (www.gamersubculture.com)
Resc-ewed: Britain's loneliest sheep saved from shoreline (www.bbc.co.uk)
Houston officials going door-to-door for “Pets for Life” pilot program (www.houstonpublicmedia.org)
B.C., Ottawa, First Nations announce $1B in funding for conservation of at-risk ecosystems. (www.cbc.ca)
Indonesian activist Gita Syahrani wins $3m award for work on sustainable growth (news.mongabay.com)
Novel brain implant helps paralyzed woman speak using a digital avatar (engineering.berkeley.edu)
FDA moves closer to sickle cell cure that uses gene editing (www.nbcnews.com)
A Sydney aquarium is helping endangered zebra sharks bounce back in Indonesia (www.abc.net.au)
Amazing Project Could Reduce Stops at Red Traffic Lights by 30% (www.sciencealert.com)
Single mother with 6 kids gifted car refurbished by high school automotive tech students (www.westernmassnews.com)
Toddlers are put to work spreading cheer at Japanese nursing home (www.nbcnews.com)
Once a week, Rena Shinohara heads off to work, clocking in for a shift at a job one could say she was born to do....
[Brooklyn, NY] Early Childhood Literacy Programs Receive $5.5M Boost (www.bkreader.com)
Minnesota musicians share how disabilities elevate art and culture (www.postbulletin.com)
Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is the first arena in the world to land Zero Carbon certification (www.geekwire.com)
