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🎤 Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Slovenia announced they were boycotting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest over its decision to allow Israel to continue to participate in the competition. (Gifted link)
Solar panels saved an Arkansas school district so much money, teachers got a $15k raise
Batesville School District in rural Arkansas had a $250,000 annual budget deficit. Then, it discovered it could save at least $2.4 million over a span of 20 years with clean-energy alternatives like solar.
It transformed an unused field into a solar energy farm and covered the front of its high school in 1,500 panels. It turned that annual deficit into a $1.8 million surplus, and the savings gave every teacher in the district up to a $15,000 pay raise.
The district went from paying the lowest teacher salaries out of the county’s five districts to having resumes flowing and “at least 20 school districts” just in their area emulating their model.
Why is this good news?This case study shows the power of clean energy to not just help the planet, but to help people, too. These sources are so affordable and abundant (and recyclability is improving, too!) — they won’t just help school districts pay less on their energy bills, they’ll help the average person save, too.
The best gifts for the environmentalist on your list
Pro tip: Environmentalists don’t want you to gift them unnecessary crap that will end up in a landfill. And while it might initially feel intimidating, shopping for the environmentalists in your life is actually quite easy.
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New data shows the hole in the ozone layer shrank to its smallest size since 2019
The ozone layer — the protective shield that keeps harmful UV rays from reaching us — was damaged for decades by human-made pollution. But after the world agreed in 1987 to phase out the worst chemicals, it’s been steadily healing.
New data just revealed that the hole in the ozone layer is not only the smallest it’s been since 2019, but it was also the shortest-lived, closing quicker than usual in November.
“This progress should be celebrated as a timely reminder of what can be achieved when the international community works together to address global environmental challenges,” one scientist said.
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