In Sierra Leone, solar power is saving lives—literally. A neonatal intensive care unit that once faced constant blackouts is now powered by a solar microgrid with lithium-ion batteries. The result? A surge from 10 newborns a month in 2013 to 140 today, with hundreds of lives saved each year thanks to reliable, renewable power.
(Sorry, we had to remix this episode twice! James does NOT have a brain tumor.)
Watch Michael Liebreich's documentary from his Cleaning Up YouTube channel:
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A historic win for climate accountability: the UN's maritime agency has passed the first international emissions cap for global shipping.
Also this week: New research shows that cleaner air boosts solar power generation.
Plus: A U.S. jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay $660 million in damages over its role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.
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Florida has overtaken California
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It’s illegal to bike your kids to school in Ontario.
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J.D. Vance called the people of China "peasants." We had thoughts.
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