Every day, One Green Planet brings you today’s top news. For those who don’t have a lot of time to look through the news each day, this will be a great resource and an easy way to catch up!
Here you’ll find different categories of news and links to each article published! Enjoy!
1. Cute Interaction Between Golden Retriever and Baby Squirrel Goes Viral
An adorable interaction between a Golden Retriever and a baby squirrel is going viral on the social media platform TikTok. Golden Retrievers are often listed as one of the friendliest dog breeds. However, they love to chase and fetch objects, making it likely that they may inadvertently harm small animals. Yet in a video posted to the TikTok account @awright981, Flint the Golden Retriever shows admirable restraint and gentleness when interacting with the baby squirrel.
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2. Sweet Dog Abandoned in Dumpster Shows Severe Need for Foster Homes
Around the world, animal shelters are reaching capacity. This means that they often cannot accept new surrenders since they do not have the space or ability to care for them. Heartbreakingly, this has led to an increase in animals being abandoned. One sweet dog named Malea highlights this sad trend.
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3. Heartwarming Transformation of Senior Poodle from Neglected to Loved
As shelters and rescues across the nation reach capacity, it is becoming increasingly common for animals to be abandoned when their humans find themselves unable to continue caring for them. Sadly, this was the case for one senior Poodle in a rural area of California.
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4. Bruce the Brolga Loves City Life!
In the Moreton Bay region of Queensland, Australia, amidst the hustle and bustle of urban life, an unexpected character has captured the hearts of locals. Meet Bruce, the brolga, an avian personality known for his “extreme pogo punk dance” and a propensity for surprising encounters with humans. Over the years, Bruce has ventured from his natural habitat into urban settings, captivating the imagination of those fortunate enough to encounter him. This is his story.
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5. Pit Bull Caught After Eating Equivalent of Over $200 in Viral Video
Pet care can be expensive for many reasons. Food, toys, veterinary care, and more can quickly add up to a large total. However, for some pet caretakers, the financial impact can come from more unexpected sources. Recently, an Argentinian pup named Indica went viral when she ate 56,000 Argentinian pesos. This amount is the equivalent of 206 U.S. dollars. The pit bull mix’s expensive snack was discovered when her human, Juan Peroni, arrived home and found her surrounded by the remnants of the money. In the video, Juan shows the remains of the paper money she had consumed. The camera then pans to Indica. Her adorable face looks as though she could not possibly be guilty of the crime!
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6. Rescue Puppy with Rare Birth Defect Amazes All
Bin, an adorable puppy with a rare birth defect who resides at the Saved Souls Foundation in Khon Kaen, Thailand is warming hearts everywhere. The nonprofit rescue center was founded in 2010 by Swiss-born Gabriela Leonhard and is home to over 400 dogs and 90 cats, all of whom are disabled, blinded, neglected, abused, or saved from the cruel meat trade.
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7. Billie Eilish Showcases New Vegan Gucci Bag
Gucci has taken a bold step forward in redefining the boundaries of sustainability with its latest launch: the Horsebit 1955 bag made from Demetra, a vegan alternative to leather. This remarkable development is a testament to Gucci’s commitment to a more environmentally conscious and responsible approach to fashion.
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8. How “Community Fridges” Can Help People in Need and Reduce Waste
In the United States alone, 119 billion pounds of food is wasted each year according to the non-profit organization Feeding America. Yet, over 44 million Americans go hungry every day. If this seems like a huge disparity, that’s because it is. Food waste not only affects the world’s ability to adequately nourish its entire population but also contributes to climate change causing emissions. This is due both to the process of growing and distributing the food and to the off gasses that food emits as it breaks down. However, several New York City communities have implemented an ingenious way to reduce food waste – community fridges.
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9. How Climate change Is Affecting New Zealand’s Maori Communities
The Maori communities of New Zealand, especially in places like the Tangoio Valley, are facing an uphill battle against the devastating impacts of Climate change. The aftermath of a powerful cyclone that hit the region eight months ago continues to affect the daily lives of these indigenous communities, highlighting the unequal burden of climate change.
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10. The Dawn of Clean Energy: A Greener Future Awaits
By 2030, our world is set to look a lot greener, and we have the International Energy Agency (IEA) to thank for painting this promising picture. According to their latest World Energy Outlook, electric vehicles will dominate the roads, with their numbers booming tenfold. Renewables will be the main power player, making up half of our electricity mix. Imagine this: solar panels globally will produce more power than the entirety of the US power sector today!
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