Weekly News 21-28 August

Good News

The good news for the previous week is an invention which I found really cool. Since in the previous week the world record for the largest EV was broken. (EV stands for electric vehicle.) By the Elektro Dumper. Its battery is 7 times larger than the largest Tesla battery and is solar-powered. The makers claim that it generates more energy than it uses. The Elektro Dumper can save up 130 tons of CO2 and 100,000 tons of liters of diesel every year.

Bad News 

Recent discoveries show that the increase in temperature due to climate change will affect 50% of the waves' on the coastlines of the world. You may be thinking "well what's the big deal?" but this means there will be Professor Judith Wolf "It is important to understand changes in the wave climate under climate change scenarios because waves are what cause damage to coastal defenses and infrastructure, and erosion of natural coasts, beaches, and ecosystems. They also contribute to increasing flood levels through wave setup, run-up and overtopping."

Company 

The company that is in the spotlight this week is Pela. Pela makes 100% compostable phone cases and sunglasses with compostable frames. They also make zero waste screen protectors. All of which is really great, check out this video for info about the change they want to make. 

Charity

In theme with the video this charity contributes to cleaning the oceans,  Save the waves. Save the Waves protects coastal ecosystems around the world. They focus on surfing zones but also do work outside of surfing zones were it is really needed. You can donate and find more info in the link:https://www.savethewaves.org/support-us/donate/.

Citations

“Climate Change Will Alter Waves along Half the World's Coast.” ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily, 22 Aug. 2019, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190822103838.htm.

Earth, Pela, director. Pela- Creating a Waste Free Future. YouTube, YouTube, 3 Aug. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SmA98pHxYg.

Ruffo, Gustavo Henrique. “Electric Vehicle News, Reviews, and Reports.” InsideEVs, 22 July 2019, 8:15 , insideevs.com/.

Save The Waves. “Donate to #ProtectThePlacesYouLove.” Save The Waves, Save The Waves, 2 Jan. 2019, www.savethewaves.org/support-us/donate/.