1. The California Assembly passed a bill to have the state’s public employee pension systems divest from coal.
2. Enough solar reaches the Earth every hour to power the needs of the entire world for a full year.
3. The solar industry is creating jobs 20x faster than the overall US economy.
4. California was the first state to ban throw-away plastic bags.
5. Denver, Colorado has a tool library so you can borrow tools instead of buying them.
6. The Humpback whale population is on the rise and may even be removed from the endangered species list.
7. A 21-year-old, Boyan Slat, has a great plan to clean plastics from the oceans, and was crowned “Champion of the Earth”, the United Nations’ highest accolade.
8. Hawaii is going to 100% renewable energy.
9. 7 out of 10 Americans want their states to comply with the EPA’s Climate Plan.
10. General Mills is among many companies taking climate change seriously.