Plus: France's massive nature reserve, a new floating solar farm, and more good news to celebrate!
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π The family after whom the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility is named condemned its operations and called for its closure, saying its current operations have βnothing to do with the original mission.β (Gifted link)
Food
The Oregonian
A free grocery store in Portland will serve 100,000 households this year
To fight food insecurity in Portland, a nonprofit called Sunshine Division recently opened a grocery store where everything is free. The market is designed to give families in need access to fresh, nutritious food in a way that feels similar to a traditional grocery shopping experience.
The new market is located in a 30,000-square-foot facility with warehouse space, cold storage, loading docks, volunteer areas, and offices β and it expects to serve 100,000 households this year.
Much of the storeβs offerings are made possible through donations, and about 80% of the inventory comes from contributions by local grocery stores, retailers, farms, and other food partners.
Even better: Instead of handing out prepacked food boxes, the market lets people shop for themselves and choose the items that best fit their familyβs needs, allergies, and dietary restrictions. This approach gives people more choice and a shopping experience that feels familiar and dignified.
France just added over 387,000 acres of protected forest
On June 9, France moved one step closer to its 2030 goal of placing 10% of its land under βstrong protectionβ by creating seven new biological reserves and expanding two existing ones.
The largest land area protected under the new measures is the Armontabo Rocky Peaks integral reserve in French Guiana. The reserve accounts for 156,290 hectares β or 387,955 acres β of tropical rainforest and granite peaks.
Why is this good news?Protected nature reserves are widely known to prevent species extinction, mitigate climate change by safeguarding carbon storage, and buffer neighboring areas from flooding and erosion.
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Arts & Culture
CBS and United Feature Syndicate
Stephen Colbertβs βPeanutsβ gag on the Late Show finale led to a major donation to World Central Kitchen
Before its cancellation, βThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertβ poked fun at its parent network. In the finale, Colbert read a headline about how license holders for Vince Guaraldiβs famous βPeanutsβ compositions frequently sue for unauthorized use of the music.
Immediately after, the house band, Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine, began playing the Guaraldi tune: βLinus and Lucy.β In response, Colbert smiled and said, βOh no! I hope this doesnβt cost CBS any money!β
CBS just confirmed it would pay the licensing fee. The license holders, Lee Mendelson Film Productions, announced they would donate the payout to World Central Kitchen β the same nonprofit that βThe Late Showβ recently donated $2.5 million to.
Spain just launched a new floating ocean solar farm
Spain just launched one of its biggest marine solar energy projects to date with the βPaiportaβ platform, a megawatt floating photovoltaic system designed to operate in offshore waters and port environments.
The project is a huge step forward for Spain when it comes to renewable energy. Instead of competing for agricultural land and forests, offshore floating solar installations have been shown to speed up the energy transition by taking advantage of underutilized marine surfaces.
The design of the floating solar farm itself has an added benefit. The cooling effect of the water beneath the platforms reduces the risk of panels overheating, which in turn generates higher electricity. Researchers from Oregon State University said that the cooling effect on floating solar farms can boost panel efficiency by up to 15%.
Why is this good news? When offshore solar farms succeed on a large scale, it helps reduce dependence on fossil fuels and cut greenhouse gas emissions β all while avoiding many of the land-use conflicts that often slow new energy projects.
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