🌊 — Science and animal news this week 1. First 100,000 KG Removed From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Ocean Cleanup has been working on ridding the world of the GPGP since 2013. Its founder and CEO, Boyan Slat, said the company’s current cleanup platform, System 002, had collected…

🐬 — Dolphin poo for the win 🤣 — 1. Dutch House Approves to Make Work From Home a Legal Right The Dutch parliament approved legislation to establish work-from-home as a legal right, making the Netherlands one of the first countries to grant remote working flexibility by law. The pandemic has fueled a shift in attitudes about work, with…

🐂 — Last week has been a troubled week for the US. Let’s read some much needed good news — 1. Atlanta lawyers will rep anyone prosecuted for abortions for free Attorney Steve Sadow said he is willing to defend any doctor throughout the country free of charge. He will only charge travel expenses if he has to travel long distances. “If a doctor believes that it is appropriate to…

🐯 — Let’s start this week with some great news coming from Canada. — 1. Canada is banning single-use plastics, including grocery bags and straws Canada is banning the manufacture and importation of single-use plastics by the end of the year, the government announced on Monday, in a major effort to combat plastic waste and address climate change. The ban includes checkout bags, cutlery…

🏳️‍🌈 — Happy Pride Month! Let’s start this week with some great news coming from Tokyo. — 1. Tokyo Passes Law to Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday adopted legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships, which will extend some rights that apply to married heterosexual couples. It also reflects changing attitudes toward the LGBT community. A poll by the Asahi newspaper last year found that 65…

🐀 — Let’s read some good things that happened in the last 7 days around the world — 1. Japanese man, 83, becomes oldest person to sail solo non-stop across Pacific Yachtsman Kenichi Horie after more than two months at sea, arrived in the waters off the Kii peninsula in western Japan at 2.39am local time. Having crossed the world’s largest body of water, he had an inspiring…

🐋 — A lot of animal news this week. Which is amazing :D — 1. Church of Scotland to allow same-sex marriages The Church of Scotland has voted to allow clergy to conduct same-sex marriages for the first time. It means same-sex couples will be able to marry in church in services conducted by ministers. The Presbyterian denomination is preparing new suggested liturgy to…

🦏 — Let’s read some good things that happened in the last 7 days around the world — 1. Dallas Bans Pet Store Sales of Puppies and Kittens. Law forbidding the sale of puppies and kittens takes effect in six months Dallas City Council members banned the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores across the city Wednesday. The Humane Pet Store Ordinance takes effect in six…

🐶— Meet the good boi that has won hearts and admirers for detecting more than 200 undetonated explosive devices since the beginning of the war in late February — 1. Spain set to become the first European country to introduce a 3-day ‘menstrual leave’ for women Spain is set to offer three days of menstrual leave to women with severe period pain. …