#GenderEqualOlympics, World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Ferry, Paper Bottles Debut, and More!

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This week, we look at how Paris 2024 makes history with its first gender-equal Olympics and how San Francisco Bay welcomes the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger ferry. Plus, FrugalPac’s eco-friendly paper wine bottles hit major retailers, and "The Herds" puppet production aims to raise climate awareness. Catch the podcast hosted by our friends at CauseArtist as they talk with Sanchali Pal from Commons, and note that Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 1st, underscoring our need for sustainable practices.

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#GenderEqualOlympics: Paris 2024 is the first Olympic Games in history with full gender parity on the field of play, thanks to the distribution of an equal number of quota places to female and male athletes by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Drones Are Whizzing Lifesaving Supplies Across the ‘Last Mile’: In hard-to-reach areas, the fast-moving tech is streamlining emergency deliveries, from blood for transfusions to snakebite antivenom.

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Commercial Ferry to Run on San Francisco Bay: The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry started a six-month pilot service, offering free rides on San Francisco Bay as California seeks to phase out diesel-powered vessels and reduce planet-warming carbon emissions.

Low Carbon Footprint, FrugalPac Paper Wine Bottles Debut at Aldi, Whole Foods, and Monterey Wine Co.: The FrugalPac containers, shaped like a traditional wine bottle, are made of “94 percent” recycled paperboard with a food-grade pouch to contain the wine and are fully recyclable. The pacs are five times lighter than a standard glass bottle.?

Idea We Love: 'The Herds' is a vast theatrical production of animal puppets that will 'migrate' from West Africa to Norway in 2025, aimed at sparking climate change awareness.

Podcast of the Week: Our friends at CauseArtist have a terrific interview with Sanchali Pal, Founder & CEO at Commons, which helps people make more sustainable choices in their everyday lives.

Earth Overshoot Day 2024 Falls on August 1st: 1 August 2024 marks this year’s Earth Overshoot Day, arriving a day earlier than in 2023. According to the Global Footprint Network, humanity has consumed more resources in just seven months than our planet's ecosystems can regenerate in a year.

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