Upside Up Life

Regrowing the Great Barrier Reef with Electricity

A conservation group, Reef Ecologic, is trying to regrow the Great Barrier Reef by placing steel frames over damaged parts of the corals and applying electricity to promote growth.

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Germany Starts World’s First Hydrogen Powered Train System

The train-making company, Alstom, built two trains for use on German rails that run on hydrogen. Inside of the fuel cells, hydrogen mixes with atmospheric oxygen to create electricity and water. The electricity powers the electric motors and charges up lithium batteries.

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First Private Flight to the Moon

SpaceX announced they will fly private passengers to the Moon. The first passenger is, Yusaku Maezawa, and art curator and fashion designer. Recently, Elon Musk tweeted that the 2023 mission will be live-streamed in virtual reality. Here’s his tweet from 18 September:

Mark your calendars #MoonLiveStream #MoonLiveStream2023

Hyundai Launches a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Semi Truck

Hyundai and H2 Energy will be building 1,000 hydrogen powered semis for the Swiss market. The vehicles will be available in 2019 and will be supported by a supply chain of renewable hydrogen.

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This pump organ is powered by pedals you work with your feet. To learn more, click here.

When I was at the Field Museum in Chicago a few years back they had a counter in one of the exhibits that showed the amount of species going extinct that day. It was more than I thought! The unfortunate takeaway is that the planet is currently undergoing a mass extinction. Stay optimistic: the difference between this extinction event and past ones is that we have the power to change its course. Progress is being made but it needs to accelerate. According to a recent article in the journal Science:

Half the Planet Should be Set Aside for Wildlife – To Save Ourselves