Good News Stories for Monday October 28th
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Pete Kelly
Monday, October 28th, 2024 3:14pm
A new yellow powder invented by a students at the UC Berkley has the ability to remove substantial carbon from the atmosphere! Just a half a pound of this powder can remove the same amount of carbon dioxide out of the air as a mature oak tree! Read more about this powder here! (Good News Network)
A new study has found that plants absorb roughly 31% more carbon from the atmosphere than was previously thought! This will help scientists model out climate change and help them project changes in the future. This also means some of the dire projections for global warming may not be as extreme as originally thought, however it's still something to keep an eye on! Read more about it here! (Good News Network)
A 14-year-old from Georgia just won a $25,000 award for inventing a handheld device that can detect pesticides on produce! 70% of produce contains residues from pesticides so this could help us better know what we're putting into our bodies! Read more about this 9th grader and his device here! (Good News Network)
The Latest
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[GALLERY] Mohawk Honda Reveals '12 Days of Giving' Recipients
$30,000 was awarded to twelve Capital Region charities
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BREAKING: Small Plane Lands on the Thruway in Albany [LIVE VIDEO]
The craft went down Friday afternoon
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Big Lots to Shut Down all Stores, Including Capital Region
More downsizing coming in January
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Drones will be Hovering Over Guilderland Thursday
But it's not aliens
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Big Surprise For This Waitress
Capital Region Taking Care Of Each Other With Big Tip
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Canal Worker Falls into Waterford Lock
The man apparently fell from a scaffold
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New York State Police Are Hosting A Toy Drive
New York State Police Want To Bring Some Christmas Cheer
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Shania Twain Coming to the Capital Region in 2025
Summer concert season continues to take shape
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Popular DJ Makes Official Return To Schenectady
DJ Pauy D is coming back to The Capital Region!
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Santa Came Early To Surprise Students At Van Rensselaer Elementary
Santa Came Early To Show Christmas Cheer In The Capital Region
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New 'Warming Hut' Opens at Popular Capital Region Trail
If you're cross-country skiing our just out for a walk, here's where to go
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Now Drones are Being Spotted Over the Capital Region
What is going on?