Handmade stamps could protect Botswana’s predators and prey

Conflicts between humans and wildlife are high in areas where cattle graze in lion territory. A new project seeks to minimize attacks on livestock by stamping eye patterns on the cows’ rear ends. (A lion will stop in its tracks if it thinks it has been seen). In a ten-week pilot study, the patterns successfully protected the “i-cows." Earth Touch News

Business is booming for large-scale solar power

Large solar power systems​—as opposed to rooftop units—are expected to account for 70 percent of the country's new solar capacity this year, with the number of installations even climbing in states without mandates that promote clean energy. Thanks to the technology's cost effectiveness, the price of sun-powered electricity is now similar to, and in some places cheaper than natural gas. Reuters

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