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Go read this Daily Beast story about Sergey Brin’s secret disaster relief team

The Verge

The organization got its start in 2015 after Cyclone Pam pounded Vanuatu. Making landfall at remote islands north of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, the Dragonfly’s team reportedly moved 62 metric tons of fresh water ashore, treated over 250 patients, facilitated three medical evacuations , and built shelters in multiple villages.

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Plastic straws symbolize a global pollution crisis but Trump wants them to stay

Fast Company Tech

In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtles nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island nation Vanuatu and Seattle in 2018. Every year, the world produces more than 400 million tons of new plastic.

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