Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy El Hierro, the most remote of Spain's Canary Islands, used to import thousands of tons of diesel each year. Now a new power plant will let the island run entirely on renewable energy. Read this story I Thought It Was Just Stress, Until It Broke My Heart Sure, she felt sick, but it was probably just stress. She had to make it to the crucial meeting at her son's school and solve the day care problem. But all along her heart was whispering, "enough." Read this story Japan Police: More Than 30 People Believed Dead At Volcano Rescuers found the bodies near the peak of an erupting volcano. Read this story Police Officer Shot In Ferguson, Mo. As Protests Continue The shooting does not appear to be connected to the protests, police said. The officer, a woman, is expected to recover. Read this story 2 Ways To Think About Nothing, One Mo' Time Let's compare two kinds of nothing: an empty patch of deep space and an empty piece of paper that was once beautiful. There's nothing to see in either. Or is there? Read this story more news stories

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