Scientists have developed a new process to capture carbon dioxide using waste products from cheese and tofu. They turned the leftover proteins into tiny porous beads that can absorb CO2 more efficiently. The beads release the captured carbon using way less energy than conventional methods . . . and can be reused multiple times. They’re hoping this could help reduce carbon emissions and food industry waste………….An off-duty Texas firefighter saved three children after a boat carrying nine people overturned on a lake during a Fourth of July outing. The firefighter repeatedly dove beneath the capsized boat, rescuing the three kids. He had to perform CPR on one of them before she began breathing again. But luckily, thanks to his heroics, all three children survived without major injuries. (Here’s a news report.)……………And finally………….
An anonymous donor stepped forward with a $100K gift to save a PA program that provides food and support to seniors after someone brought attention to its impending closure. The “Open Your Heart to a Senior” program, which provides vulnerable seniors with basic necessities, was in jeopardy because of a lack of federal funding. Area resident Diana Holcomb, who relies on the program and has no family, wondered how she would be able to get food, so she reached out to a local TV station to share her story. Just days after it aired, an anonymous donor donated the money to keep the program operating for another year.