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China Is Building Its First Huge Battery Storage Facility The Chinese government approved the plans for a massive energy storage grid in Gansu Province on Monday, according to a statement by the Gansu Provincial Development & Reform Commission. Once completed, this massive structure will be China's largest virtual power plant. HEADLINES FROM TODAY  1.    Startup Claims Its Underwear Stay Odor-Free Through Weeks of Wear  2.    Your Christmas Tree Could Be Recycled Into Paint or Sweeteners  3.    The Tesla Tax Credit is Going Away, but Elon Musk has it Covered OF INTEREST TINY HELPERS / BY KRISTIN HOUSER Microorganisms That Eat Seaweed Can Create Biodegradable Plastic Earth’s oceans contain tens of millions of tons of plastic pollution. But a new technique that creates biodegradable plastics out of seaweed could finally give the oceans relief. With the help of seaweed-eating microorganisms we might finally be able to create bioplastics without fresh water.