Prince William awards the Earthshot Prize to 5 winners and credits the finalists for giving hope

Eileen Ng, The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) – An Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a carbon-credit marketplace and groups that work to make electric car batteries cleaner, restore Andean forests and deter illegal fishing were awarded the Earthshot Prize at a ceremony in Singapore. Britain’s Prince William, whose Royal Foundation charity launched the 10-year award program in 2020, said at the ceremony Tuesday that the solutions presented by all 15 finalists proved that "hope does remain" as the devastating effects of climate change are felt across the world. The winners, who each won 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) to scale…