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  • In a Tight Labor Market, a Disability May Not Be a Barrier

    September 05, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Round Rock, Texas

    With the assistance of a local non-profit partner, Dell Technologies created a program to recruit employees on the autism spectrum to tap into an under-utilized section of the labor pool. Dell Technologies reflects the national trend to open opportunities to individuals not targeted in current recruiting practices, including stay-at-home parents and retirees as well as people with disabilties.

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  • Fleeing Bombs to Battle Cancer

    September 05, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

    The King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan and the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon were both established in order to help children from all different regions battle cancer, but since war broke out, they have been helping many more patients. In order to keep up with demand, the centers expanded and launched fundraising campaigns, which allowed the centers to continue to see a significant increase in survival ratings amongst patients.

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  • The Fashion Executives Who Saved a Patagonian Paradise

    September 04, 2019 |

    Sierra Club |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Chile, Patagonia National Park

    After amassing a large amount of property in Chile, the Tompkins Conservation would donate millions of acres to the government to maintain as national parks for wildlife conservation and sustainable land use. This was the largest act of “wildlands philanthropy” in history. When the Tompkins started buying land, locals were at first distrustful, but now they’re concerned the government won’t be able to maintain the properties. Thanks to the Tompkins Conservation, wildlife, like the South Andean deer, are being reintroduced and forests have recovered.

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  • Gonzalo Muñoz - Triciclos, COP25, recycling, and climate change

    September 02, 2019 |

    Shake the World |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Chile, Santiago

    This podcast is an interview with Gonzalo Muñoz, the founder of a successful recycling organization called Triciclos that started in Chile and has since reached 8 other countries. Triciclos was the first certified B corp in Latin America, and Muñoz is now also High-Level Climate Champion for COP25 by the government of Chile. Muñoz shares his insights on the Triciclos approach, waste as a design error, climate change, and more.

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  • How small businesses in Salt Lake City are helping to clear the air

    August 28, 2019 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Logan, Utah

    VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are a type of pollutant that can be found even in homes and small businesses, but across Utah, small businesses are finding creative ways to reduce their emissions. A mix of mandatory rules at the state level as well as supplementary grants to pay for the cost to switch to more environmentally-friendly machinery and materials has fueled this shift. Businesses including coffee shops, lawn care companies, and furniture stores are stepping up.

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  • The all-electric home: Tackling air pollution by cutting off natural gas

    August 27, 2019 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Herriman, Utah

    In a collaborative effort between developers, power companies, and the government, a new apartment complex in Utah will be almost entirely powered by solar energy. The complex, developed by Wasatch Premier Communities, will work with Rocky Mountain Power to determine how to integrate such technology into the region’s electricity grid. This kind of development is gaining ground in Utah, and those in the industry hope to educate others of the benefits of going electric.

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  • Homes are a big part of Salt Lake City's air pollution problem. They also are the solution.

    August 26, 2019 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Across Salt Lake City, Utah, housing developers are building more net zero energy homes. Facing air quality issues, the state has yet to set more energy efficient codes for new homes, which means the kind of homes being built by developers like Redfish, Garbett Homes, and Ivory Homes, are being constructed on a much smaller scale. Such homes, while costing 2-5% more to build, have shown to decrease energy costs by 50-60%.

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  • DIY: Cleveland Comes Back

    August 22, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    In Cleveland, Ohio, Evergreen Cooperative is a worker-owned business that includes a laundry business and a greenhouse operation, originally created to prevent laundry jobs from being outsourced and to keep jobs in the city. It is unique in that over half of employees are “worker-owners,” and other cities are paying attention. Evergreen Cooperative is working to help Chicago and New Haven bring similar models to their cities, all with the hopes of creating and retaining meaningful jobs that will benefit the local communities.

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  • Inside the innovation lab solving climate financing

    August 16, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Turning climate solutions into opportunities for investment can help mobilize capital to address climate change. The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (The Lab), part of the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) based in San Francisco, California, promotes public-private partnerships to reduce the risk of investment in large-scale projects. Nature Based Solutions, such as the Lab’s initiative to restore mangroves in the Philippines, contributes tremendous economic value in areas like flood mitigation.

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  • What do you do with a derelict Center Parcs? Map out a waste-free world

    August 14, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    Abandoned buildings can become spaces for economic innovation and experimentation. An abandoned resort spa in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, now houses BlueCity, an ecosystem of sustainable enterprises. The initiative aligns with The Netherland’s 2050 circular strategy, which aims to reduce waste and implement circular design into the economic. At BlueCity, the businesses are leaders in sustainable innovations, from brewers that share byproducts with bakers to companies that recycle plastic.

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