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  • How to win the war against armyworm without pesticides

    September 18, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    For years, farmers in Nairobi were at the mercy of weeds and then armyworms that both destroyed large amounts of cropland that was dedicated to growing maize. Researchers from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, however, became adamant about finding a solution and eventually found very specific types of grasses that when planted intercropped, not only kept the worm away, but also helped improve the viability of the soil.

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  • Detroit welcomes immigrants to spur the city's revival

    September 18, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Michigan, and Detroit in particular, has focused on bringing in immigrants to help the area grow. Several programs are helping migrant business owners succeed in their new home. Hatch Detroit helped Hamissi Mamba, a refugee from Burundi, start his own African-inspired restaurant. Motor City Match supplies funding for businesses, and Global Detroit helps make “Detroit more attractive and welcoming for immigrants.” Together, these groups are succeeding.

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  • County Jails Struggle To Treat Mentally Ill Inmates

    September 18, 2018 |

    Illinois Public Media |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    Jails in Illinois are trying to step up screening of inmates for mental illness as part of increased efforts around the country to deal with the large numbers of people with mental health issues who are behind bars. More than 400 counties in the U.S. have joined the Stepping Up Initiative to reduce the number of people incarcerated with mental illness and connect them with services. But officials say success is contingent on reliable funding and getting rid of stigmas against mental illness.

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  • Minneapolis would like to cure your dockless bike-share skepticism

    September 17, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In Minneapolis, the nonprofit behind the city's bike share system plans to expand with a dockless model that will bring bikes into more neighborhoods while addressing some of the issues that model has encountered in other cities with bikes left in haphazard locations. Nice Ride will work with neighborhoods and city officials to create designated drop off zones and use a GPS system to find missing bikes. This cuts down on the docking infrastructure cost and allows more rapid expansion.

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  • Colleges are starting to teach blockchain technology -- but its not enough for some

    September 17, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    While some universities have been hesitant to let blockchain technology into the traditional halls of academia, UC Berkeley has started offering blockchain entrepreneurship courses and student-run blockchain clubs and is actively looking for more ways to collaborate with industry partners. But UC Berkeley is also the first to admit the transition has challenges - those interviewed cited the lack of infrastructure, rapid rate of technological change, and uniquely multidisciplinary nature of the subject area as barriers to timely and enthusiastic adoption.

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  • Gun sellers emerge as unlikely ally in fight against suicides

    September 17, 2018 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, St. George, Utah

    A Utah shooting range is part of a growing voluntary movement among gun shop owners and firearm sellers focuses on educating staff about warning signs of suicide in an effort to reduce the number of people using guns to kill themselves. One effort, the Gun Shop Project, has spread to 10 states and there are similar partnerships in about 10 more. Experts say suicide attempts with firearms usually end in death and restricting access to guns in those situations can be very effective.

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  • This bike path is made from recycled plastic

    September 14, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Zwolle

    What do you get when you combine the efforts of an engineering company with an energy company? In the Netherlands, you get a new type of environmentally sustainable roads. PlasticRoads, a piloted initiative in the city of Zwolle, uses discarded plastic to build bike paths that help cut down on plastic waste.

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  • Is this the greenest outdoor shop in the country?

    September 14, 2018 |

    Outside Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, Arkansas

    Pack Rat Outdoor Center, an outdoor retailer in Arkansas, is making their mark in the fight for sustainable practices. Through efforts to recycle, compost and upcycle materials, the store sends less to a landfill than it does to recycling centers. The efforts have been so successful thus far that even community members are joining in and becoming more active in sustainable practices and education.

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  • A road full of bottlenecks: Dutch cycle path is made of plastic waste

    September 13, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Zwolle

    The first bicycle path made of recycled plastic opened in the Netherlands and the inventors see it as a way to prove a concept that could be adapted more widely to roadways as Europe works to eliminate plastic waste. The path has sensors to monitor its performance and the amount of traffic that uses it, as well as a design that drains rainwater and allows cables and utility pipes to be installed inside. A second path is under construction in another city and possibly in Rotterdam.

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  • One-stop health shop for Kenyan pastoralists

    September 13, 2018 |

    The East African |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In order to reach a pastoralist community with health services, a mobile health clinic called the Kimormor has been deployed in northern Kenya. Treating both people and livestock, the Kimormor has provided family planning, antenatal care, and child health services to this community.

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