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  • How Can Electric Vehicles Overcome Their Limitations?

    June 24, 2023 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    When compared to gas-powered cars, electric vehicles save drivers money on fuel and maintenance, are more energy efficient, and emit significantly fewer greenhouse gases.

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  • A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds

    June 22, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Maharashtra

    A wildlife photographer in Maharashtra, India, adds like-minded animal conservationists to a WhatsApp group so they can share animal photos and knowledge with each other. The group members work together to solve different wildlife issues through information sharing and public education, and many of them also rescue animals.

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  • Can the bioeconomy replace oil extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon?

    June 22, 2023 |

    El País |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Ecuador

    Communities in Ecuador are building a “bioeconomy” through ecotourism and sustainable agriculture instead of relying on oil extraction. This can help protect the country’s biodiversity and increase locals’ incomes.

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  • Pennsylvania Could Be a Model for Solar-Powered Schools — If It Can Get Past Political Divisions.

    June 22, 2023 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    A solar panel array at the Steelton-Highspire School District generates enough energy to meet the schools’ needs, and the switch to solar is estimated to save the district $1.6 million over the next 20 years, which it can use to improve programming for students.

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  • Ex-female refugee conserving South Sudan's disappearing forest

    June 19, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

    Vivian Kide learned to build fuel-efficient stoves in a Ugandan refugee camp to use less charcoal and prevent deforestation. When she returned home to South Sudan, she began building stoves for other women in her community and teaching them how to do so themselves.

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  • Volunteers, First Nations work to bring back a disappearing oak prairie

    June 19, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

    The volunteer-run Friends of Uplands Park Society works to restore and protect Uplands Park in Victoria, British Columbia. The members have helped native species, many of which are designated as at risk, thrive again by removing invasive species, planting more native species, and educating the community.

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  • The buildings constructed from cannabis

    June 18, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridgeshire

    Hempcrete, a combination of hemp, water, and lime, can be used as a more sustainable insulation option for buildings. The material improves energy efficiency, produces less carbon than options like fiberglass and foam, and will continue to capture carbon while used as insulation.

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  • In conservative northern Nigeria, all-female automobile workshop screws gender stereotypes

    June 18, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sokoto

    The Nana Female Mechanic Workshop in Sokoto, Nigeria, helps women gain the skills to pursue careers in mechanics and gain economic independence. The all-female workshop only attends to cars owned by women and is intended to combat gender-role stereotypes.

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  • Reviving the Lost Waterways of India's 'City of Lakes'

    June 16, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

    After reviving a lake with no experience, Anand Malligavad went on to restore 30 lakes in Bengaluru, India. He and his team created a restoration model that includes dredging and cleaning the lakebed, planting native grasses and trees along the banks, and developing wetlands nearby.

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  • Goats grazing in your backyard? This climate solution is gaining ground in California

    June 16, 2023 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Landscaping businesses in California are trading in the typical tools and chemicals for goat herds. The practice of bringing in goats to munch on unwanted vegetation, called targeted grazing, is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than traditional landscaping.

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