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  • Out of India's Trash Heaps, More Than a Shred of Dignity

    Sarika Bansal

    June 12, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Pune, Maharashtra

    Throughout India, wastepickers – people who scour landfills for garbage they can sell to recyclers – live at the bottom of society. But the city of Pune did something radical: with the help of a collective, they did away with expensive garbage trucks, and now all household garbage is collected by wastepickers with pushcarts. Pune saves millions of dollars each year and recycles more – and the wastepickers have decent wages and social standing. The concept is now spreading globally.

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  • Crowdfunding Clean Energy

    David Bornstein

    March 06, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, a company created an online crowdfunding platform that allows users to earn interest by financing clean energy projects and gives people with good social intentions a direct line of action. Across the world, there is a growing movement toward people-powered clean energy.

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  • Will Biomimicry Offer a Way Forward, Post-Sandy?

    Sarah Amandolare

    January 04, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Port Au Prince

    By looking at the ways plants and animals adapt to their environment, architects are using “the emerging science of biomimicry” to make buildings more resilient. For instance, an orphanage in Haiti was built to store water much like the native Kapok tree. A honeycomb structure inspired an office tower in South Korea. This might be one strategy to prevent more weather damage in the future.

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  • The Recycling Reflex

    David Bornstein

    July 25, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Nationally, only about a third of municipal solid waste is recycled. An initiative to use simpler, standardized signs and labels is helping communities reap greater benefits from recycling.

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  • Harnessing Local Pride for Global Conservation

    David Bornstein

    February 09, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    The World Conservation Union estimates that 40 percent of the more than 40,000 species it tracks on its Red List are close to extinction and this problem requires humans to change their behavior to fix it. Rare’s the Pride Campaign uses social marketing to attract attention and communicate the conservation message between local communities and government entities. The Pride Campaign has been replicated around the world for different conservation efforts to protect biodiversity.

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  • Quick Change That Lasts for the Long Term

    Tina Rosenberg

    October 04, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Sudan

    Rapid Results Initiatives are micro social change projects that a village, government office, or business will work accomplish in just 100 days. They have proven to be sustainably effective at various tasks because they create a sense of local ownership and empowerment within the community that inspires additional change and improvement.

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  • Ethical Businesses With a Better Bottom Line

    Tina Rosenberg

    April 14, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Corporations concerned about their social and environmental impact must also consider the costs. Bcorps, a new form of corporation in the U.S., are using a rigorous certification process to gain consumers trust and boost sales.

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  • Illuminating Thoughts on Power

    David Bornstein

    January 14, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Tamkuha, Bihar

    A follow-up article on Husk Power Systems, which has created a scalable system to turn rice husks into electricity that is reliable, eco-friendly and affordable for families in India. The company bases their business model around local involvement, grassroots systems that cater to the immediate community, and continual accountability. This article fills in some information gaps from the initial piece, "Fixes: A Light in India."

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