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Is Sausage the Missing Link in the Great Bait Debate?

Moira Donovan

November 29, 2022 |

Hakai Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Prince Edward Island

Sausages made of fish processing waste and other bait alternatives are under development in Canada as members of the fishing industry work to save the declining populations of popular lobster bait fish like mackerel and herring.

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What Can Cities Learn from Kansas City's Fare-Free Transit Program?

Jared Brey

November 29, 2022 |

Governing |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

The Kansas City Streetcar provides fare-free transportation for residents, which helps to get them downtown and promote more economic development. The fare-free streetcar also makes transit more equitable by removing barriers for low-income passengers and improving mobility for people with disabilities.

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'The Green Steel of the 21st Century'

Peter Yeung

November 14, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: China, Hong Kong

Bamboo is growing in popularity as a cheap, sustainable building option that can replace hardwoods and other common construction materials.

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A Building Material That Consumes CO2 Has Finally Come to the US

Peter Yeung

November 10, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Belgium

A building material made of hemp fibers, water, and clay or lime is a sustainable alternative to other options like concrete. Dubbed hempcrete, the product has many benefits including a very low carbon footprint, active sequestration of carbon dioxide, and using a sustainable, fast-growing crop as its base.

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Native-run solar firm aims to lower heating emissions and costs.

Andrew Hazzard

November 03, 2022 |

Sahan Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: White Earth Nation Reservation, United States, Osage, Minnesota

On the White Earth Nation Reservation, the nonprofit 8th Fire Solar is building and installing solar thermal panels to heat buildings with the sun’s energy while lowering emissions and energy bills.

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Rethinking regeneration: Could co-design help transform Bristol's housing estates?

Ella Jessel Sean Morrison

October 25, 2022 |

The Bristol Cable |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: England, London

When housing needs to be built or refurbished in neighborhoods like Packington Estate in London, developers co-design projects with residents to build trust in estate regeneration. And on top of building trust, residents know what will work best for them.

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NJ balks over stormwater fix that works elsewhere

Jon Hurdle

October 24, 2022 |

NJ Spotlight |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Flood-prone cities in the United States are turning to stormwater utility projects that charge landowners based on the amount of impervious surface on their property. The money earned from the fees is used to build green infrastructure that allows rainwater to seep into the ground instead of overwhelming storm drains and sewage systems.

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New road surfaces for the future – a long and winding (and green) road

Carla Diamanti

October 17, 2022 |

News48 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy

Gipave is a new type of asphalt technology that combines plastic waste with bitumen, a material already used to pave roads, to make recyclable road surfaces with longer lifespans and reduce emissions from road work by 70%.

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Powering England with the world's largest offshore wind farm

Sharyn Alfonsi

October 16, 2022 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: England, Grimsby

Off the coast of Grimsby, England, the largest offshore wind farm in the world created over 500 jobs for a deteriorating fishing town while providing enough clean, renewable energy to power over 2 million homes each day.

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Are prizes the best solution for climate change?

Neal Razzell Graihagh Jackson

October 16, 2022 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Innovation prizes funded by people like Elon Musk and Prince William spark innovation and investment to solve the world's biggest problems.

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