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A solar solution to the West's changing climate?

Jane Palmer

March 17, 2023 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Longmont, Colorado

A farming practice that involves installing solar panels over crops, called agrivoltaics, allows farmers in drought-stricken regions to keep crops from sun overexposure, keep water in the soil for longer, and cool the panels with the moisture released from the plants all at once.

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Too Good to Go

Anna Lionas

March 14, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Denmark

Restaurants, grocers, and cafes can put together surprise bags of surplus food that would have otherwise been thrown out and sell it for a third of the original cost to users on the Too Good to Go app. The app was designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that accompany food waste while giving businesses a way to recoup losses and consumers a less expensive way to access good food.

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In these NH communities, you pay for how much trash you send to the landfill

Hadley Barndollar

March 13, 2023 |

New Hampshire Bulletin |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

Communities across New Hampshire are implementing “pay as you throw” trash-collection systems to reduce the garbage sent to landfills and increase the use of alternative options like recycling. The programs use several different methods like special bags, stickers, or punch cards, but all require some form of payment per collected trash bag.

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Can plastic bricks pave a road out of Kenya's plastic waste problem?

Kimani Chege

March 10, 2023 |

Unbias The News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

The Kenyan start-up Gjenge Makers creates pavers that are stronger and cheaper than typical concrete by heating a mixture of shredded plastic waste and sand and then compressing it to form the blocks.

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Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

Kavitha Yarlagadda

March 10, 2023 |

Women's Media Center |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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How Washington raised $300 million for climate action from polluters

Kate Yoder

March 09, 2023 |

Grist |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

The first auction of Washington State’s cap-and-invest system raised $300 million dollars from businesses buying greenhouse gas emission permits. The system is meant to incentivize emission reduction while raising money to address climate change in the communities most impacted by pollution.

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Ibadan Has a Waste Problem: This Firm Shows How to Make Money, Create Jobs and Fashion Out of It

Nurudeen Lawal

March 08, 2023 |

Legit.ng |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

Planet 3R is putting a dent in the amount of waste on the streets of Ibadan, Nigeria, by collecting waste from residents and turning it into usable products like clothes, accessories, and home decor. After collection, the waste is sorted, washed, dried, shredded, and woven together to create something similar to fabric.

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How Norway Can Help Cure America's "Range Anxiety"

Whitney Bauck

March 07, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Norway

Norway’s electric vehicle adaptation has grown to outpace the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The country’s government accomplished this by investing millions of euros in distributing charging ports, incentivizing electric vehicle purchases, disincentivizing purchases of fossil-fuel cars, and requiring locations like parking garages have electric infrastructure available.

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'The wild, wild west'

Will Matuska

March 02, 2023 |

Boulder Weekly |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Berthoud, Colorado

The Colorado-based company Biochar Now heats waste wood for hours to produce biochar. The charcoal-like material sequesters the carbon from the organic material it’s made of. And the company’s product has been used to clean up salts, toxins, PFAS, and heavy metals from oil spills and Superfund sites.

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Solar for all? U.S. cities take green power to low-income homes

Carey L. Biron

March 01, 2023 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Community solar projects like the Oxon Run Community Solar Farm in Washington D.C. give lower-income communities a chance to reduce energy bills while helping the city meet climate goals. These solar farms are typically set up on vacant lots and the electricity is directed to specific users through the grid instead of used onsite.

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