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Green Upgrade: How California Is Pioneering ‘Energy Justice'

Patricia Leigh Brown

July 30, 2018 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Boasting one of the top five largest greenhouse gas cap-and-trade programs that has raised over $6.5 billion, California is leading the way in financially successful renewable energy initiatives. One of the state's more recent projects now aims to allocate a percentage of those funds to bringing renewable energy resources to lower socioeconomic communities.

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Replacing Vacant Lots With Green Spaces Can Ease Depression In Urban Communities

Rhitu Chatterjee

July 20, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

By using a "greening intervention," in which abandoned lots in low-income neighborhoods were turned into parks, researchers were able to determine that having a park in close proximity improved community member's mental health and wellbeing.

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How States Are Rethinking Roads

Andrew Soergel

July 17, 2018 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

As cities grapple with higher temperatures, state and local governments are looking for ways to play a larger role in combatting the impacts. Throughout the United States, some of the entities are turning their attention towards solutions that make road more heat-resistant.

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How the efforts of a single resident (and a few friends) beautified Yorkshire Woods

Aaron Mondry

July 10, 2018 |

Model D |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In the Yorkshire Woods neighborhood of Detroit, where there was once blight and vacant properties, there is now a community garden. Thanks to the enterprising efforts of Mose Primus, a community activist, the neighborhood has gained the funding, volunteers, and land to change the area. Little by little it is being restored to the tight-knit community of families it used to be.

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The man who paves India's roads with old plastic

Kamala Thiagarajan

July 09, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Madurai

Dr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, a chemistry professor in India, has a new approach to plastic. "It's time we stop seeing plastic as the enemy and turn it into our biggest resource," Dr. Vasudevan says. By adding molten used plastic into a mixture of bitumen, a substance that binds roads, the professor found a solution that stuck. India has since paved over 16,000 km of roads since 2002 using plastic as part of the process.

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The Bricks Helping to Rebuild Gaza

Elizabeth Davies Harriet Noble

July 02, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Palestine, Gaza Strip

To rebuild Gaza, Green Cake manufactures construction blocks out of locally-available ash and rubble. It’s a low-cost and reliable alternative to importing supplies from Israel.

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Helping Nigerians move from the slums to affordable green homes of their own

Justice Ilevbare

June 16, 2018 |

The Hindu |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt

Comprehensive Design Services (CDS) is a Nigeria-based company that uses traditional Nigerian architectural techniques and Bio-Climatic Design to build housing that is both affordable and green. This approach, which they hope to expand to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa, is making a dent in the growing population relegated to slums and poor housing conditions in the face of rapid urbanization.

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Transforming plastic waste into paving stones

Sabrina Belhouari

June 16, 2018 |

The Philippine Star |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Morocco

After realizing that the accumulation of plastic bags was a becoming a devastating issue for the environment, a student from Morocco decided to take action by combining his concern with his passion for robotics and science. The outcome was the creation of eco-friendly paving stones made out of a mixture of discarded plastic, sand, and concrete.

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Schools Lead the Way to Zero-Energy Buildings, and Use Them for Student Learning

Chris Berdik

June 08, 2018 |

Washington Monthly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arlington, Virginia

At Virginia's Discovery Elementary, students learn in a unique environment - one of the 89 "net-zero" schools in the country. Instructors creatively incorporate the building's data, on different energy-saving functions, into state standard lesson plans.

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How land under solar panels can contribute to food security

Frank Jossi

June 04, 2018 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

As land for solar energy production has increased around the world, cities have discovered that the same land can provide robust “pollinator-friendly” crops. These lands function as “dual-farms” because the agriculture grows under “solar canopies,” thus serving more than one purpose. They cut down on electricity costs, and increase crop production as well as the amount of pollinating insects in the surrounding areas.

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