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  • UWindsor undergrad cuts research costs with DIY erosion sensors

    Jack Armstrong

    October 06, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: Canada, Windsor, Ontario

    A student at Canada’s University of Windsor is creating DIY transducers, which are devices that measure wave pressure, to help researchers track shoreline erosion from water vessels in a larger area than they could afford to study otherwise.

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  • What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay

    Noah Gallagher Shannon

    October 05, 2022 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: Uruguay

    Uruguay has turned to biomass, solar, and wind energy to transition to a 98% renewable energy grid that decreased over half a billion dollars from their annual budget along with their carbon footprint.

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  • Prairie Lawns Help Nebraskans Alleviate Climate Change and Promote Biodiversity

    Kirsten Wandrey

    October 04, 2022 |

    The Reader |

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    Response Location: United States, Nebraska

    Nebraskans struggling to keep their lawns green during droughts are converting to prairie lawns. These lawns include a variety of native grasses and plants that are more resilient to changes in climate and can help retain water in the soil.

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  • Restoring Hawaiian fishponds revitalizes food systems and cultures

    Ray Levy Uyeda

    October 03, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Hawaiians are restoring fishponds to working order with tasks like fixing rock walls and removing pollution to reimplement land practices of the past into daily life. These ponds consist of a rock wall, a gate for midsized fish to enter, and things the fish feed on like algae and coral.

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  • One Navajo community finally gets electricity after more than 10 years. It's still waiting for water.

    Shannon Mullane

    October 02, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, San Juan County, Utah

    Through a complex network of indigenous, governmental, religious and community resources, the Westwater community finally has electricity after a 20-year journey to bring the much-needed resource to the community.

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  • Human Hair Mats

    Oliver Ochieng

    September 30, 2022 |

    Science Africa |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Kikundi cha vijana kutoka kaunti ya Kisumu wanatumia takataka za nywele za plastiki kutengeneza mikeka na mazulia. Vijana hao hufanya kazi na wanawake 5 wanaomiliki salon ambao hukusanya takataka hizo za nywele kisha wakawakabidhi vijana hao. Pia vijana hao hutoa mafunzo kwa vikundi vya watu Kisumu ili waendeleze kazi hiyo. Uvumbuzi huo umechangia pakubwa kudhibiti uchafu katika ziwa victoria.

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  • Réchauffement climatique : la mort lente des glaciers

    Françoise Boissonnat

    September 30, 2022 |

    France 3 |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: France

    Glaciologues et autres scientifiques sont au chevet des glaciers. 4% d'entre eux ont d'ores et déjà disparu de la surface du globe. A cette vitesse, ceux des Alpes auront d'ici 2050 perdu jusqu'à 90% de leur masse d'ici 2050. Des solutions pour éviter leur fonte sont expérimentées. En Suisse, à Morteratsch, de la neige est propulsée sans électricité pour protéger la glace, mais cela est très couteux. Dans les Alpes françaises, des bâches blanches sont installées pour augmenter l'albedo et ralentir la fonte. Une technique efficace mais très couteuse et difficilement généralisable.

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  • Tiny Oregon town hosts 1st wind-solar-battery 'hybrid' plant

    Gillian Flaccus

    September 28, 2022 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility in Oregon is the first in the United States to use wind energy, solar energy, and battery storage on a large scale to provide consistent energy without using fossil fuels to fill gaps.

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  • Making Money While Recycling in Nigeria

    Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi

    September 28, 2022 |

    Instick |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

    Mygbolat Waste Management is a wholesale waste collection business in Osogbo, Nigeria, that is working to combat unemployment and create wealth for its employees while helping the environment by cleaning and selling recyclables.

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  • How ecotourism in Konkan promotes climate-friendly tourism

    Vinaya Kurtkoti

    September 28, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India

    In India, experience-based tourism promotes sustainability and conservation awareness while supporting local economies. For this style of tourism, tourists experience life like local indigenous communities in everything from eating to helping in agricultural fields.

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