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Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection

Suhasini Raj

April 10, 2022 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Lakshmipur

Women in villages throughout India and Bangladesh are “silent climate warriors” who plant mangrove trees as a way to mitigate the effects of rising waters. While it’s not always easy to convince their family members that they should do this, they have been able to grow an additional 2,000 acres of mangroves that can reduce the speed of waves and capture carbon dioxide. They also earn income, about $430 a year, for growing and planting saplings.

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Solar Power Is Illuminating Maiduguri After Long Blackout

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

April 08, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

After insurgents cut off the village of Maiduguri from the power grid, residents started switching to solar energy as a way to power their appliances. For many, using the solar kits have reduced their energy expenses, but, at the same time, they also require more battery maintenance and the upfront cost can be expensive. “It has reduced daily expenses in terms of fueling generators and monthly servicing,” says one resident. “All these things are off my neck.”

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Que Viva El Barrio: One neighborhood's decades-long fight for a less-polluted future

Ana Ramirez

April 08, 2022 |

San Diego Union-Tribune |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Barrio Logan, California

Residents in Barrio Logan have been fighting for years for policy changes to minimize industry in the area and make the community less polluted. After a decades-long battle, the city council recently passed an act that no new industry can come to the area and created housing-only sections for residents to live comfortably.

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California Mandated Composting. How Will It Work In LA And What Are We All Expected To Do?

Erin Stone

April 06, 2022 |

LAist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In California, open-air composting facilities like Recology take food scraps and yard trimmings from the public to be composted into usable soil. The process produces less methane than sending the waste to the landfill.

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Shifting Gender Roles — and Reducing Deforestation

Fortune Moyo

April 05, 2022 |

Global Press Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls

Hundreds of biogas digesters have been installed in rural households as renewable energy alternatives to burning wood and coal. The devices reduce deforestation and have even shifted gender roles as both men and women report easily cooking with the devices just outside their homes. The device connects from just outside the home, via a pipe through a kitchen window, to the household’s stove and is powered by breaking down organic matter, like agricultural and municipal waste.

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The world's most polluted capital city

Kamala Thiagarajan

April 05, 2022 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

To address the issue of heavy outdoor pollution and related deaths and illnesses, Delhi-based Indian Agricultural Research Institute has formulated an "organic microbial spray" called the Pusa decomposer. It serves as an alternative to crop residue burning, one of the main sources of pollution. One of 12 companies licensed to use this technology, nurture.farm, has been working with farmers in neighboring Haryana to provide training as well as to make both access and use of the spray easier for them.

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Liberian women leading the way in tackling plastic pollution

Tina Mehnpaine

April 04, 2022 |

African Women in Media (AWiM) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

A recycling initiative in Liberia turns plastic waste into tiles and provides income for the women who collect it. From picking up plastics, some women can earn up to $40 a week. While it’s not always easy, picking up the waste has also unblocked drains which has reduced flooding.

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The Future of Work Is Green Jobs in New York

Lissa Harris

March 31, 2022 |

The River |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hudson, New York

Several organizations in the Hudson Valley provide workforce development training geared towards increasing the number of qualified workers who can go into the emerging green jobs sector. Ulster BOCES provides vocational programs for high school students that include on-the-job training and certificates relevant to the clean energy sector. NYSERDA’s clean-energy on-the-job training program provides training assistance and partial reimbursement for the wages of new hires.

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Montreal neighbours build community, and climate resilience, through geothermal energy

Duncan McLachlan

March 28, 2022 |

Ricochet |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

Geoexchange systems are most popular in large building projects, and in Montreal, it's becoming a potential sustainable approach for single-family homes. Neighbors teamed up with a nonprofit to install the infrastructure for a geoexchange system to heat and cool their homes. Geoexchange works by using high-temperature geothermal energy and feeding this energy to homes through pipes installed in the houses.

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On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs

Sandra Weiss

March 25, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Honduras, Rotán

Bay Islands Conservation Association is an environmental organization in Rotán, Honduras, working with local communities to balance tourism and the safety of the natural environment. It does so through science and data collection, supporting and informing authorities, and educating the communities.

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