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  • Cleaning up Cambodia's kitchens could curb deforestation, climate change

    Marissa Carruthers

    June 22, 2021 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Cambodia

    In Cambodia 2.5 million people use stoves fueled by forest biomass; charcoal and wood. The emissions caused by using biomass are extremely harmful not only to people but also to the environment. The emissions caused by biomass globally are equal to those of the aviation industry. To counter the problem, several organizations and companies are providing alternatives for Cambodian families like electric stoves. One company, Khmer Green Charcoal, created stoves that run on “clean” charcoal made from coconut shells. More than 6,500 households across the country have made the transition.

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  • Chocpocalypse Now! Quarantine and the Future of Food

    Nicola Twilley Cynthia Graber Geoff Manaugh

    June 22, 2021 |

    Gastropod |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Australia, Barrow Island, Western Australia

    Off the coast of Australia, the energy company Chevron is experimenting with new quarantine management techniques to ensure that any plants and pests don’t hitchhike to new places, which can devastate the global food economy. They’ve redesigned shipping containers to make it harder for insects to tag along and they’ve created a video game to train workers on how to be better at finding these pests in their inspections. Some creatures and plants can slip through the process, but these tools have been successful and could be used in other ways.

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  • Co-ops are democratizing the food chain

    Jaisal Noor

    June 10, 2021 |

    The Real News Network |

    Video |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The food-supply business is known for exploitative pay and poor working conditions. But Brooklyn Packers, a Black-owned cooperative launched in 2016, pays its owner-workers and vendors fair wages and is founded on traditions in the Black community of food sovereignty and mutual aid. Those values paid off at the start of the pandemic, when demand for fresh produce deliveries exploded. Brooklyn Packers retooled its business model to meet the demand, showing that a non-hierarchical business can move quickly.

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  • Bien-être des chevaux : une écurie pas comme les autres en Normandie

    C. Abel F. Petit I. Azencot

    June 04, 2021 |

    TF1 Info |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: France, Normandy

    Dans les écuries actives, les chevaux sont libres de se déplacer entre quelques « zones » dont une zone de confort, une zone de couchage, et une zone d'alimentation automatisée. Cet espace de semi-liberté répond aux besoins fondamentaux des chevaux et favorise une meilleure santé et un meilleur comportement, contribuant ainsi à réduire de 70 % les frais vétérinaires de cette écurie normande.

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  • A business without bosses

    Euan McKirdy Jaisal Noor

    June 03, 2021 |

    The Real News Network |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    ChiFresh Chicago is owned and run by formerly incarcerated women of color. The business' five owner-workers responded to the pandemic's effect on food insecurity, in neighborhoods that already had high rates of that problem, by providing healthy, culturally appropriate meals to the communities hardest hit. In the longer term, ChiFresh's goal is supporting the community's food sovereignty while managing their own livelihood on their own terms.

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  • Sew it goes: The Sewing Machine Project stitches lives back together

    Richard Mertens

    June 03, 2021 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    The Sewing Machine Project has helped thousands of people who rely on sewing as a livelihood. The organization refurbishes used sewing machines and sends them across the world. For some recipients, access to their own sewing machine can result in economic mobility and an improved quality of life.

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  • Boise Is Tapping Into Free, Sustainable Energy - and Other Cities Could Follow Suit

    Shiva Nagaraj

    June 03, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Boise, Idaho

    In the late 1800s a local water company found hot springs in Boise. They decided to build pipes and transport the water to some nearby homes and towns to heat them, creating a geothermal heating system. In the 1980s, the city replicated this model at a larger scale. Water from a naturally hot aquifer flowed through pipes heating 100 large buildings Downtown, equivalent to more than 6 million square feet. Geothermal heating is completely clean, it requires no fossil fuels. Currently, there's only 23 geothermal districts in America. However, one study estimates that by 2050 there could be 17,500.

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  • The forgotten worker

    Jaisal Noor

    June 01, 2021 |

    The Real News Network |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Homecare aides traditionally receive low wages in an industry with high turnover and great stress during the pandemic. Women of color typically care for their companies' elderly or disabled clients. Cooperative Homecare Associates started in 1985 as a worker-owned cooperative, to be run democratically. It is now the nation's largest co-op, with 2,000 employees, half of them owners. During the pandemic, it partnered with other co-op homecare companies to line up personal protective equipment supplies, one example of how it prioritizes worker safety and satisfaction over profit.

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  • A way forward for employing people with disabilities in Lithuania

    Giedrė Čiužaitė

    June 01, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Lithuania

    Employment intermediaries from VšĮ SOPA act as workforce development counselors and recruiters for both employers and people with disabilities. By preparing people for jobs that fit their abilities, and then aiding in a job search, the intermediaries are able to place about half of their 100-plus clients in appropriate jobs. Common in Western Europe, where government funding enables such services, the service in Lithuania relies on private funding, which can be less stable. Jobs for people with disabilities provide self-confidence and independence.

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  • Startup Helps Those Affected By Gangs And Gun Violence Find A Way Out

    Katia Riddle

    May 29, 2021 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    The boom in green-energy spending and government grants fuels the work of Leaders Before Legends, a Portland startup that lines up well-paying jobs installing solar panels and the like. The jobs go to people formerly incarcerated on charges related to gun violence. Leaders was founded by a man whose own gun-charge incarceration exposed him to the way that business people think. He turned that exposure into a mission to help others learn how to make money legally and safely. In the past year, the program has found work for 10 people. It is working to expand its city funding to scale up.

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