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  • The world sees invasive seaweed. This gardener sees housing bricks.

    Whitney Eulich

    April 19, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Puerto Morelos

    A small business in Puerto Morelos uses invasive seaweed that washes up on Mexico’s beaches to create construction blocks. The company, Sargassum, mixes the seaweed with organic materials, presses the mixture into block shapes, and lets them bake in the sun to harden. The owner sells some of the blocks and uses some to build affordable housing in his community.

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  • Zipline's AI drones are boosting access to medical products at rural hospitals in Kaduna

    Francis Annagu

    April 14, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    Delivery company Zipline uses drones to get medical supplies to rural areas in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Their drones offer on-demand delivery to distribution hubs much quicker than the previous delivery process.

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  • Can regenerative wool make fashion more sustainable?

    Parisa Hashempour

    April 13, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand

    The fashion brand Sheep Inc sources regenerative wool for its clothing products and claims to be carbon-negative. The regenerative farming practices used to make the wool are similar to what would happen naturally, the sheep graze across different grasslands, allowing unused ones to rewild using the manure as fertilizer. On top of that, the farm itself runs on renewable energy and supports native reforestation and the fashion brand uses solar power and a plastic-free supply chain.

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  • Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change

    Michael Copley

    April 09, 2023 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Every year, investors who are shareholders in publicly-traded companies have the chance to vote on proposals that shape the way the companies address issues like climate change. Whether or not they pass, climate-related proposals send a clear message about the problems activist investors want to see addressed which can spur action.

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  • How old coal mines can help the climate

    Martha Henriques

    March 30, 2023 |

    BBC |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: England, Gateshead

    In Gateshead, England, Lanchester Wines keeps its storage warehouse at a stable temperature year-round using geothermal heat from an abandoned coal mine nearby. The water that naturally floods the mine is geothermally heated below ground, then a heat pump system pulls that water to the surface to transfer that heat to the warehouse.

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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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  • 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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  • Building a Better Workplace

    Chris Rudisill

    March 03, 2023 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    The Nashville print-shop Music City Creative builds a welcoming working environment for the LGBTQ community through fair wages, using LGBTQ job boards, and including staff input when making company decisions.

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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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  • Composting Pickup Service

    Anna Lionas

    February 28, 2023 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, subscribers pay a monthly fee to Bennett Compost to have the company collect their food waste weekly and compost it so it doesn’t wind up producing greenhouse gases in the landfill.

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