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Para avanzar con la restauración ecológica, Eco House prioriza el vínculo entre las personas y la naturaleza

David Flier

August 14, 2023 |

Red/Acción |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Argentina

Eco House trabaja en distintos proyectos de restauración ecológica en diferentes puntos de Argentina que apuntan a la conservación, plantación y concientización sobre el cuidado del ambiente. En su trabajo, son clave los voluntarios y las alianzas con organizaciones locales, empresas y Gobiernos.

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Virtual Power Plants Offer A Climate-Forward Response To Increasingly Hot Summers

Cristian Salazar

August 04, 2023 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Virtual power plants are emerging in the United States and partnering with utility companies to manage energy demand during extreme weather and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These plants are actually a portfolio of energy resources, anything from smart appliances in homes to solar panels and electric vehicle infrastructure outside of homes, that are tracked and managed digitally. This enables virtual power plants to encourage minimal peak energy use, increase the amount of renewable energy sent back to the grid, and decrease the use of peaker power plants that rely on fossil fuels.

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How a mobile-home park saved its community from a corporate buyout

Kirbie Bennett Jamie Wanzek

August 04, 2023 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

When the Westside Mobile Home Park went up for sale, it brought the threat of displacement to those who lived there. So, the Elevation Community Land Trust partnered with the residents of the Durango, Colorado, community to form a housing cooperative. Now, the park's land is owned by a community land trust that offers each resident 99-year leases for significantly cheaper than if the park was attached to the real estate market.

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The women leading Kano's charge for a greener future

Yahuza Bawage

August 02, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Dakata, Kano

In Nigeria, the Arewa Women Initiative For Climate Change Advocacy And Environmental Sustainability works to educate people on climate change and empower them to make informed, environment-friendly decisions. Through events like tree planting campaigns, the initiative spreads awareness on a variety of issues while coordinating action.

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Buffalo auto thefts have risen 135%. St. Paul's coordinated approach led to a big drop

Sandra Tan

August 01, 2023 |

The Buffalo News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul’s Carjacking and Auto Theft Unit, which is supported by grant funding, is solely devoted to addressing car thefts and recovering stolen vehicles. Through collaboration with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and streamlined timelines for court appearances, the unit helped decrease the number of motor vehicle thefts in the city by 41 percent.

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Chicago gave 20 schools more funding to become community hubs. Can the city scale up the model?

Mila Koumpilova

July 31, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago’s Sustainable Community Schools initiative provides additional funding to high-poverty campuses to support after-school and summer programs, improve parent and student engagement, and provide better access to social support. National studies show that the model can help improve attendance, academic performance, and students’ sense of belonging, though some Chicago schools have struggled to work effectively with nonprofit partners.

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How Farmers Used California's Floods to Revive Underground Aquifers

Elizabeth Hewitt

July 27, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Tulare Irrigation District in California encourages farmers to flood their fields with water during the wet season, so it can slowly seep underground and recharge the groundwater aquifers. Those who do so earn credit that can be redeemed during the dry season to extract more water than they would otherwise be allowed.

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Blue-state doctors launch abortion pill pipeline into states with bans

Caroline Kitchener

July 19, 2023 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Europe-based Aid Access is now allowing U.S. medical professionals in certain democrat-led states with abortion “shield” laws to prescribe and mail abortion pills to patients in anti-abortion states. There are currently seven U.S. providers working with Aid Access under the protection of their state’s shield laws and have since mailed 3,500 doses of abortion pills to those in need.

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A Closely Knitted Community Creating Safe Space for Deaf Persons in Lagos

Blessing Oladunjoye

July 18, 2023 |

BONews |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

One Nigerian religious center offers a safe space where the hearing impaired can use sign language to communicate and build community. The Christian Mission for the Deaf Church’s members feel empowered through dance, music, and worship, while children of deaf adults build skills and friendship.

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En Guatemala, un colectivo de jóvenes artistas forma una familia con el cine

Isabella Grullón Paz

July 18, 2023 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Guatemala

La productora cinematográfica Desobediencia Perfecta reúne a colaboradores de mente abierta en un espacio inclusivo en Guatemala para producir trabajos artísticos sobre temas sociales difíciles. El grupo adopta un enfoque democrático para cada proyecto. Reúnen recursos entre ellos y se apoyan en la tutoría de figuras solidarias en la industria cinematográfica de Guatemala para darle vida a sus proyectos, que ya incluye dos cortometrajes.

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