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One store's trash, one foodsaver's dinner

Misch Pautsch

April 20, 2023 |

Lëtzebuerger Journal |

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Response Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg

A group of volunteers in Luxembourg City collects edible food that shops and restaurants would dispose of at the end of the day to keep it from ending up in the garbage. Members of the organization, called Foodsharing Luxembourg, are informed through an app when food is available for pickup. Once they claim an order, they pick up everything the store offers and decide how it gets redistributed.

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How New Yorkers' Food Scraps Get 'Digested' to Provide Gas for Homes

Robin Shulman Agüeros

April 19, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s new curbside composting program collects food waste from residents in Queens to divert it from landfills. Microorganisms break down the food scraps in a process called anaerobic digestion that creates biogas used to heat 2,500 homes.

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Campaña del mes: cómo ayudar a que más estudiantes con discapacidad visual puedan tener libros accesibles

David Flier

April 18, 2023 |

Red/Acción |

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Response Location: Argentina

Tiflolibros, la primera biblioteca para personas con discapacidad visual de habla hispana, trabaja en adaptar los libros escolares a un formato accesible, para que puedan reproducirlos los lectores de pantalla, software que traduce en audio contenidos digitales. Ya se han adaptado 3.518 archivos, tanto manuales y textos escolares. Unas 76 editoriales han aportado archivos y 2.800 familias y escuelas han solicitado materiales a Tiflolibros.

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Philippine tribe boosts livelihoods and conservation with civet poop coffee

Bong S. Sarmiento

April 18, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Philippines, Mindanao

Members of the B’laan ethnic group in a community in the Philippines are improving their livelihoods by foraging for coffee beans excreted by wild palm civets. They can sell the beans at a premium price because they are used to make a luxury coffee brew. And the practice encourages the locals to protect the wild animals, which benefits the ecosystem, too.

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The quest to build wildfire-resistant homes

Susie Cagle

April 18, 2023 |

MIT Technology Review |

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Response Location: United States, California

The shelter-in-place approach is slowly becoming a more common way to survive wildfires that are too violent and fast to evacuate. People using this method congregate in “defensible” buildings created with wildfire resilience in mind that sit in an area clear of flammable vegetation and fuel.

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As anti-drag protests rage, counter-protest is a key part of queer activism

Charlotte Dalwood

April 18, 2023 |

Xtra |

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Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

When anti-drag protesters appeared at a library storytelling event in Calgary, counter-protesters from the Fairy Garden Project showed up with pink angel wings to protect performers and attendees entering the event. The strategy follows a long tradition of counter-protest in LGBTQ2S+ communities.

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From scarcity to abundance: The secret of the 'peace farmers' of Colombia

Sandra Weiss

April 17, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Colombia, Meta

La Cosmopolitana Foundation in Colombia offers courses that teach people to live in harmony with each other and nature. The classes focus on sustainability and helping rural communities to work together to create circular economies. Small fees make the classes largely accessible.

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These Farmers Recharged their Groundwater by Catching California's Atmospheric Rivers

Grey Moran

April 17, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, California

Farmers in California are taking advantage of recent heavy rainfall by intentionally flooding their fields to restore the underground aquifers after years of drought.

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Shred Up Halabja: Glimpse of Hope Amid Plastic Bombardment

Salam Omer

April 10, 2023 |

KirkukNow |

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Response Location: Iraq, Halabja

The Shred Up Halabja Recycling Center is the first successful plastic collection and recycling system in Halabja, Iraq. The project collects plastics from schools, homes, and public places to recycle and turn into usable products. It also educates students about the importance of recycling to encourage understanding and innovation.

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Wind of Change: Energy Blows Across Nebraska Thanks to Wind Farms

John Upton Arjav Rawal

April 10, 2023 |

The Reader |

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Response Location: United States, Petersburg, Nebraska

Alongside clean energy, wind farms built on property leased from locals in Nebraska are generating jobs, income, and local taxes that keep small towns like Petersburg afloat.

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