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  • A Brighter Future for Run-Down Basketball Courts

    February 07, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Dozens of basketball courts around the United States have received a beautiful and functional make-over. Project Backboard cleans, fixes, and beautifies outdoor basketball courts, effectively revitalizing the social practices of sport. The nonprofit hires local artists to work with communities, and those communities need to approve the artists’ designs before they are painted. Foundations have invested in this initiative, with its value being a key component to urban renewal.

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  • Farmers Are Using Flowers To Beat Back Pests Instead Of Chemicals

    February 06, 2018 |

    Green Matters |

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    Response Location: England, Lancaster, Lancashire

    Scientists are experimenting with a natural form of pesticide by planting flowers amongst their crops to attract insects that eat the pests that damage the crops. One study in Switzerland found a 61% reduction in leaf damage after ladybugs visited the mixture of wheat, poppies, cilantro, and dill.

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  • From Bozeman to Bend, how two cities are responding to growth

    February 04, 2018 |

    Bozeman Daily Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

    Bozeman, Montana can look to Bend for a creative mix of solutions that tackle the issue of affordable housing. As both mountain towns increase in size, Bend has been successful at finding innovative ways to ensure affordable housing remains as average home prices rise. By placing a small fee on building permits, Bend has created a pot of money to ensure housing stays affordable for those who need it most.

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  • 'I used to see them as a bunch of rioters': Brazil's radical farmers

    January 25, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Ribeirão Preto

    In Brazil, 45% of agriculturally viable land is owned by 1% of tenants. To combat this inequitable ratio, the Landless Workers’ Movement formed and took a stand for seizing lands that are "not fulfilling a productive or social use." The group successfully reclaimed an area known as Mario Lago and has since begun a reforestation process alongside agroforestry which has allowed for an increase in diversity of food produced. The farmers haven't stopped there, however. To sell their produce, they have implemented a system of turning the consumer into a co-producer thus ensuring economic stability.

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  • No Price Tags: These Neighbors Built Their Own Economy Without Money

    January 24, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Time-banking is a way of trading goods and skills using labor hours rather than cash. The system connects neighbors to fulfill each other’s needs, everything from bike repairs to cooking and cleaning. More than 2,000 hours have been exchanged through St. Louis’ Cowry Collective, one of the nearly 500 time banks in the United States.

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  • With Marijuana Now Legal, L.A. Goes Further to Make Amends for the War on Drugs

    January 18, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    After California legalized recreational use of marijuana, Los Angeles took the initiative even further to address the social and systemic inequity caused by the war on drugs of communities of color. The city undertook criminal justice reforms like clinics to help people expunge their records, and economic reforms like prioritizing those with past convictions to receive licenses to own and operate dispensaries. Furthermore, LA is practicing restorative justice by directing the tax revenue created by this sector back into the neighborhoods that were deeply affected in the past.

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  • What the two-wheeled tourist can offer tiny towns

    January 12, 2018 |

    Seeley Swan Pathfinder |

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    Response Location: United States, Ovando, Montana

    Ovando, Montana, a tiny town just off a main highway, has benefited from economic growth as a result of almost one thousand cyclists who ride through each year. The Ovando Community Fund was started to build appropriate infrastructure. Another town, Twin Bridges, created Bike Camp to attract more cyclists. Growth from cycling tourism is spreading across the state and adding millions of dollars to the Montana economy.

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  • Energy Democracy: People Power for a Cleaner Planet

    January 11, 2018 |

    Colorlines |

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    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    As the United States grapples with the already-occurring effects of climate change, there is a growing call from the energy democracy movement to make sure energy efficiency remains equitable and affordable. Initiatives like Mississippi’s One Voice or the South Bronx’s Mothers on the Move recognize that climate change hits low-income first and most and are working to address the unequal power dynamics through shared, power-powered energy initiatives.

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  • Making Gum in the Mayan Rainforest

    January 11, 2018 |

    Sierra Club |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Tres Garantías, Quintana Roo

    Despite the Yucatan Peninsula being known as a hotspot for deforestation, the Tres Garantías cooperative has found a way to source sap from the forest's trees that doesn’t permanently damage the tree. The sap is used to create organic gum – the only of its kind – and is then shipped out around the world. This practice is not only sustainable for the rainforest, but it also sustains the livelihoods of the indigenous communities that are doing the work.

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  • Patients in Waiting

    January 08, 2018 |

    Montana PBS |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Choteau, Montana

    The majority of counties in Montana face a shortage of healthcare professionals, especially those dealing with mental health. However, Montana is mobilizing its students to become doctors and stay in-state. The Targeted Rural Underserved Track program (known as TRUST) offers medical training in rural areas that is leading to an increase in Montana medical students staying and practicing in rural areas.

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