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  • The New Mexico co-op breaking up with fossil fuels

    Mary Catherine O'Connor

    January 01, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    After years of community outreach and searching for alternate energy suppliers that didn’t rely on fossil fuels, the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative now distributes electricity from renewable energy to households and businesses in rural New Mexico.

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  • Peace-building lessons from the heart of Nigeria

    Uchenna Igwe

    December 30, 2023 |

    FairPlanet |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jebbu Miango, Plateau

    The community-founded Claire Aid Foundation raised money on social media to rebuild houses that were destroyed in Jebbu Miango after a violent attack on the town left families displaced and unable to afford to return.

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  • 2024 Outlook: How tech, incentives could push measurement-based care in behavioral health

    Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

    December 21, 2023 |

    Fierce Healthcare |

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    Response Location: United States

    Measurement-based care (MBC) collects and analyzes symptom data in behavioral healthcare settings to track patient progress over time and provide more effective care. Several companies are launching tech tools that make it easier to gather and measure patient data rather than relying on outdated pen-and-paper methods. Practitioners report that using MBC allows them to provide more accurate treatments and that seeing their progress is therapeutic for patients.

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  • Las energías renovables compartidas que dinamizan el entorno rural

    Gema L. Albendea

    December 18, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain, Castile and León

    En 2018 nació la primera comunidad energética rural de España. La iniciativa ahora se está expandiendo a otros municipios que no solo busca el ahorro de costes energéticos, sino también revitalizar los pueblos y luchar contra la despoblación.

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  • An Underground Lunch Delivery Train Comes to the Atlanta Suburbs

    Sarah Holder

    December 14, 2023 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Peachtree Corners, Georgia

    The startup Pipedream Labs is running small, electric vehicles in tunnels under Peachtree Corners, Georgia, to make last-mile deliveries for local restaurants. The aim is to reduce emissions, traffic, and delivery costs for businesses.

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  • Solar panels illuminate path to improved care

    Vandana K

    December 13, 2023 |

    Harvard Public Health |

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    Response Location: India, Mawtawar, Meghalaya

    The Indian government and the solar nonprofit Selco Foundation partnered to install solar panels at health facilities across the country to address blackouts that prevented them from providing adequate care.

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  • Copenhagen: How to flood-proof a city

    Aditi Rajagopal

    December 06, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    The city of Copenhagen uses a combination of green and gray infrastructure for flood prevention. It installed more plants, ponds with pumping systems, and green roofs to collect rainfall along with a giant underground tunnel system and walls that close off areas of the city to store water.

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  • Climate change is ravaging the oceans. Some startups see a solution in marine carbon capture

    Chris Bentley

    December 05, 2023 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States, Sequim, Washington

    Marine carbon capture, a term for various methods that trap carbon deep in the ocean, can help mitigate climate change by reducing the amount of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Startups around the U.S. are advancing helpful technologies.

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  • Crowdsourced fact-checking fights misinformation in Taiwan

    Patricia Waldron

    November 21, 2023 |

    Cornell Chronicle |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    Taiwanese fact-checking website Cofacts operates similarly to Wikipedia, allowing anyone to become an editor, respond to questions, and evaluate responses. A study comparing the platform to professional fact-checking sites found that the crowdsourced version typically responded to questions more quickly, included more information about local and regional issues, and was just as accurate.

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  • Caregivers are struggling. Virtual support may help.

    Brian Sharp

    November 21, 2023 |

    New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Greece, New York

    Trualta is an online resource that provides free training, tips and other resources for caregivers of loved ones with dementia. The platform is available in 32 states and has been used by more than 12,000 caregivers since it was rolled out in May 2022. Studies have found caregivers who use the app feel more confident in providing care and overall less burnt out.

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