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  • How mindful movement can lead to a revolution of rest

    December 06, 2022 |

    ClickOnDetroit |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    For sleep-deprived people, incorporating yoga into their daily routine can help them relax their body and mind to improve their sleep.

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  • Fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt saves a French dialect – and culture

    December 05, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Old Mines, Missouri

    Fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt plays French Creole music, sings, and speaks in Missouri French to raise awareness about the language and culture no longer widely practiced in the region.

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  • Exchanging Plastics for Learning Resources: How This Non-profit Addresses Low-Quality Education

    December 01, 2022 |

    BONews |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Abeokuta, Ogun State

    The Recyclearn Initiative is a Nigerian nonprofit that arranges for students to work with its team members in collecting plastic to sell to recycling companies. The profits provide school materials to students in need.

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  • The Florida town that challenged Hurricane Ian and won

    November 30, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, survived Hurricane Ian without sustaining significant damage, losing power, or undergoing a boil-water alert because the town was built with natural disaster resilience in mind. The stormwater management system mimics the natural world, its electricity comes from its own solar grid, and it has its own water plant.

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  • What's Dangerous About Trees

    November 30, 2022 |

    Ear Hustle |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Norway

    In Norway prison cells are considered private property, incarcerated people are allowed to leave prison and return in short spans, and wardens do not carry guns. These practices, among others, are in an effort to treat incarcerated people humanely and help prevent recidivism, escape attempts, and violence.

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  • Can This Chicken Company Solve America's Food Waste Problem?

    November 30, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Do Good Foods makes chicken feed from supermarket surplus foods to keep food from ending up in landfills emitting methane.

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  • Moving Entire Towns to Escape Climate Change

    November 30, 2022 |

    NBCLX |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    A buyout program in Charlotte, North Carolina, pays residents to move out of areas with high flood risk. The program is a form of managed retreat, a practice in which people choose to move away from climate-related threats.

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  • What If Donated Food Was Delightful?

    November 29, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Dion’s Chicago Dream addresses food insecurity through a community fridge filled with fresh produce and weekly home deliveries of fresh, healthy foods.

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  • Is Sausage the Missing Link in the Great Bait Debate?

    November 29, 2022 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Prince Edward Island

    Sausages made of fish processing waste and other bait alternatives are under development in Canada as members of the fishing industry work to save the declining populations of popular lobster bait fish like mackerel and herring.

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  • What Can Cities Learn from Kansas City's Fare-Free Transit Program?

    November 29, 2022 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Kansas City Streetcar provides fare-free transportation for residents, which helps to get them downtown and promote more economic development. The fare-free streetcar also makes transit more equitable by removing barriers for low-income passengers and improving mobility for people with disabilities.

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