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  • In Sweden, Trash Heats Homes, Powers Buses and Fuels Taxi Fleets

    September 21, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Linköping

    In Sweden, waste is not just waste, or so the country explains with a total of 34 waste-to-energy power plants that turn garbage into electricity. With an already staggering low percentage of waste ending up in landfills, 50 percent of the portion that does is transformed into energy through an incineration process that plays a large part in heating many homes throughout the winter.

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  • Lango women find wealth in shea tree

    September 19, 2018 |

    Daily Monitor |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Otuke

    In a town in Uganda, women are taking control of their financial stability by joining together to market shea butter. Through a team effort, the women are able to make and sell lotion, bathing soap, edible oil and jelly from the shea butter they harvest from the local forest. This has allowed the women to both educate and provide housing for their families.

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  • As legal cannabis comes to Canada, communities welcome accompanying job boom

    September 19, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Canada, Kincardine, Ontario

    In Canada, where the legalization of marijuana will become official in mid-October, some towns are gearing up by creating employment opportunities related to the now burgeoning industry. The so-called "green rush" is expected to lift up a new class of entrepreneurs and investors, but there are still many unknowns that might hinder success.

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  • Rooftop farming: why vertical gardening is blooming in Kampala

    September 19, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    As the population of urban areas in Uganda grows, many farmers are finding that they are running out of space to cultivate successful business in agriculture. One solution that has surfaced has been to build up instead of out.

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  • The Movement for Urban Tree Expansion Is Growing

    September 18, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Austin, Texas and King County, Washington are both participating in a new experiment by non-profit City Forest Credits (CFC) that uses creative financing to fund green spaces and tree-planting in cities. More specifically, CFC is piloting a new way that private entities can "offset their carbon emissions by buying credits for tree planting or preservation." Although the work is costly at the beginning, organizers hope the public benefits of more urban trees will make the program a worthy investment.

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  • Nosara Firefighters Manage to Respond to 260 Emergencies This Year With Their Cell Phones

    September 18, 2018 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Nosara

    In Costa Rica, a group of volunteer firefighters use donated equipment, gear, and their own cell phones to fill in a big gap in emergency services. More residents are now accustomed to calling them directly for fires and other emergencies, and the community supports them financially. The firefighters are trying to integrate their work into the country's emergency alert system and to build their own fire station.

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  • Bookstores are finding creative ways to survive and thrive in the age of Amazon

    September 14, 2018 |

    Crain's New York Business |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Despite the looming competition from Amazon, independent bookstores in New York are finding ways to innovate and create bookstore experiences that go beyond the books. The Lit. Bar is a bookshop-wine bar in the Bronx that hopes to instill a love of reading while customers shop and drink. By selling non-book products, new iterations of bookstores can increase their profit margin to remain sustainable. Many even succeed with creative financing, from crowdfunding to finding local investors.

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  • Federal program to aid low-income areas ready for local investors

    September 07, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed, investors, community leaders, and local governments have been talking about Opportunity Zones. These are low-income areas in each state--Alabama has 150--that will incentivize investor spending by providing tax breaks for longer-term investment in areas typically not on the highest priority list for traditional investors. Montgomery, Alabama is seeking input from local groups on where funding can best be spent. Though the opportunity zones legislation is in its early days, many are excited about the potential to stimulate economic growth.

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  • An initiative that helps teachers buy a home is expanding to 15 Colorado districts

    September 04, 2018 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Landed, a philanthropic for-profit organization, has loaned money to 90 Colorado school district employees for down payments on homes. This funding fills a pressing gap - in Denver, the average home goes for over half a million dollars while the average teacher is paid an annual salary of $57,000. As Landed expands to 14 new Colorado districts, it stands out from similar initiatives for its generous down payment loans and focus on securing teachers permanent housing instead of rental units.

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  • What crowdfunding is telling us about the future of Chicago education

    September 04, 2018 |

    Chalkbeat Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Since Chicago Public Schools started using the crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose.org in 2004, educators from 500 schools have collected over $20 million in donations. Most notable is that teachers are not only using the service to cover basic supplies, but are also pitching ideas to support innovative learning approaches such as personalized instruction. According to the company's founder, "We can tap into classroom teachers’ frontline expertise to unleash better targeted, more creative, more innovative, micro solutions than what someone would have come up with from on high."

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