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What's next for Oakland's guaranteed income program?

Ricky Rodas Ashley McBride Natalie Orenstein

April 12, 2023 |

The Oaklandside |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

A philanthropy-funded guaranteed income pilot program, Oakland Resilient Families, distributed a $500 monthly payment to 300 participants for a year and a half. The money was provided with no strings attached, so participants could use it for whatever they needed.

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Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change

Michael Copley

April 09, 2023 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Every year, investors who are shareholders in publicly-traded companies have the chance to vote on proposals that shape the way the companies address issues like climate change. Whether or not they pass, climate-related proposals send a clear message about the problems activist investors want to see addressed which can spur action.

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McDonald's vs the Plastic Wave

Anna Lionas

April 04, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

The nonprofit As You So uses shareholder advocacy to bring important issues, like plastic packaging reduction, to the attention of large companies’ boards to encourage them to develop a report on or address it.

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Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects

Geoffrey Kamadi

April 04, 2023 |

Context |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Isiolo

The Kenyan government provides direct funding to local governments and communities to address climate change adaptation. This ensures locals have a say in the solutions and projects do not inadvertently cause harm.

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The Benefits of Greening Affordable Housing

Erica Sweeney

March 30, 2023 |

Next City |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The Denver-based Triple Bottom Line Foundation funds projects to retrofit low-income, multi-family properties that house underserved groups. The projects include energy-efficiency upgrades, solar power installations, and weatherization upgrades among others.

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How do wildlife habitat and agricultural lands coexist? The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust says quite well

Caitlin Tan

March 17, 2023 |

Wyoming Public Media |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust uses conservation easements to conserve agricultural land in the state. These agreements happen when a landowner sells or donates the development rights to their land to the trust forever. They are allowed to keep farming the land, but it must remain undeveloped.

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How Washington raised $300 million for climate action from polluters

Kate Yoder

March 09, 2023 |

Grist |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

The first auction of Washington State’s cap-and-invest system raised $300 million dollars from businesses buying greenhouse gas emission permits. The system is meant to incentivize emission reduction while raising money to address climate change in the communities most impacted by pollution.

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How Home-Based Care Could Fix the Rural Childcare Drought

Anne Vilen

March 07, 2023 |

The Daily Yonder |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Leaders in North Carolina’s Transylvania County are investing in home-based childcare by creating a network of caregivers and providing them with financial and technical assistance. The program gives parents affordable options in a rural community where it can be hard to find openings at childcare facilities.

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Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity

Arionne Nettles

March 02, 2023 |

The Emancipator |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Tax Sale Benevolence Program reaches out to owners of properties in Cook County, Illinois, with tax debt to help them pay it off and connect them to helpful resources so they do not lose their homes.

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Banks For The People

Piper French

March 02, 2023 |

Noēma |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Public banks are owned and run by governments, and because they store money for the state instead of individuals, they can invest back into the communities they serve instead of extracting from them in the chase for profits.

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