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  • In a posh Bangkok neighbourhood, residents trade energy with blockchain

    August 28, 2018 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

    In Bangkok’s Sukhumvit neighborhood, solar panels generate renewable energy, which is traded using blockchain between an apartment building, a mall, a school, and a dental hospital. The pilot project demonstrates the potential of decentralized renewable energy systems.

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  • Paradise lost? What happened to Ireland's model eco-village

    August 10, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Ireland, Cloughjordan

    Admittedly by no definition perfect, members of Ireland's model eco-village have learned many lessons since the community first came into existence and are vowing to use these lessons to improve. Over the last ten years, the Cloughjordan village has built 55 houses on the settlement as well as "a working farm, an array of well-tended polytunnels and a bakery" which offers those living there food year-round.

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  • The Upside of Underpasses

    August 01, 2018 |

    Sactown Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    After the success of New York City’s High Line, several cities have tried to emulate that success with a twist--by transforming underpasses below highways into activated space for the community. Toronto’s Bentway offers an ice skating rink, art, and music, and Seattle’s I-5 Colonnade has a mountain bike course. Miami is on an ambitious plan to launch the Underline, a 10-mile stretch of bike and walking trails. Cities like Sacramento are hoping to emulate these success stories.

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  • So You Recycled Your Old Laptop. Here's Where It Might've Gone.

    July 20, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: China, Shanghai

    As technology advances, so does the electronic waste that it produces as people throw out their old products to make way for the new ones. To reduce their e-waste footprint and keep the materials out of landfills, companies such as Dell are pushing for closed-loop recycling – a process that reuses the recycled product to make the same product again.

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  • Vienna's Affordable Housing Paradise

    July 19, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Unlike America’s struggle to provide high-quality affordable housing in sufficient quantities, Vienna has achieved an affordable housing system worthy of envy. The government-subsidized housing projects in Vienna need to meet certain design and sustainability requirements, and a competitive design process leads to quality buildings. An estimated 62 percent of citizens in Vienna live in some form of social housing, the European name for public housing. The success of social housing in Vienna has also helped it remain “one of the most affordable major cities in the world.”

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  • The man who paves India's roads with old plastic

    July 09, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Madurai

    Dr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, a chemistry professor in India, has a new approach to plastic. "It's time we stop seeing plastic as the enemy and turn it into our biggest resource," Dr. Vasudevan says. By adding molten used plastic into a mixture of bitumen, a substance that binds roads, the professor found a solution that stuck. India has since paved over 16,000 km of roads since 2002 using plastic as part of the process.

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  • Can plastic roads curb waste epidemic?

    July 02, 2018 |

    CNN |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Scotland

    Aiming to improve road conditions and cut down on plastic waste, a Scottish engineer found a way to blend the two. After testing a series of different recipes, he found the perfect recipe that is now being used across United Kingdom and the Gulf, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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  • A World Cup for the people in Russia

    June 16, 2018 |

    The Hindu |

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    Response Location: Russia, St. Petersburg

    Around 30 Russian activists created a campaign for the World Cup called “Cup for the People.” It includes guided tours, a map of responsible consumption, and exhibitions that revolve around topics like LGBTQ rights, environmetal justice, and harassment. “Big sport events are a chance to speak about human rights, about the role of minorities, about diversity – both on the soccer field and elsewhere in society. I see it as an instrument for positive social change.”

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  • Prevention Strategies By And For Local Communities

    June 15, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    The University of New Mexico’s Prevention Research Center is a leading example of community engagement. The Center has undertaken a variety of health-focused initiatives, each with a common core: prioritizing community-centered knowledged and solutions. Their programming is based on years of dissemination and implementation research – figuring out how to take research into communities and prioritizing evaluation.

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  • Giving Food Waste to the Hungry

    June 11, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Paris has become a leader in reducing food waste by passing legislation that requires large grocery stores to donate leftover food or compost it. Since 2016, this measure has saved over 10 million meals a year. In Philadelphia, where 326,000 people experience hunger and 300,000 pounds of food is thrown away monthly, the city is looking to France as an example for what it hopes to accomplish.

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