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Putting this material on roofs can help clean up smoggy air

Eillie Anzilotti

November 29, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Air quality is a growing problem for much of the world, but has been especially noticeable as of late thanks to the large wildfires that have overtaken much of California. While many are focused on reducing emissions in order to impact the air quality, the 3M Company has identified another short term solution in the form of turning smog into water through the use of roofing granules.

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Sucking Carbon Out of the Air Is One Way to Help Save Our Planet

Hallie Steiner

November 21, 2018 |

NationSwell |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Iceland

While many organizations and individuals are working on solutions to address climate change worldwide, a company in Iceland is focusing on removing carbon dioxide directly from the air. Although small in scale, this new technology known as direct air capture has made it possible to suck the carbon dioxide from the air and turn the emissions into stone.

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As Wildfire Smoke Chokes San Francisco, Local Groups Protect The Most Vulnerable

Robert Raymond

November 21, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

When wildfires overtook California, communities sprang into action in order to help those that did not have a way to take shelter from the smoke. Forming groups to focus on disaster relief efforts, various community-driven programs have successfully been able to deliver thousands of masks to the homeless and vulnerable.

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Winter is coming and so is bad air: What psychology can teach us about fixing Utah's air quality problem

Erica Evans

November 14, 2018 |

Deseret News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

In an effort to get people to change habits to decrease pollution in Salt Lake City, the city is trying several approaches using behavioral psychology to encourage residents to change their long-standing habits. For instance, free transit days assist new riders in learning how to use the public transit system. Mostly, the city is looking to the successes of places like California and Norway where the incentives are stronger, all in hopes of making the air quality safer.

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E-rickshaws as antidote to air pollution: Hope for Bengaluru or pipe-dream?

Manasi Paresh Kumar

November 02, 2018 |

Citizen Matters |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bengaluru

In Bengaluru, switching from rickshaws to electric autos could help reduce noise pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 0.11 million tons each year. But the policies that encourage electric autos only exist, largely, on paper.

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Unfinished business? Vancouver mayor departs with 'Greenest City' goal uncertain

Gregory Scruggs

October 19, 2018 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

In 2008, Vancouver’s mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson said he would transform the city to be the world’s greenest by 2020. One decade later, steps toward decreasing greenhouse gas emissions have been made, but the 2020 prospect seems much farther ahead. While the city has run into obstacles, the Canadian city is moving forward to achieve its next goal: for buildings to produce more energy than they use.

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Why Oslo's 'greedy method' may be the answer to Utah's air pollution woes

Erica Evans

October 17, 2018 |

Deseret News |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Norway, Oslo

Faced with poor air quality, the city of Oslo instituted a set of policy measures that have resulted in a dramatic improvement. Many of these policies center around transportation including incentivizing the production and purchase of electric cars, reducing the number of cars in the city, and creating car-free zones.

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SamTrans prepares to roll out 10 electric buses in fleet-replacement program

Rachel Swan

October 15, 2018 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Mateo, California

In California, Governor Jerry Brown has implemented a deadline to have "all transit agencies to eliminate carbon emissions" by 2040. San Mateo County is moving towards this goal by releasing a fleet of electric buses.

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Fight for Cleaner Air in the Bronx

Cecelia Paladino

October 01, 2018 |

The Innovator |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The New York-based organization, Sustainable South Bronx, is working to reverse the public health effects, namely asthma, that poor air quality has caused. The initiative works to educate residents about the environmental hazards they face while also working to reverse those hazards with projects like reflective roof coatings. With pollution disproportionately affecting low-income communities, the city too is taking steps toward reducing emissions in these areas.

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Green Roof Requirements Are On the Rise

Elizabeth Daigneau

October 01, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The United States is adopting a practice that much of Europe has been using for for decades. Green roofs, which utilize either solar panels or implement the growth of vegetation, will help many cities throughout the country meet their energy goals as well as help mitigate against the harmful impacts of climate change.

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