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  • Trash is a lifeline for 'los cartoneros,' Argentina's army of recyclers

    Philippe Bernes-Lasserre Nina Negrón

    October 20, 2023 |

    Buenos Aires Times |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    People across Argentina are earning an income during a severe economic crisis by joining recycling cooperatives. Members collect recyclables off the street and are paid by the co-ops by material and weight.

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  • The World's Soils Are Becoming Dangerously Degraded, but Rare Microbes Offer Hope

    Sandy Ong

    October 19, 2023 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    The startup Puna Bio collects microbes that live on the high-altitude La Puna plateau and turns them into a product that farmers can apply to soybeans to increase yields and improve soil health. Since they adapted to survive in such a harsh climate, the microbes can survive depleted soil and extreme weather to pass along key nutrients and antioxidants to crops.

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  • The slow recovery of millennial-old salt marshes in Spain

    Helena Rodríguez

    October 19, 2023 |

    Ereb |

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    Response Location: Spain, Bay of Cádiz

    In Spain's Bay of Cádiz, locals have spent years collaborating with universities, scientists, and government entities to restore their bay's traditional salt marshes. The results? A revived economic sector, a community adapted to rising sea levels, and protected migratory birds.

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  • The zero-waste city: what Kiel in Germany can teach the world

    Ajit Niranjan

    October 18, 2023 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Germany, Kiel

    Germany is a world leader in recycling, specifically in the city of Kiel, which was recently declared a “zero waste” city. The city achieved this status through a series of eco-friendly initiatives, aimed at increasing recycling and reducing waste, from bans on single-use items to bottle buyback programs to simply encouraging locals to make more environmentally-friendly behavior changes.

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  • How Pennsylvania churches are addressing climate change by tapping the power of the sun

    Karen Hendricks

    October 18, 2023 |

    StateImpact Pennsylvania |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    As part of their commitment to “creation care,” some churches in Pennsylvania are installing solar panels in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. At Akron Mennonite Church, solar power is saving the congregation nearly $1,000 a month and helping to prevent unnecessary emissions of carbon dioxide.

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  • Renewables power Pakistan village

    Irfan Aftab

    October 13, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Lachman Kohli

    With funding and support from the Heritage Foundation Pakistan, a remote, off-grid village installed a solar energy system that supplies residents with free power and has improved their quality of life.

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  • How to harvest water from clouds of fog

    Kat Lonsdorf Claire Harbage

    October 06, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    As the drought in Kenya drags on, people are collecting water from the air by using plastic to funnel fog off of trees into buckets at night or a machine that pulls water from hot, moisture-filled air like a dehumidifier would.

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  • Printing a place to live: In Central Texas, homes are being built with emerging 3D technology

    Noah Alcala Bach

    October 06, 2023 |

    The Texas Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Round Top, Texas

    Two Texas-based companies are 3D printing homes in an effort to combat the housing crisis and produce fewer emissions than a typical home construction. The companies lay the foundation and rebar for support. Then, a machine with a robotic arm builds up the walls by printing layers of a cement-like material.

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  • Making cities 'spongy' could help fight flooding — by steering the water underground

    John Ruwitch

    October 03, 2023 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: China, Jinhua

    The concept of “sponge cities” is taking off as a way to prevent flooding. This style of urban design focuses on creating environments that absorb more water with plants and open ground as opposed to pipes and concrete.

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  • Go Midwest, Young Man

    Alana Semuels

    October 02, 2023 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    After years of population decline, leadership in states across the Midwest United States are leveraging their climate change resilience to attract new businesses and residents.

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