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  • Fridge detectives

    August 31, 2021 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Guatemala

    In the first half of this episode, the producers discuss "Tradewaters," an organization that disposes of canisters inside refrigerators. These canisters hold potent greenhouse gases. One 30-pound canister can leak up to 131 tons of Co2, or a year's worth of driving for 54 cars. The organization disposes of thousands of canisters across Central America, Chile, South Africa, and India. The practice of disposing of these canisters saves between one to two percent of global Co2 emissions, according to estimates.

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  • Virginia project helps low-income homeowners ditch fossil fuels

    August 30, 2021 |

    Energy News Network |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Two organizations partnered to help eight low-income households convert their homes to become all-electric in Virginia. It entailed replacing fossil-fuel based heating and cooling systems like stoves and water coolers with electric ones. Some of the households saw a reduction in their utility bills. Organizers estimate that over the course of 20 years the changes will result in the households avoiding the emission of over 2 million pounds of carbon dioxide.

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  • How Clayoquot Sound's War in the Woods transformed a region

    August 28, 2021 |

    The Narwhal |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    Tofino, a popular tourist destination in Clayoquot Sound, a region on the west coast of Vancouver Island, attracts about 600,000 annual visitors. The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and other Nuu-chah-nulth nations have created an eco-based tourism market. They are trying to restore the area after it was decimated by decades of logging in the area. The five central Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations took over tree-farm licenses and created Guardian programs, as well as restoration and monitoring projects. Tofino's tourism generated $250 million in profits, setting up a model that could be used by other First Nations.

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  • How Ex-Miners Turn Toxic Land into Lavender Farms

    August 18, 2021 |

    Business Insider |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    Appalachian Botanical Company, or ABCo, owns a lavender farm that rests on a retired coal mine. The farm aims to restore the land and soil by growing lavender. Coal companies are legally obliged to restore the land they have mined, known as reclamation. ABCo is part of the reclamation. However, they also want to restore the community, it employs former coal miners and recovering addicts to harvest, pick, distill, and package the flowers. The farm grew two-fold since its inception.

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  • Meet the Cheakamus, the only community forest to develop carbon offsets in B.C.

    August 14, 2021 |

    The Narwhal |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Whistler, British Columbia

    The Cheakamus forest, which spans 33,000 hectares, is a community run forest, managed by the two First Nations and the city of Whistler, in British Colombia, Canada. By not logging massive amounts of wood, the forest keeps 15,000 tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere per year, the equivalent of the total emissions produced by 773 Canadians. The partners then sell those carbon offsets, generating about $100,000 in annual revenue a year. The move is one being done by community forests around the country and can provide an example of climate-based solutions that are economically beneficial.

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  • Why these farmers are welcoming muskrats, birds, and snakes

    August 12, 2021 |

    TVO |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    In Canada, farmers are rewilding their farmlands, a process where a farmer restores their habitat to a more natural state. It includes things like planting trees, building hedgerows, and creating ponds. Rewilding can prevent soil erosion, carbon sequestering, and filtering water, among many other things, reversing some of the adverse effects caused by farming. One non-profit, the Alternative Land Use Services is funding these rewilding projects by paying farmers. ALUS projects span 31,000 across Canada.

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  • Evidence Indigenous burning works is growing. Could Australia offer a model for B.C.?

    August 07, 2021 |

    Tri-City News |

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    Response Location: Australia

    A review of 120 years of data found that traditional indigenous fire burning practices, which are low-intensity and controlled, lead to an increase in biodiversity. The practice has been done for years in indigenous communities to clear forage space, stimulate growth, or clear waterways. In Australia, where the practice has wide support, traditional low-intensity fires have led to a reduction in the intensity of large wildfires. They have also reduced and methane and nitrous oxide emissions by close to 40 percent. Other countries like Canada face hurdles to implementing the practice on a wider scale.

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  • PA cities have a sewer-system problem. Green infrastructure can help — but comes with its own risks

    August 05, 2021 |

    StateImpact Pennsylvania |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    In many cities, rainwater is drained through "grey infrastructure" things like pipes, streets, etc. In some cities, this system is combined with the sewage system. Rainwater drains into the sewage system, is then cleaned, then emptied into the river. However, with strong storms some sewage systems overflow. A problem that will worsen with climate change. In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, rain gardens are one solution to overflowing sewage systems. Cities like Harrisburg are turning to green infrastructure, things like rain gardens, roofs with gardens, and parks, to ease the burden on gray infrastructure.

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  • California's Yurok Tribe grows solutions in soil of crises

    August 04, 2021 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The Yurok Tribe, located in Northern California, depends on fishing to sustain a living. However, a severe drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a crumbling highway severely affected the tribe. So, leaders are turning towards new ways of making an income: a community garden.

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  • This German startup offers a simpler way to recycle your coffee cup

    August 03, 2021 |

    Grist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    About 16 billion paper cups are used every day for coffee consumption. In small towns in England, and in the countries like New Zealand and Germany, a deposit-based reusable cup system is being used to create less waste. Under this program consumers pay a small fee to use a reusable cap and get their cashback once they return it. One such program in Germany called "RECUP" estimates its saved 43,000 trees every year.

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