Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 331 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

Could Seaweed Help Slow Climate Change?

Greg Bledsoe

October 26, 2022 |

NBCLX |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

A type of red seaweed can be added to cows' diets to reduce the methane they emit.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Companies Are Helping Their Workers Commute Sustainably

MaryLou Costa

October 21, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

In an effort to reduce or fully eliminate carbon emissions, several companies are proposing cycle-to-work schemes and financial incentives to get their employees to travel to work in a more sustainable fashion. Some of these initiatives, like the cycle-to-work scheme, have been used by over 1.6 million commuters working for over 40,000 different employers since it was introduced by the UK government in 1999.

Read More
Go to Original Story
After her farm flooded, this B.C. farmer went looking for solutions

Matt Simmons

October 18, 2022 |

The Narwhal |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

Local farmers, government officials, and nonprofits, including the faith-based conservation organization A Rocha Canada, partnered to prevent further loss of land due to flooding. They planted fast-growing plants, like willow and cottonwood shoots, into the eroded bank to replicate the ecosystem before agriculture and development cleared the land. The method — low-tech riparian restoration – is a cost-effective approach that has mitigated land erosion due to flooding. The project also helped to bridge longstanding divides between participants.

Read More
Go to Original Story
New road surfaces for the future – a long and winding (and green) road

Carla Diamanti

October 17, 2022 |

News48 |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy

Gipave is a new type of asphalt technology that combines plastic waste with bitumen, a material already used to pave roads, to make recyclable road surfaces with longer lifespans and reduce emissions from road work by 70%.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Powering England with the world's largest offshore wind farm

Sharyn Alfonsi

October 16, 2022 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: England, Grimsby

Off the coast of Grimsby, England, the largest offshore wind farm in the world created over 500 jobs for a deteriorating fishing town while providing enough clean, renewable energy to power over 2 million homes each day.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Are prizes the best solution for climate change?

Neal Razzell Graihagh Jackson

October 16, 2022 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Innovation prizes funded by people like Elon Musk and Prince William spark innovation and investment to solve the world's biggest problems.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Denver's E-Bike Rebates Are So Hot They're Gone Within Minutes

Whitney Bauck

October 13, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver offers rebates up to $1,700 for residents purchasing electric bikes to encourage their adoption, increase accessibility for low-income residents, and help reduce air pollution.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Waste workers on the frontlines to protect Apo Island from plastic threat

Jhesset Enano

October 11, 2022 |

Rappler |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Apo Island

In the Philippines the War on Waste - Negros Oriental started a zero waste project on Apo Island to reduce landfill use and improve waste management. Waste workers train residents how to sort their trash into categories and collect the sorted trash twice a week.

Read More
Go to Original Story
What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay

Noah Gallagher Shannon

October 05, 2022 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Uruguay

Uruguay has turned to biomass, solar, and wind energy to transition to a 98% renewable energy grid that decreased over half a billion dollars from their annual budget along with their carbon footprint.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How ecotourism in Konkan promotes climate-friendly tourism

Vinaya Kurtkoti

September 28, 2022 |

Mongabay |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India, experience-based tourism promotes sustainability and conservation awareness while supporting local economies. For this style of tourism, tourists experience life like local indigenous communities in everything from eating to helping in agricultural fields.

Read More
Go to Original Story