Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 2675 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • Adiós al carbón: historia real tras la transición que prometió ser justa

    November 02, 2025 |

    Datadista |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Spain

    España cerró sus minas no rentables a final de 2018, prometiendo una transición justa para las poblaciones afectadas por la descarbonización.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Fab Youth Philly gives teens first-time job experiences otherwise in short supply

    October 28, 2025 |

    Kensington Voice |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Fab Youth Philly’s Play Captains program hires teens in the summer to lead play groups on multiple streets throughout the city, leading games and activities like science experiments and storytime. Since 2017, the group has supported over 500 teens, providing many of them with their first jobs. Data shows that participating in the program leads to more on-time high school graduations, better work habits, reduced summer slide and improved employability and family finances.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • This Walkable Gathering Space Has Transformed a City's Main Street

    October 27, 2025 |

    Governing |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    The city of Lancaster invested nearly $12 million to create a walkable mixed-use development area along a main thoroughfare, with nine blocks of businesses and community spaces such as a library and a museum. The development has generated more than $270 million in economic output and residents say the area is now welcoming and encourages a sense of community.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

    October 17, 2025 |

    Grist |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology allows electric vehicles to send stored battery power back to utilities during peak demand periods. Early pilot programs in Maryland and California have demonstrated reduced grid stress, lower electricity costs, and the potential to transform millions of parked EVs into a distributed energy storage network.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How one Minneapolis neighborhood reduced its carbon emissions by 1,600 metric tons

    October 16, 2025 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    One Minneapolis resident launched a grassroots education campaign to help her neighborhood reduce carbon emissions from home heating by upgrading her home insulation and using electric appliances. She then shared information about the energy-efficiency improvements and available rebates to fund them. Between 2019 and 2024, area residents using these strategies reduced natural gas use by 29%, and is now being replicated in other neighborhoods throughout the city.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How One Country's Russian Gas Crisis Became a Green Energy Boom

    October 16, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Republic of Moldova

    Moldova used government regulations and local installations of solar panels and biomass systems to respond to the Russia energy crisis, empowering local communities to create their own renewable energy cooperatives. These have helped increase the nation's renewable energy from 3% to 25% and reduce heating electricity costs in participating towns.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Are Low-Emission Zones Freeing European Cities from Smog?

    October 10, 2025 |

    Triple Pundit |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Belgium, Brussels

    European cities have implemented low-emission zones that gradually restrict older, polluting vehicles from entering designated urban areas, in an effort to reduce air pollution. While effectiveness varies by region, since implementing these zones, Brussels has seen a 36% reduction in nitrogen oxide levels over five years, and air quality improvements extending up to five kilometers beyond the zone boundaries.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Shelter helps decrease feral cat population

    October 08, 2025 |

    The Oglethorpe Echo |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Danielsville, Georgia

    The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter uses a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program to address the county's feral cat overpopulation problem, providing free or discounted spay/neuter services with the help of grant funding, along with humane trap rentals and surgical appointments for residents who capture feral cats. With the program, TNR procedures have increased from 190 in 2024 to 250 this year.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Otuabagi Women Farmers Replant Bayelsa's Future with Raffia Palms

    October 06, 2025 |

    Social Voices |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Otuabagi, Bayelsa

    The Otuabagi Women Farmers Association's initiative to replant 7,200 raffia palm trees has not only begun restoring their oil-damaged swamp forest but also created a cooperative financial safety net for members and sparked community-wide conversations about environmental protection.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • India's Heat Insurance Plans: Look Promising, But Resilience Needs More Than Payouts

    October 06, 2025 |

    upBeat |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India

    A parametric heat insurance program covering 276,800 women workers across India provides automatic cash payouts (₹300-1,250) when temperatures exceed city-specific thresholds for consecutive days, successfully delivering financial relief during extreme heat events but facing sustainability challenges due to heavy subsidies, trust issues when thresholds aren't met, and the need for behavioral change among beneficiaries.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus