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  • Get buzzed: Tabernash Honey Co. keeps honey supply local while safeguarding bee population

    November 26, 2018 |

    Sky-Hi News |

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    Response Location: United States, Tabernash, Colorado

    Bees play a vital role in the health of not just the ecosystem, but also economic development. Keeping honey production local helps to maintain this relationship with the rapidly decreasing species, which is why a group of four individuals in Grand County, Colorado started their own local honey production company.

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  • Government data is transforming France

    November 26, 2018 |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In France, a digital transformation is taking place. To lay the groundwork, the country passed the Digital Republic Act in 2016, which mandated local and central government to publish documents and public data, a significant step toward transparency and open data. Government taskforce Etalab, which has attracted top tech talent, built on that foundation by launching data.gouv.fr, a portal that hosts over 40,000 public datasets, and other organizations have coordinated collaborative open data projects between cities.

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  • Intrepid Business Travelers Are Finding Another Way to the Airport: Bike

    November 26, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Airports around the US are incorporating bike friendly routes and racks for travelers looking for a more sustainable, reliable, and environmentally friendly way to catch their flight. In cities like Portland, Ore., Baltimore, and San Diego, airports offer accessibility to bike trails that connect to their terminals and free storage racks to make navigating to the airport via bicycle more convenient.

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  • What Happened When This Spanish City Went Car-Free

    November 26, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Spain, Pontevedra

    Nearly two decades ago, Pontevedra, Spain, made a radical shift away from cars and focused on redesigning the center from the sight line of a child walking on the street. Combined with affordable residences in the urban area, the strategy has revitalized the center, luring young families and creating an atmosphere where parents feel supported and children flourish. CO2 emissions have also dropped as fewer people drive cars and the town has experienced more growth than others in the region.

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  • Home visits for new moms offer a more robust social safety net in Tulsa

    November 26, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    The Birth Through Eight Strategy in Tulsa, Oklahoma offers social services, such as in-home postpartum visits, as a way to bridge the gap often created by the city’s social and racial divide. Not only does this impact the health of the family as a whole, but also serves as an educational opportunity for many of those involved.

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  • Agroforestry supports food security and conservation in Papua New Guinea

    November 26, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Papua New Guinea

    In Papua New Guinea, agroforestry--an old method of farming that more closely mimics natural ecosystems--has provided the Gildipasi community with diverse crops and greater food security. And in a boom for wildlife, the practice has allowed the community to set aside 4,940 protected acres of forestland, as well as a marine protected area, over the past two decades.

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  • How Temporary Tiny Homes Could Solve Dutch Cities' Housing Crises

    November 26, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    While more permanent housing is built to meet demand in the Netherlands, the stopgap answer is to build “tiny homes.” Completely built in a factory, these tiny homes still provide all basic housing amenities. They will be laid out in clusters of four and in larger communities to overcome what some worry will be isolating for many people who have nowhere else to turn. As an interim solution, these tiny homes are perfect-but they aren’t built to last, so the goal is to get residents into more permanent housing.

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  • PTO Fundraising Benefits Schools With Rich Families the Most. In Some Districts, Parents Are Sharing the Wealth.

    November 26, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States

    School districts in Chicago and Portland have developed systems to ensure parent fundraising dollars are more evenly distributed among affluent schools with strong PTA infrastructure and schools where a majority of the population qualifies for reduced price lunch.

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  • Gay and out in rural Uganda? For some, it feels less impossible

    November 26, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    For those identifying as LGBT in Uganda, living in a rural area can make acceptance surprisingly easier. Due to smaller community sizes and more close-knit relationships, personal relationships often triumph over the prejudice beliefs permeating the culture.

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  • La fórmula de Finlandia para combatir el ‘bullying'

    November 26, 2018 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Finland

    El Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Finlandia encargó a un grupo de investigadores desarrollar un programa global contra el acoso escolar o bullying que involucrara tanto la prevención como la intervención y que pudiera implantarse en cada colegio de Finlandia durante la enseñanza básica. Así nació KiVa, que trabaja las emociones de la clase con lecciones mensuales y juegos de ordenador. Centrándose en el público y no solo en el matón o la víctima, lograron acabar con el acoso en un 79,4% de casos y se redujo en un 18,5% de las ocasiones.

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