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  • The Benefits of Greening Affordable Housing

    March 30, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The Denver-based Triple Bottom Line Foundation funds projects to retrofit low-income, multi-family properties that house underserved groups. The projects include energy-efficiency upgrades, solar power installations, and weatherization upgrades among others.

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  • How old coal mines can help the climate

    March 30, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: England, Gateshead

    In Gateshead, England, Lanchester Wines keeps its storage warehouse at a stable temperature year-round using geothermal heat from an abandoned coal mine nearby. The water that naturally floods the mine is geothermally heated below ground, then a heat pump system pulls that water to the surface to transfer that heat to the warehouse.

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  • DCSEU Program Connects Job Seekers to Green Industry

    March 29, 2023 |

    The Washington Informer |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A workforce development program in Washington D.C. gives locals the opportunity to intern at energy companies for on-the-job training four days a week and attend class-style training one day a week. Participants earn a living wage and graduate with the skills necessary for a full-time position in the sustainability sector.

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  • The promise of kelp-powered flight

    March 23, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Researchers are developing sustainable aviation fuel made out of seaweed. The seaweed is pulled into the ocean by drone submarines, lowered at night to obtain more nutrients from the water, raised again during the day for optimal sunlight, and eventually harvested and turned into fuel.

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  • Has the heat pump's era arrived? What Michiganders need to know.

    March 23, 2023 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Depending on the swap, switching a home’s heating and cooling system for a residential heat pump can produce less greenhouse gas emissions and result in cost savings down the line.

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  • A solar solution to the West's changing climate?

    March 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Longmont, Colorado

    A farming practice that involves installing solar panels over crops, called agrivoltaics, allows farmers in drought-stricken regions to keep crops from sun overexposure, keep water in the soil for longer, and cool the panels with the moisture released from the plants all at once.

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  • A New Hampshire in-home energy storage program saved money and helped the grid

    March 16, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    A pilot program in New Hampshire provided residents with home batteries that can be charged during lower-cost electricity hours and used later during higher-cost hours to reduce energy costs. Stored energy could also be sent back to the grid for use during peak hours.

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  • New solar cooking system provides relief amid rising living costs

    March 09, 2023 |

    The Business Standard |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    The Solar Cooking project uses both solar power and a power grid to allow people to reduce their cooking fuel costs and fossil fuel consumption, making it a more environmentally-friendly way to cook.

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  • How Norway Can Help Cure America's "Range Anxiety"

    March 07, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway’s electric vehicle adaptation has grown to outpace the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The country’s government accomplished this by investing millions of euros in distributing charging ports, incentivizing electric vehicle purchases, disincentivizing purchases of fossil-fuel cars, and requiring locations like parking garages have electric infrastructure available.

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  • Solar for all? U.S. cities take green power to low-income homes

    March 01, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Community solar projects like the Oxon Run Community Solar Farm in Washington D.C. give lower-income communities a chance to reduce energy bills while helping the city meet climate goals. These solar farms are typically set up on vacant lots and the electricity is directed to specific users through the grid instead of used onsite.

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