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  • Shifting Gender Roles — and Reducing Deforestation

    April 05, 2022 |

    Global Press Journal |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls

    Hundreds of biogas digesters have been installed in rural households as renewable energy alternatives to burning wood and coal. The devices reduce deforestation and have even shifted gender roles as both men and women report easily cooking with the devices just outside their homes. The device connects from just outside the home, via a pipe through a kitchen window, to the household’s stove and is powered by breaking down organic matter, like agricultural and municipal waste.

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  • The world's most polluted capital city

    April 05, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    To address the issue of heavy outdoor pollution and related deaths and illnesses, Delhi-based Indian Agricultural Research Institute has formulated an "organic microbial spray" called the Pusa decomposer. It serves as an alternative to crop residue burning, one of the main sources of pollution. One of 12 companies licensed to use this technology, nurture.farm, has been working with farmers in neighboring Haryana to provide training as well as to make both access and use of the spray easier for them.

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  • Liberian women leading the way in tackling plastic pollution

    April 04, 2022 |

    African Women in Media (AWiM) |

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    Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

    A recycling initiative in Liberia turns plastic waste into tiles and provides income for the women who collect it. From picking up plastics, some women can earn up to $40 a week. While it’s not always easy, picking up the waste has also unblocked drains which has reduced flooding.

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  • The Future of Work Is Green Jobs in New York

    March 31, 2022 |

    The River |

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    Response Location: United States, Hudson, New York

    Several organizations in the Hudson Valley provide workforce development training geared towards increasing the number of qualified workers who can go into the emerging green jobs sector. Ulster BOCES provides vocational programs for high school students that include on-the-job training and certificates relevant to the clean energy sector. NYSERDA’s clean-energy on-the-job training program provides training assistance and partial reimbursement for the wages of new hires.

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  • Montreal neighbours build community, and climate resilience, through geothermal energy

    March 28, 2022 |

    Ricochet |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

    Geoexchange systems are most popular in large building projects, and in Montreal, it's becoming a potential sustainable approach for single-family homes. Neighbors teamed up with a nonprofit to install the infrastructure for a geoexchange system to heat and cool their homes. Geoexchange works by using high-temperature geothermal energy and feeding this energy to homes through pipes installed in the houses.

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  • Solar Power Is Clean and Cheap, But Still Has Challenges to Overcome

    March 25, 2022 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Solar energy is a clean, cheap, renewable, and land-efficient resource, making it a valuable technology to scale up in the face of climate concerns and clean energy. Diversifying the supply chain for creating and sourcing solar panels can help make solar energy more reliable when faced with geopolitical and human rights issues.

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  • On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs

    March 25, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Honduras, Rotán

    Bay Islands Conservation Association is an environmental organization in Rotán, Honduras, working with local communities to balance tourism and the safety of the natural environment. It does so through science and data collection, supporting and informing authorities, and educating the communities.

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  • Neue Schnitte aus alten Stoffen - Textilverwertung in Thailand

    March 24, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Thailand

    Bei der Textilproduktion lässt es sich nicht vermeiden, dass Stoff übrig bleibt. Das thailändische Startup Moreloop hilft Textilproduzenten mit einer Datenbank, überschüssige Stoffreste zu neuer Kleidung zu verarbeiten. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten machen bereits mehr als 70 Firmen mit.

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  • In Austria, the Government Pays to Repair Your Stuff

    March 22, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    In 2020, Vienna, Austria launched a program to subsidize half the cost of repairs to items such as clothing, electronics, bicycles, and furniture. The initiative supported the repair of more than 35,000 items, saving 850 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and spurring other localities, such as Thüringen, Germany, and Portland, Oregon, to roll out their own repair bonus schemes.

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  • Baggern gegen den Klimawandel

    March 22, 2022 |

    taz |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Um den CO2-Ausstoß zu verringern, ist das Wiedervernässen von Mooren eine wichtige Maßnahme. In trockengelegte Hochmooren in Schleswig-Holstein sollen dafür zwei neue Methoden zum Einsatz kommen. Das Projekt könnte tausende Tonnen CO2 binden.

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