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  • Orphaned baby beaver finds comfort with otters at local shelter

    August 23, 2019 |

    The Press Democrat |

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    Response Location: United States, Petaluma, California

    California’s Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue is working hard to rehabilitate a lone beaver – among other wildlife – back to health and into their natural habitat. The species is key to natural ecosystems, making their survival necessary. While they’ve made progress, with the beaver being a rare occurrence, they still face significant challenges.

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  • A New Generation of Students Is Teaching Us How to Reduce E-Waste

    August 23, 2019 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: United States

    The company, iFixit, is training college students to repair electronics and then create manuals so that others can do the same. The company has helped students make more than 30,000 guides and reaches 1.5 million users every month. iFixit partners with colleges and universities to with the hopes of teaching students about the importance of sustainable engineering.

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  • Equity, Health, Resilience, and Jobs: Lessons from the Just Growth Circle

    August 22, 2019 |

    Nonprofit Quarterly |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A collaboration between an Atlanta-based nonprofit and an international climate organization sparked the Just Growth Circle, an initiative that brings topics like racial equity, economic justice, and climate change to the forefront of urban planning in Atlanta. The organization puts responsibility into the hands of residents and has updated city plans to center around building community trust and long-lasting relationships between locals and city officials.

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  • Battling climate change, female farmers in Bangladesh find new ways to farm

    August 19, 2019 |

    Earth Journalism Network |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Facing sea-level rise and other climate threats, a group of women working in agriculture in Bangladesh are adapting their practices and focus and sharing their tips for success with other women.

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  • Soothing Victimized Dogs With Bach and Beethoven

    August 19, 2019 |

    Tenderly |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Martin Agee, an accomplished violinist who has performed at Lincoln Center and on Broadway, volunteers for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and got an idea when he saw how reading to dogs could calm them down. He put his skills to use and began playing violin for the dogs, who instantly relax and respond to his performance.

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  • This country gave all its rivers their own legal rights

    August 18, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    As countries look to new ways to best conserve rivers, several are testing out a methodology of giving human rights to the bodies of water. Although not without challenges, this solution offers a way for those harming rivers to be held accountable to any damage they caused, same as if they were harming another human being.

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  • Incarcerated Women Help Recover Rare Northwest Butterfly Species

    August 18, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilsonville, Oregon

    In a collaboration with the Oregon Zoo, the Institute of Applied Ecology, the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Oregon’s Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, women experiencing incarceration are helping save the endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. Participants learn data gathering, environmental skills, and record keeping – all skills that can translate to life after release – so that they may help the species flourish from larvae to butterfly.

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  • 'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish?

    August 17, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England

    After decades of recycling plastic, the world is now coming to terms with the waste industry it has created, and seeking more sustainable models. One promising model is material recovery facilities, like England’s Green Recycling, that has invested in an AI sorting machine to help humans more efficiently and accurately find materials that can be recycled. While a costly model of sustainability, new strategy proposals are emerging that can help the world make this change possible.

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  • How teen Greta Thunberg shifted world's gaze to climate change

    August 17, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    All over the world, more than 2 million children and teens are participating in classroom walkouts in an effort to bring attention to the severity of climate change. Called, Fridays for the Future, leaders of the movement are gaining traction, and have developed a declaration that emphasizes their demand that world leaders do something to stop the rising global temperature. This movement was sparked by Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, who, at 16-years old, has started this movement, spoken to global leaders, and continues to do what’s needed to demand action in the face of climate change.

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  • Creating a Sustainable Energy Future

    August 16, 2019 |

    Native Science Report |

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    Response Location: United States, North Dakota

    Tribal colleges in North Dakota and Minnesota are shifting to renewable energy practices as a means of lessening their energy footprint. According to the facilities manager at North Dakota's Turtle Mountain Community College, “It goes into our culture. We don’t want to hurt the environment.” The shift to sustainable energy has resulted in financial savings and provided classroom lessons for students.

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