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  • Can Scientists, Entrepreneurs, And The Private Sector Come Together To Save Sharks?

    April 29, 2019 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Bahamas

    The research group, Beneath the Waves, is cultivating cross-sector collaborations with nonprofits, scientists, and individual philanthropists in order to better study the movements and patterns of sharks in the Bahamas. What has typically been a challenging task has been made possible through the use of acoustic tags, which can provide researchers insight into ocean ecosystems and thus conservation. Such initiatives are part of a larger trend of bringing together private donors, nonprofits, and ocean scientists to bolster marine science and conservation efforts.

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  • Militaries go green, rethink operations in face of climate change

    April 27, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States

    As climate change intensifies, militaries around the world have start adopting new equipment, practices, and processes. The United States has developed the International Military Council on Climate and Security, intended to better understand how the effects of climate change can and do fuel conflict. Globally, NATO members are testing new equipment, like diesel-solar powered systems, to increase their efficiency and reduce their fuel consumption.

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  • Biogas saves money at wastewater treatment plant

    April 26, 2019 |

    WEWS-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Medina, Ohio

    Turning sewage sludge into usable biogas helps make wastewater treatment more efficient. A water treatment plant in the city of Medina, Ohio, produces net energy from sludge. The plant uses anaerobic bacteria and a thermal hydrolysis process to convert wastewater and sludge into usable byproducts, like biogas.

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  • Can Humans Help Trees Outrun Climate Change?

    April 25, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Scituate, Rhode Island

    A dark synergy of extreme weather and emboldened pests could imperil vast stretches of woodland. Foresters are only starting to wrestle with solutions.

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  • Creating a high-tech island to save one of the world's rarest birds

    April 25, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: New Zealand, Little Barrier Island

    After a rare flightless parrot called kākāpō almost went extinct in 1995, scientists in New Zealand created a high-tech sanctuary for the birds on three nearby islands. They eliminate all possible predators from the island, use data-tracking tags for health information, and supplement their efforts with artificial insemination to ensure that the birds' species starts to grow again. 2019 is already a record year for kākāpō breeding, and the scientists' methods are even being replicated elsewhere to bring back other endangered species.

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  • 'It's a groundswell': the farmers fighting to save the Earth's soil

    April 24, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Governments, UN officials, and climate experts alike are ringing the alarm bells of growing soil degradation around the world. But a new agricultural movement is tackling this challenge head on. Instead of the centuries-old method of ploughing, or turning up the soil, farmers have recently taken to keeping their fields covered with varied plants year round, to keep soil healthier. Advocates also point to lower costs on machinery and labor, more resilient crops, and climate change dividends as added benefits as well.

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  • The library of things: could borrowing everything from drills to disco balls cut waste and save money?

    April 24, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, Oxford

    From London to Vancouver, across the globe libraries of things are popping up to rent out common, but rare-to-use, household objects. Items include telescopes, lawn mowers, ice cream makers, power drills, you name it. These volunteer-led shops take reservations online and lease the items at no or low-cost to the user, all while strengthening the sharing economy and reducing waste.

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  • A southwest Florida fishing apparel business plants a mangrove for every product sold

    April 24, 2019 |

    Changing Florida |

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    Response Location: United States, West Palm Beach, Florida

    A Florida Gulf Coast University graduate and his brother started a fishing apparel company where they plant a mangrove tree for every item sold. Mangroves are a key species to combatting climate change, providing a habitat for wildlife species, and filtering water. The company has planted about 30,000 mangroves in Florida, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Honduras.

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  • From Fatal Shots to Farm Plots: These Guns Are Given New Meaning

    April 23, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    For people wanting to dispose of their firearms, RAWtools offers a unique opportunity. Understanding that the process can be challenging and emotional, they recycle weapons into gardening tools through their Swords to Plowshares initiative. By offering this, the faith-based organization seeks to shift the narrative around gun ownership and find new ways to address conflict.

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  • Can rice husk briquettes stem the tide of mangrove deforestation in Myanmar?

    April 23, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Myanmar, Kyaiklat

    Recycled waste from rice mills offers an alternative to mangrove forests as a fuel source. In the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar, rice mills are beginning to use their byproducts to create rice-husk briquettes. The logs, made from byproducts previously discarded by rice mills, provide a fuel source for individuals and other businesses that traditionally rely on charcoal. Using recycled rice husks reduces waste and offers a way to alleviate the exploitation of mangrove forests, which act as a vital natural barrier against cyclones.

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