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Ancestral Pueblo logging practices could save New Mexico pinelands

Maya L. Kapoor

December 11, 2017 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

As wildfires become increasingly more prevalent and powerful, researchers in New Mexico are turning their attention to mitigation successes from ancestral generations. By implementing some of these methods such as selective logging, the hope is that intentional thinning of forests will lead to similar results.

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A harvest of sunshine

Isaac Anyaogu

December 11, 2017 |

Business Day |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Solar powered assistive technologies boost economic gains and quality of life for rural communities in Nigeria. Rural farmers can rent solar dryers for a faster and more efficient way to dry their harvests, which can earn them greater profits. Solar refrigeration kiosks also allow farmers to sell more by extending the shelf life of foods, while solar home systems provide an affordable way for rural communities to tap into electric grids to power appliances, opening up more possibilities for work, education, and ease of daily life. Many of these products and services are run by women entrepreneurs.

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An Argentine startup that makes shoes from discarded tire scraps and employs single mothers

Lucy Sheriff

December 08, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: Argentina

In Argentina, a trio of friends wanted to curb tire pollution, while simultaneously create financial opportunities for single mothers. That’s exactly what they did. Xinca, is a shoe company that uses rubber from old tires. So far 20,000 kilograms of tires have been recycled, and 25 women from rural areas have been hired. “This opportunity is very good because you are not just learning, you are meeting incredible people in the job and earning money at the same time.”

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Georgia Initiative Brings Business To The Table To Save A Rare Animal

Molly Samuel

December 06, 2017 |

WABE |

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Response Location: United States, Georgia

Gopher tortoises might be labelled as endangered under federal law, which brings strict guidelines that businesses want to avoid. Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative is dedicated to finding gophers in their natural habitat and protecting the areas they are found in, as well as other methods to help grow the population.

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In Jordan, an empowering solution for UN-run refugee camps

Taylor Luck

December 05, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Jordan, Za'atari

Solar power projects at 2 UN refugee camps in Jordan are helping to save money and provide job opportunities for residents of the camps. The solar powered camps are also helping the quality of living, allowing residents to move freely in the evenings and complete tasks even when it's dark outside.

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First Nations powering up B.C.

Emilee Gilpin

December 04, 2017 |

National Observer |

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Response Location: Canada

From solar to geothermal to biomass projects, First Nations are finding ways to confront and combat fossil fuel concerns head on. In fact, over 30 Nations have some type of renewable energy source powering their communities, while 15 more have projects underway. Despite a lack of governmental funding assistance, First Nations are acting as a collective model for how communities can provide their own clean power to their own people.

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Exclusive: Instagram Fights Animal Abuse With New Alert System

Natasha Daly

December 04, 2017 |

National Geographic |

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Response Location: United States, Alabama

Responding to the rise in selfies taken with wild animals, Instagram now sends a user clicking on hashtags associated with these photos to information about animal welfare. Animal welfare joins suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders as topics where Instagram has put this mechanism into place.

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In Cremona, ideas to make the ‘circular economy' real for cities

Simone D'Antonio

November 29, 2017 |

Citiscope |

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Response Location: Italy, Cremona

Cremona is dedicated to decreasing the amount of waste it produces and educating its residents in the process. It intends on creating a 'circular economy' where products are recycled, waste is costly, training programs educate the public on decreasing waste and other methods that are now also reaching all around Europe as well.

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Where Birds and Planes Collide, a Winged Robot May Help

Tina Rosenberg

November 28, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada, Alberta

Airplanes and birds don't mix - thousands of birds are tragically killed around airports each year, and collisions (or "ingestions," as the industry calls them) of birds and jet engines can be extremely dangerous to flights. Finding an effective way to keep birds away has proven tricky, as birds are clever and quickly acclimate to many traditional methods, so the Edmonton airport in Alberta is "piloting" an exciting new technology: a robotic falcon that moves like a real predator, and seems to have had success in trial flights.

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These Montana ranchers are helping grizzlies, wolves and cattle coexist

Kristina Johnson

November 28, 2017 |

Ensia |

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Response Location: United States, Tom Miner Basin, Montana

With the lifting of federal protection on top predators like grizzly bears, many are concerned that landowners will be more likely to shoot predators found on their ranches and farmland, risking the fragile stability of the Montana ecosystem. But a strategy of cattle herding called low-stress handling by range riders serves not only as a natural and efficient way to protect cattle from wolves and bears, allowing humans and wildlife to live in harmony, but also benefits the cattle and therefore the ranchers, producing superior quality beef.

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