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  • America's ring of fire

    June 17, 2017 |

    Reveal |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

    After a wildfire in 2010 burned 15,000 acres outside Flagstaff, triggering evacuations and a fatal landslide, voters approved a $10 million bond issue to transform the local fire department and fire-prevention practices. Part 4 of a package of stories on rampant homebuilding in wildfire-prone forests (starts at 35:25) tells how firefighters spend most of their time cutting trees to thin the forest to mimic its pre-settlement form, when periodic fires were a normal and small-scale threat. Suppressing all fires, letting forests thicken, and building homes in them calls for a new prevention ethos.

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  • The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World Is Watching.

    June 15, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    Rotterdam is increasingly threatened by climate change and the rising water levels that accompany it. Yet instead of building barriers, city officials are choosing to work with the water to help it flow through the city, via the nationwide 'Room for the River' project. This innovation, among others, such as the construction of parking lots that double as emergency reservoirs, embodies Rotterdam’s larger commitment to connect “water management with social welfare and neighborhood improvements.”

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  • U-Haul Invests in New England Wild Spaces

    June 15, 2017 |

    Triple Pundit |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Success, New Hampshire

    U-Haul and supermarket supplier C&S Wholesale Grocers are striving to help offset their wood use by increasing donations to The Conservation Fund. This partnership has led to the promotion of the conservation of the Success Pond and its surrounding forest, the establishment of newly planted trees, and a significant investment in land easements that will restore and protect native habitats.

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  • Burning to save Australia's Western Desert

    June 14, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    After once again being granted rights to their native land, the Martu people are bringing back the bioregenerative technique of small-scale land burning. In the past century, wildfires have ravaged the areas these people call home and has lead to the loss of over 18 species of animal. They hope that imparting this traditional method of ecological maintenance will decrease the number of wildfires and in many cases, the resulting extinction of other animal species.

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  • The Future of Farming May Not Involve Dirt or Sun

    June 14, 2017 |

    Inc. Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Farming uses 70 percent of all freshwater consumed and only allows the recycling of about half of that after use. With water scarcity on the rise, a company called AeroFarms has developed a new method of farming that uses no soil, no sunlight, and a fraction of the water needed in traditional farming. To accomplish this, crops are grown in a new cloth and sprayed with a nutrient-rich mist.

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  • To Keep Predators Away, Montana Ranchers Compost Dead Cattle

    June 13, 2017 |

    Montana Public Radio |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wisdom, Montana

    With the reintroduction of predators such as wolves and grizzly bears in Montana's national parks, these carnivores are increasingly targeting ranchers’ livestock. To mitigate this issue, livestock composting sites have been created to provide meat for the predators and protect vulnerable species.

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  • Mobile “CityTree” Installations Use Moss to Clean Air in Urban Areas

    June 12, 2017 |

    Futurism |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

    CityTree doesn't resemble the typical tree, but it provides the environmental benefit of 275: this structure, designed for urban landscaping by "Green City Solutions," filters air, cools the surrounding environment and removes CO2 and harmful air pollutants. As climate change worsens our air quality, these structures have proven to monitor and combat the air pollutants in cities all over the world.

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  • Creating “Better Buildings” With Solar Energy

    June 12, 2017 |

    Facility Executive Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Richfield, Minnesota

    With the prices of solar technology dropping and the opportunity to save drastically on energy usage and costs, businesses and organizations across the country are investing more in solar infrastructure for their buildings and facilities. The Better Buildings Initiative of the US Department of Energy is helping by providing guidance and documenting effective approaches and financing for renewables installations - from hotels, to schools, to big box retail.

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  • Clean Energy Training & Solar Comes To Nepal UNESCO Heritage Site

    June 10, 2017 |

    Clean Technica |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nepal, Bharatpur, Chitwan District

    Grassroots organizations, Empowered by Light and Empower Generation, are killing two birds with one stone: bringing clean energy to rural Nepal, and creating jobs for Nepalese women in the environmental sector. By helping to install electricity-generating solar panels, which simultaneously prevents illegal animal poaching, women are provided not only with a stable income and a ladder to reliable economic growth, but also with a rich work-life balance, allowing them to become “clean energy entrepreneurs” while continuing to care for their families and tend to their village’s needs.

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  • Why Singapore housing wants Trash 2.0

    June 09, 2017 |

    GovInsider |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

    By creating pneumatic refuse systems, Singapore is hoping to reduce both the man power necessary for waste collection as well as the environmental impacts of open systems.

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