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  • Large malt producer uses wood chips to fuel power plant

    March 04, 2016 |

    Rock Road Recycle |

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    Response Location: United States, Shakopee, Minnesota

    Rahr Malting, a brewery in Shakopee, MN, has found a creative way to sustainably address their energy needs. The company partners with the Mdewakanton Sioux Community to use waste barley hulls from the malting factory to generate electricity for their facilities, selling excess power to the public grid while the waste heat sprouts the malt to make beer.

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  • The all-female patrol stopping South Africa's rhino poachers

    February 26, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    The poaching of rhinos in South Africa has seen a rapid increase since 2007, jumping from 13 deaths then to 1,215 in 2014. After concluding that guns alone were not the solution, a patrol of local women from impoverished areas were brought together in the Balule reserve to focus on efforts in removing snares, stopping bushmeat kitchens, setting up roadblocks and implementing educational opportunities in poor communities and schools. Since their start, the area has seen a 76% reduction in snaring and poaching incidents.

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  • The animals that sniff out TB, cancer and landmines

    February 16, 2016 |

    Mosaic Science |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

    Africa has the highest TB death rate per head of population and though antibiotics can cure Tb many patients are never diagnosed because the diagnostic tests have a 40% error rate. A group of scientists in Tanzania have trained rats to diagnose TB with a 30% error rate, inspired by rats trained to search for land mines and dogs trained to smell cancer.

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  • Bengaluru is being swept by citizen-led plastic bans

    February 16, 2016 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

    While laws and regulations banning the use of plastic bags and wrappers lag in the government, neighborhoods within the city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) have taken it upon themselves to remove wasteful plastic from their communities and their environment. From organizing marches and demonstrations, to creating clever alternatives - such as renting reusable bags from stores and wrapping goods in newspaper - numerous zones within the city are going plastic waste-free on their own initiative, and inspiring their neighbors to do the same.

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  • Study: Program To Protect Fish Is Saving Fishermen's Lives, Too

    February 16, 2016 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Half Moon Bay, California

    Catch share programs—where fishermen are allotted a set quota of the catch—reduce the notoriously risky behavior fishermen are known for, like sailing in stormy weather, a new study finds.

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  • Costa Rica - Green Energy

    February 14, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Costa Rica has pioneered a methodology that has resulted in getting most of its electricity from hydroelectric plants, reversing deforestation through implementing financial incentives and achieving a 99 percent fossil-fuel free year. This progressive approach has put the country in the running to become the first carbon-neutral country by 2021.

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  • A Small Island in the Indian Ocean Offers Big Lessons on Clean Power

    February 10, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Nggaha Oriangu, Nusa Tenggara Timur

    The Indonesian island Sumba is working to provide 100% renewable electricity to all 650,000 residents by 2025.

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  • Tracking Fish From Hook to Fork

    February 09, 2016 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    Sourcing food locally is an increasingly popular trend. New tracing technologies will make it easier to see where fish are coming from. 

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  • Sustainability Pioneers: From Paris to New York

    February 01, 2016 |

    Sustainability Pioneers |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    While many countries are committed to working towards goal set forth by the Paris Climate Agreement, not many individual states in the United States have taken noticeable action. New York is an outlier in this scenario, however. Grassroots efforts include creating an Eco Village and geothermal installations, while the government has acted as a leader and partner in helping to earmark finance for these innovative solutions.

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  • What Will it Take to Get Plastics out of the Ocean?

    February 01, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Manoa, Hawaii

    The amount of plastic debris in our oceans and water sources - especially nanoplastics that are increasingly prevalent in our food chain - is so enormous it's often beyond comprehension, and immensely difficult to address. As countries continue to industrialize and single-use products become more commonplace, the flow of harmful plastics into the environment seems insurmountable. But a number of clever inventions and dedicated individuals are working to help get plastics out of our water - and more importantly - encourage practices to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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