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  • Minnesota ramps up hunt for arsenic in wells

    March 26, 2015 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Michael, Minnesota

    A new three-year project between the health department and the U.S. Geological Survey designed to improve the way arsenic, a carcinogen, is measured in private wells and to develop guidelines to help contractors avoid drilling high arsenic wells in the first place.

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  • Denmark's vision for solving the world's water woes

    March 25, 2015 |

    Eco-Business |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Though once the rivers were afoul with pollution and the carcasses of poisoned fish and the water from taps was too hazardous to drink, Denmark now boasts some of the world's cleanest drinking water and some of it's most comprehensive programs for good water management. The Danish government is looking to help other nations replicate their success, leveraging technology and collaboration to better manage water treatment and conservation for all.

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  • Recycling Unused Medicines to Save Money and Lives

    March 20, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    One in five seniors reports cutting back on basics like food or heat to afford prescription drugs - for many, cutting back on medicine led to faster health declines, increased hospitalizations and premature death. Sirum, a new nonprofit, was designed to make it easy for institutions to donate medicines with the assurance that they would be safely transported and dispensed to people who needed them.

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  • Welcome to the world of rhino conservation

    March 18, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia

    There are only five northern white rhinos left in existence - all in captivity and unable to breed. Researchers work to identify the most valuable solution to rhino poaching in order to prevent the animal from going extinct.

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  • Tiny Blue Bubbles Designed to Help Save the Planet

    March 16, 2015 |

    Bloomberg |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Livermore, California

    The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has designed a new technology that captures carbon dioxide at power plants before it goes into the air. This new method, which is much more efficient and affordable than other carbon dioxide capturing methods, uses microcapsules filled with a fluid that absorbs carbon dioxide. While it’s not going to solve climate change entirely, this new technology has shown promising results for at least slowing it down.

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  • Refugee camp in Nepal adopts eco ethos

    March 13, 2015 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Damak

    A Bhutanese refugee camp in Damak, Nepal is giving its displaced inhabitants a brighter future thanks to green investment through sustainable, eco-friendly projects that respond to refugees needs.

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  • Looks swell

    March 12, 2015 |

    The Economist |

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    Response Location: Australia, Perth

    Carnegie Wave Energy created a system to generate electricity from the ocean’s waves to power Australia’s largest naval base. The system, known as CETO 5, has buoys bobbing up and down below the ocean’s surface that drives a pump attached to the seafloor and pushes water through a pipe to the power station. Each buoy can create 240 kilowatts, and all together the system produces about 5 percent of the base’s electricity. The system will need to be upgraded if they plan to put buoys further at sea where the swells are greater.

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  • Seattle's micro-housing booms offers an affordable alternative

    March 04, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    People need a place to sleep and eat, they need privacy, but they also need community. Seattle had a recent boom in micro-housing which offers a community living model where individuals have a personal tiny room and bathroom but share a kitchen.

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  • Efficiency in the Kitchen to Reduce Food Waste

    March 03, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    America loses about 31 percent of its food to waste. Driven by environmental, social and economic pressure, more and more cities are starting mandatory compost programs.

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  • Moz digs garimpeiros out of trouble

    February 27, 2015 |

    The Mail & Guardian Online |

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    Response Location: Mozambique, Munhinga, Manica Province

    Artisan gold mining - most of it illegal - is one of the greatest environmental and health concerns in Mozambique, but it provides a critical source of labor and economic support, especially for small communities. To help address some of the concerns for land degradation and water pollution, the government is helping miners establish licensed associations, which also provides training on improved business and mining practices, as well as adding some formality and stabilization to the sale of their gold.

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