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  • Social Entrepreneur Peru: Albina Ruiz and the Ciudad Saludable

    September 02, 2008 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Pucallpa

    Albina Ruiz, founder of the social enterprise Ciudad Saludable, works with people living in areas dominated by the trash dump to create a more formal system of waste removal for their health and the wider city's cleanliness. Workers who collect and recycle the waste are now employed by the city, own a micro-business, and no longer work under a social stigma. At the same time their efforts to clean up the city are working well, and the model is spreading to other Peruvian cities.

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  • The Island in the Wind

    July 07, 2008 |

    The New Yorker |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Samsø

    The Danish Island of Samsø is home to a community of farmers who transitioned from coal to renewable energy. The community worked to erect wind turbines which now create more energy than they can use—the island can now export energy. The effort took community buy-in, but once a few people started to transition, neighbors decided to give it a try. Now, it's a source of community pride.

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  • Unlikely Heroes: Goats Rescue N.Y. Bog Turtles

    June 24, 2008 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Invasive weeds are ruining the habitat of New York's wild bog turtles. In Hudson River Valley, domestic goats and cows are being used to save bog turtles by grazing on this foreign weed. So far, the plan seems to be working as the turtles have shown signs of not just returning but also laying eggs in the area.

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  • What the World Needs Now Is DDT

    April 11, 2004 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Ndumu

    DDT was banned in the United States in 1972 because of the harm it can cause to the natural environment when it is sprayed in mass quantities over large areas. However, spraying DDT on the walls inside of homes is the most effective way to prevent the spread of malaria in many African countries. Allowing African nations to use DDT for this purpose would save the lives of thousands of children who die each year from malaria.

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