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  • Making 'Climate Candy' From Upcycled Fruits and Veggies

    February 07, 2024 |

    The Story Exchange |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    The Climate Candy brand makes fruit chews out of misshapen fruits and vegetables that would otherwise be wasted because they don’t meet the criteria to be sold in grocery stores.

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  • Shopping 'Wonky' Keeps Imperfect Goods From Going to Waste

    February 06, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Ramsgate

    Several businesses like Love Health, Hate Waste are encouraging shoppers to be more eco-conscious by purchasing “wonky” products. Love Health, Hate Waste sells products past their “best before” date that aren’t expired or opened, as well as those with slightly damaged packaging at up to a 90% discount. This practice cuts down on food and general waste and saves consumers a significant amount of money.

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  • How communities worldwide are working to solve the water crisis

    February 02, 2024 |

    WBUR |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    Communities around the world are developing innovative technological solutions to the growing water crisis. In California, for example, the Orange County Water District runs a wastewater recycling plant that purifies the water enough to be released back into the underground aquifer that supplies drinking water.

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  • What Does Reproductive Health Have to Do With Climate Vulnerability?

    February 02, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines

    Organizations around the world are using an integrated approach to empowering women by addressing climate justice and health issues in their communities. PATH Foundation Philippines, for example, helped implement sustainable marine management practices to increase the fish stocks in fishing communities so families were less inclined to send their daughters away for financial support.

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  • Giving buildings a new, green lease on life

    February 02, 2024 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Chennai

    An architect in Chennai, India, is retrofitting private residences and public buildings to be more sustainable. They make changes like installing energy-efficient upgrades, solar panels, improved ventilation, and low-flow plumbing fixtures to reduce water and energy consumption.

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  • Minnesota schools testing electric buses find benefits and barriers

    January 30, 2024 |

    MPR News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Morris, Minnesota

    After adding electric school buses to its fleet with the help of grant funding, Morris Area Schools saw its fuel costs drop from about $3 per gallon to the equivalent of about $1 a gallon. Each bus is estimated to help cut roughly 140 tons of carbon emissions over its lifetime.

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  • The race to build climate-resilient coral reefs

    January 29, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    Researchers and conservationists around the world are finding ways to help coral reefs grow quicker and survive the warming ocean temperatures caused by climate change. The Australian company Coral Maker is using artificial intelligence and robots to mass produce concrete skeletons for coral to grow on, and the Coral Restoration Foundation is growing coral on floating "trees."

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  • Hot? Hungry? Step inside these food forests.

    January 29, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Organizations in cities across the United States, including Philadelphia and Tucson, are simultaneously combatting urban heat and hunger by planting fruit trees and edible plants that provide shade and food that community members can harvest.

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  • Minneapolis solar nonprofit is proving patience can bring results to lower-income residents

    January 29, 2024 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The nonprofit Solstar provides free solar panels to lower-income homeowners in Minneapolis by encouraging wealthy individuals to invest in its solar panel installations and cover the costs. The investors earn a modest return on their investment from Solstar and can take advantage of tax credits, while the homeowners see a drop in their electricity bills.

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  • A Ranch, Rewilded: The Transformation of California's Next State Park

    January 25, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    A floodplain restoration project in California’s Central Valley is preventing flooding, replenishing groundwater, and providing habitat for wildlife. Most of the restoration work involved rewilding the land after removing the berms that protected the area from flooding when it was an agricultural field.

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