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  • An Underground Lunch Delivery Train Comes to the Atlanta Suburbs

    December 14, 2023 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Peachtree Corners, Georgia

    The startup Pipedream Labs is running small, electric vehicles in tunnels under Peachtree Corners, Georgia, to make last-mile deliveries for local restaurants. The aim is to reduce emissions, traffic, and delivery costs for businesses.

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  • Solar panels illuminate path to improved care

    December 13, 2023 |

    Harvard Public Health |

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    Response Location: India, Mawtawar, Meghalaya

    The Indian government and the solar nonprofit Selco Foundation partnered to install solar panels at health facilities across the country to address blackouts that prevented them from providing adequate care.

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  • What if debt was written off to protect climate and nature?

    December 13, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Ecuador

    Severely indebted countries are using debt-for-climate swaps to shrink their debt while helping the environment. To make these swaps possible, creditors sell back their portion of the debt at a reduced rate to alleviate the risk of the country defaulting. Then, new loans are issued at a cheaper rate in exchange for the country committing to use some of the money it saves becuase of the lower rate on projects that benefit the climate.

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  • A community-led strategy to save Brazil's dry forests from desertification

    December 11, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Uauá, Bahia

    Thirty-five communities in Bahia, Brazil, are working together to restore the Caatinga dry forest by managing goat and sheep herds and fencing areas off to let nature heal itself over time.

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  • 'Take It Down and They'll Return': The Stunning Revival of the Penobscot River

    December 11, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Old Town, Maine

    The Penobscot Nation gathered a cohort of organizations to form the Penobscot River Restoration Trust so they could purchase and demolish damns that were threatening the river’s health. The river and native fish recovered quickly as a result.

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  • Tucson groups work to keep pets with their people during financial hardship

    December 11, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Local groups like Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) have employed several methods to help families struggling to keep their pets stay together. PACC does regular outreach events to collect pet food donations and also gives out supplies like beds, leashes and collars to those in need. PACC also has a nonprofit arm, Friends of PACC, that helps owners struggling with veterinary expenses and a safety net program that connects pets with foster families.

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  • The outliers in urban residential landscaping

    December 08, 2023 |

    Greeley Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Homeowners in Colorado are replacing their turf with rock and native plants and grasses, to save water and save money on water wills.

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  • Soil Builds Prosperity From the Ground Up

    December 07, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    After they were socially, economically, and politically forced from their agricultural land, the people who have used regenerative farming principles for millennia are reimplementing the practice in their communities. This allows them to improve soil health and reconnect with the land.

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  • A Community-Driven Path to Replenishing Groundwater in a Parched Region

    December 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Jakhni, Uttar Pradesh

    The community in Jakhni, India, reimplemented old farming practices, like building embankments to trap rainwater and planting trees to prevent erosion, to combat severe drought.

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  • The Simple, Ancient Idea That Can Replace Concrete Walls

    December 06, 2023 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Japan, Yamanaka Onsen

    The Dry Stone Walling School of Japan is keeping the tradition of building walls out of stones collected from the neighboring environment alive by connecting students with local craftsmen. Building walls this way is a viable alternative to concrete that supports biodiversity and produces less carbon emissions.

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