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Human Hair Mats

Oliver Ochieng

September 30, 2022 |

Science Africa |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Kikundi cha vijana kutoka kaunti ya Kisumu wanatumia takataka za nywele za plastiki kutengeneza mikeka na mazulia. Vijana hao hufanya kazi na wanawake 5 wanaomiliki salon ambao hukusanya takataka hizo za nywele kisha wakawakabidhi vijana hao. Pia vijana hao hutoa mafunzo kwa vikundi vya watu Kisumu ili waendeleze kazi hiyo. Uvumbuzi huo umechangia pakubwa kudhibiti uchafu katika ziwa victoria.

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Réchauffement climatique : la mort lente des glaciers

Françoise Boissonnat

September 30, 2022 |

France 3 |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: France

Glaciologues et autres scientifiques sont au chevet des glaciers. 4% d'entre eux ont d'ores et déjà disparu de la surface du globe. A cette vitesse, ceux des Alpes auront d'ici 2050 perdu jusqu'à 90% de leur masse d'ici 2050. Des solutions pour éviter leur fonte sont expérimentées. En Suisse, à Morteratsch, de la neige est propulsée sans électricité pour protéger la glace, mais cela est très couteux. Dans les Alpes françaises, des bâches blanches sont installées pour augmenter l'albedo et ralentir la fonte. Une technique efficace mais très couteuse et difficilement généralisable.

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Making Money While Recycling in Nigeria

Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi

September 28, 2022 |

Instick |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

Mygbolat Waste Management is a wholesale waste collection business in Osogbo, Nigeria, that is working to combat unemployment and create wealth for its employees while helping the environment by cleaning and selling recyclables.

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Tiny Oregon town hosts 1st wind-solar-battery 'hybrid' plant

Gillian Flaccus

September 28, 2022 |

Associated Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility in Oregon is the first in the United States to use wind energy, solar energy, and battery storage on a large scale to provide consistent energy without using fossil fuels to fill gaps.

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Meet the women fighting air pollution in Delhi's slums

Vandana K

September 28, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Delhi

The Mahila Housing Trust initiative and the social impact agency Purpose are raising awareness of the dangerous air pollution women are exposed to when working in construction in Delhi. They’re working with locals to educate the public, encourage mask-wearing, and teach women to use air-quality monitors and report issues on an app.

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How ecotourism in Konkan promotes climate-friendly tourism

Vinaya Kurtkoti

September 28, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India, experience-based tourism promotes sustainability and conservation awareness while supporting local economies. For this style of tourism, tourists experience life like local indigenous communities in everything from eating to helping in agricultural fields.

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Some ships ditch fuel for wind power over pollution concerns

Natasha Butler

September 27, 2022 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: France

In France, some members of the shipping industry are using sailing ships run on wind power to deliver cargo in an effort to reduce fuel use, pollution, and carbon emissions.

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Decolonizing Regenerative Cattle Ranching

Ray Levy Uyeda

September 26, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cheyenne River Reservation, United States, South Dakota

Regenerative agriculture — a technique originally developed by Native peoples — is a farming practice that can not only improve the quality of farms and their products but also serves as a response to growing climate change concerns. While regenerative agriculture currently only accounts for 10% of farms and ranches today, the numbers are slowly increasing.

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How Youth Are Stepping up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Siri Chilukuri

September 26, 2022 |

Atmos |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, West Virginia

Indigenous youth activists are using social media, online organizing, and art to mobilize intergenerational protests against the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Appalachia. After the Inflation Reduction Act undermined court successes that had stopped the project, the movement is putting pressure on legislators to stop it, with some key senators saying they won't vote for the side deal negotiated to keep the pipeline moving forward.

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How Kenya Became the World's Geothermal Powerhouse

Eric Krebs

September 26, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Kenya is leading the world in geothermal electricity generation and infrastructure. The electricity is cheap, reliable, low-carbon, and a part of the country’s plan to industrialize.

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