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  • ‘Plastic Roads' Are Paved With Good Intention

    December 14, 2022 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Pilot programs across the United States are testing recycled plastic and asphalt mixtures to pave roads and keep plastics out of landfills. A program in California saw success in their mixture’s durability.

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  • Boden gut machen

    December 14, 2022 |

    Relevant |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Kein anderes Land verbraucht im Verhältnis zu seiner Fläche so viel Boden wie Österreich. Die politischen Rahmenbedingungen verstärken das Problem. Dennoch gibt es viele Möglichkeiten gegenzusteuern, wie Beispiele im In- und Ausland zeigen.

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  • Resurrecting Climate-Resilient Rice in India

    December 14, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Odisha

    A conservationist dedicated 1.7 acres in Odisha, India, to farm and conserve native rice varieties in an effort to revive resilient crops and food systems in the country after many were abandoned for high-yield varieties. The seeds are shared with small farmers across several states.

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  • Video games can make climate change real for players - here's how

    December 14, 2022 |

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    Response Location: England, London

    Video games are educating players on climate change and its effects while encouraging mitigative behavior through gameplay.

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  • Cities Take on a New Front in the Climate Battle: Meat Eating

    December 13, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: England, Hayward Heath

    A grassroots campaign to encourage more environmentally sustainable diets called the Plant Based Treaty is picking up support across the globe. Pledgers make their own decisions on how to best take action.

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  • U.S. carbon farming takes root - but do the economics add up?

    December 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Farmers in the United States are participating in the growing carbon offset credit industry with regenerative farming. These farmers use practices like planting cover crops and not tilling fields to improve soil quality, therefore, trapping more carbon emissions which they can sell as offset credits.

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  • Twin Cities electric vehicle car-share program finds success

    December 09, 2022 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Evie Community Carshare is an electric-vehicle service in areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, with high poverty and pollution rates. Users can pick up a car and leave it anywhere within the service area.

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  • San Diego's Frozen Zoo Is Bringing Species Back from the Brink

    December 08, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    At the Frozen Zoo in San Diego geneticists collect and freeze animal cells, including those of endangered animals, in cryogenic tanks for research and conservation projects.

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  • Why Avalon International Breads is rescuing spent grains to fight climate change 

    December 08, 2022 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    As a part of the Upcycled Grain Project, Avalon International Breads in Detroit makes crackers out of spent grains from breweries. The practice reduces food waste that would otherwise produce greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • Nigerian Climate Action Group Trades Trash for Cash

    December 07, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    Ecobarter is a startup in Nigeria that collects waste from communities and delivers it to recycling services. Individuals that deposit waste are paid in points based on weight and type of waste. The points can be converted into money, used to get health insurance, transferred to others, or used to shop at specific marketplaces.

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