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  • Meet the women turning porridge into energy saving briquettes

    Faith Walucho

    March 04, 2022 |

    African Women in Media (AWiM) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    A group of women (and five men) called the United Destiny Shapers makes briquettes to sell to their community as an alternative to burning charcoal. It’s a cleaner energy and costs less than charcoal. Marketing their product is still a challenge, but their operation has allowed many of its participants to pay their bills and support their families.

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  • Der vielseitige Nutzen von Seegraswiesen

    Tomma Schröder

    March 03, 2022 |

    Deutschlandfunk Kultur |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany

    Seegraswiesen binden viel CO2, doch in der Ostsee leiden sie unter den steigenden Wassertemperaturen. Forscher aus Kiel suchen nach Lösungen und pflanzen neue Setzlinge an. In Zukunft sollen auch Hobbytaucher eingeladen werden, unter Wasser mitzugärtnern.

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  • Distiller generates electricity from sweet potatoes

    Yui Sawada

    March 02, 2022 |

    J-Stories |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Miyakonojō

    A Japanese alcohol distiller is using sweet potatoes to generate electricity. By using as much as 1,200 tons of sweet potatoes a day, they are able to turn the vegetable and turn it into biogas. The distiller generates about 8.5 million kilowatt-hours each year, which is used to power company-owned electric vehicles.

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  • Catching Crabs in a Suffocating Sea

    Julia Rosen

    March 01, 2022 |

    Hakai Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Newport, Oregon

    Frances Chan, a researcher at Oregon State University first came across hypoxia or dangerously low-levels of oxygen in the ocean in Oregon back in 2002. To better understand the issue and empower crab fishers whose livelihoods suffered as a result, he helped develop "small, low-cost oxygen sensors" that fit into their crab pots and read the levels of oxygen in water in real time as they fish. This year, 38 instruments were sent out on eight boats, and with time, the information could help fishers adapt.

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  • How Hong Kong protects people from dangerous landslides

    Matthew Keegan

    February 28, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Hong Kong

    After deadly landslides in the 1970s, Hong Kong has pioneered a successful landslide risk mitigation approach. Geotechnical engineers have cataloged over 60,000 slopes and upgraded those that needed it. The most successful aspect of the mitigation approach has been an early warning system that uses a combination of data sources to determine the risk of landslides and broadcasts warnings over TV, radio, and other public sources. Deaths from landslides have dropped substantially and it has inspired similar early warning systems around the world.

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  • Pandemic Disruptions Created an Opportunity for Organic School Meals in California

    Lisa Held

    February 28, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The West Contra Costa Unified School District saw loosened regulations during the pandemic as an opportunity to tie up with local organic farms and producers and ensure hundred percent organic meals to students from low-income families. This is part of a growing effort in the state that recognizes school lunch as a way to not just provide the healthiest food to students but also to support a more sustainable food system that helps address climate change.

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  • Heat wave caused bees to ejaculate to death. Could Styrofoam 'protection' help?

    Stefan Labbé

    February 26, 2022 |

    Times Colonist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Armstrong, British Columbia

    As a warming planet continues to affect bee colonies, a bee farmer in Canada is experimenting with different ways to help the bees survive. By using a polystyrene cover, she was able to drop the average temperature in the hive by 3.8 degrees Celsius. While this type of insulation won’t be able to completely protect the colonies, it’s a simple solution that can help them get through extreme temperatures.

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  • Reinvent Utah farms to save our soil and Great Salt Lake?

    Luke Peterson

    February 25, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Farmers in Utah practice no-till farming to improve soil health and water retention amid an ongoing drought.

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  • The Alpine Country Going All-You-Can-Ride

    Klaus Sieg

    February 21, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Austria rolled out the KlimaTicket, an annual pass that gives the holder access to all forms of public transportation in the country, to encourage increased use of public transport with an eye toward climate change mitigation. The uptake has exceeded expectations with 134,000 tickets sold within just the first two months, but it's still unclear what effect the program will have on the country's carbon emissions.

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  • The Little Schooner That Might

    Lissa Harris

    February 21, 2022 |

    The River |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    The Apollonia, a sail freight ship, carries a variety of cargoes on the Hudson River to waterfront markets and places where individual customers can pick up pre-ordered goods without burning fossil fuels. Much of the transportation involves transporting goods from local farms to local small businesses, all aimed at building a zero-carbon economy. The Appolonia uses fuel less than 5% of the time, consuming less than 20 gallons of fuel to move over 2619.99 ton-miles of major cargoes.

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