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  • Could 'invisible barcodes' revolutionise recycling?

    November 14, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Andernach

    A pilot recycling sorting method hosted in Germany has created an easier way for recyclable and non-recyclable products to be separated. Designers printed invisible digital codes - much like invisible barcodes that can be picked up by a grocery store scanner - onto a myriad of products for a sensor machine to be able to sort products by material; the sorting machine saw over 90% success in correct allocation. Now, some of the largest food companies in the world are working together to use this technology on a wider scale.

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  • Making a More Democratic Economy, One Revolving Loan Fund at a Time

    November 14, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Advancing the model of worker ownership requires expanding access to loans for cooperative businesses. In California, Berkeley City Council recently adopted changes to its Loan Fund for small businesses, allowing businesses without a CEO to apply for a loan. The City Council and Loan Administration board approved an idea put forth by the Sustainable Economics Law Center (SELC), which will permit coops to appoint a panel of owners to serve as guarantors of a loan, in lieu of a single CEO.

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  • How St. Louis Took a Proactive Approach to E-Scooter Regulation

    November 14, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    A failed bikeshare program left St. Louis prepared for the onlsaught of e-scooters that has been sweeping the nation and left the city ahead of the curve with scooter regulation. The city installed a permit system that easily transferred from the bikeshare program structure - which never launched due to lack of grant money - to scooter usage. The permit system allows any changes to regulations to go through administration, rather than a lengthy legislative process, and ensures scooters are available all over the city rather than just in the wealthier, more developed pockets.

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  • Some building works threaten Turkish antiquities. Others save them

    November 14, 2019 |

    The Economist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Antakya

    After discovering historic artifacts on land preparing to become a hotel in Antakya, Turkey, owners chose to develop a combined hotel and history museum, a rare act of collaboration between preservationists and developers. The developers, who incorporated ancient relics like a bathhouse and the world's largest mosaic floor, work consciously to preserve and memorialize the land they are building on to ensure culture significance is not lost among new developments.

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  • Community College Partnership Fills Education, Mental Health Gaps In Amador County

    November 14, 2019 |

    CapRadio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    Rural counties in California face a shortage of psychiatrists and therapists. Some counties are responding to this issue by investing in mental health workers. In Amador County, the Amador College Connect program allows students who want to pursue a certificate or associates in human services to enroll in online courses. 44 students have been sponsored through the program since 2014.

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  • There's No App for Getting People Out of Their Cars

    November 13, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Though apps that provide a common platform to view various transit, bike, and pedestrian routes have become more popular, they're not the only way to get people out of their cars and onto more sustainable transportation modes. This story addresses the limitations of mobile apps as well as the successes of integrating more reliable and frequent transit methods in reducing regular car use.

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  • One Woman's $5 Vegan Meals Are Served in an Unexpected Place: The Bodega

    November 13, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Westlake, California

    Improving community nutrition requires making healthy food accessible and affordable. In Westlake, California, LaRayia’s Bodega provides healthy food at a convenience store price point of five dollars or less. Donations of misshapen fruit help to reduce costs. The bodega operates as part of the Love Without Reason nonprofit, which operates a meal program.

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  • A Wasteful Life: Rethinking Sustainabilty

    November 13, 2019 |

    The Daily Evergreen |

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    Response Location: United States, Kooskia, Idaho

    In Kooskia, a rural area in Idaho, local farmers are finding success in working with residents to make sure produce is being used to its fullest. From using the leftover apple chunks from cider-making to feed livestock to relying on neighbor's produce to provide for local businesses, sustainable homesteads are gaining popularity amongst communities.

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  • Desertification Is Devouring India. But There's Hope in the Dunes

    November 13, 2019 |

    OZY |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: India, Laporiya, Rajasthan

    The people of a small village on the edge of the Thar Desert have managed for decades to resist "desertification" -- degradation of arid land to the point that it is uninhabitable -- by storing monsoon waters for use later. The storage device, rectangular plots of land called chaukas, have worked well enough to be copied by dozens of other villages in the area. It is uncertain if this approach can reverse the loss of land, but it is at least holding off the rapid pace of desertification, which risks mass displacements of people as hundreds of millions of acreage is lost.

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  • The College Campuses That Moonlight as Wedding Venues

    November 13, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    As colleges struggle to remain financially sustainable, they are looking to alternative revenue sources. On some campuses, this increasingly means renting out their facilities for weddings.

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