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  • Denmark May Hold the Key to Integrating Large Amounts of Intermittent Renewables

    July 27, 2016 |

    Green Tech Media |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Denmark has consistently maintained a commitment to energy independence since the 1970s when their first policies were put in place. Through collaborations among government actors, grid operators, and utilities, it has built one of the most reliable sustainable energy grids, most notably with 40% of its electricity powered by wind.

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  • Chronically Absent: Is Quality Education in Juvenile Detention Possible in Mississippi?

    July 27, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Pelahatchie, Mississippi

    Many years of work to improve juvenile-detention centers in Mississippi may curb recidivism rates by increasing the quality of life in detention. Despite those efforts, however, centers might still be unable to give detained students what they need the most—a quality education.

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  • How Malawi Girls Combat Sexual Abuse – Self Defense

    July 26, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Malawi, Dedza

    Sexual abuse and rape are frequent and accepted parts of the social fabric in Malawi. To combat that, Malawi girls and boys take self defense classes to learn how to avert assault in order to protect themselves and others.

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  • Can Bodegas Solve the Philippines' Internet Problem?

    July 26, 2016 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    While internet access is widespread in the Philippines, the speed tends to be low and the cost tends to be high. The Philippines-based company Wi-Fi Interactive Network has been taking steps to address these issues by creating internet hot spots at bodegas. People can access these hot spots for free through the purchase of essential items such as soap, toothpaste, and milk.

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  • A Toll-free Number Helps Villagers Live With Animals

    July 26, 2016 |

    IndiaSpend |

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    Response Location: India, Karnataka

    By calling a toll-free number, villagers in India can receive help for filing claims after human-animal conflicts like an elephant stomping on their crops or a tiger killing cattle. The service, known as Wild Seve, operates in 284 villages where a field agent arrives to take photos of the damage and file documentation to the government so residents can receive compensation. Field agents have helped file claims for more than 3,000 incidents. The hope is that residents can receive compensation for their losses quickly and, hopefully, are less likely to harm the animals.

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  • A Strategy to Build Police-Citizen Trust

    July 26, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    The increase of violence between the police and Black communities across the country requires a reconstruction of the relationship that addresses empathy, trust, and crime reduction. The Department of Justice has developed test programs in different cities that train police officers in procedural justice. The early results of this program in Stockton, CA show that communities and police have built trust and law legitimacy, while the crime rate has not increased.

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  • Solutions to 'Heartbreaking Violence': How to Stop the Cycle

    July 25, 2016 |

    JXNPulse |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Jackson, Miss., has suffered from little study about the causes and solutions to crime. With information from a private analysis of crime in the city, Jackson found that it is key to replace delinquency with involvement to stop the school-to-prison pipeline.

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  • Liberia after Ebola: Turning midwives into surgeons

    July 25, 2016 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: Liberia

    In Liberia, about 3 women die from complications due to childbirth every day. In a country that is drastically medically underserved, doctors are training midwives to perform Cesarean sections and resuscitate babies without help from a supervising physician. This solution is allowing more women to safely deliver their babies without having to wait for unavailable physicians who may not be able to respond quickly enough to save the lives of the mother and child.

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  • Trading parking requirements for more mobility choices

    July 25, 2016 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States

    Substitutes for city parking requirements are becoming increasingly popular throughout the United States. Rather than using off-street parking, many housing developers now provide residents with alternatives that promote reduced driving. This method is better for the environment and lowers the cost of housing in urban areas.

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  • Taking a conservative approach to clean energy

    July 25, 2016 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    As consumers across the country increasingly demand access to cleaner, more affordable energy and traditional coal plants become more expensive to operate, a new group is working to give conservatives a voice in natural gas, wind, and solar energy policies. Though any bi-partisan agreement on climate change has so far seemed impossible to broach, a growing number of Republicans are in agreement about clean energy, and aim to reframe the debate to get conservatives back to the table.

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