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  • 26 soluciones a plásticos de un solo uso

    August 12, 2019 |

    La Nación (Costa Rica) |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Este reportaje explica 26 soluciones a plásticos de un solo uso que se dividen en soluciones personales, empresariales y políticas (leyes). Se analiza cómo algunas leyes han funcionado — o no — en diferentes lugares del mundo, se ofrece y se explica qué soluciones o alternativas a estos plásticos existen para las personas comunes, y también para las empresas que deseen ayudar con acciones concretas al medio ambiente.

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  • One year after Red for Ed, teacher shortage plagues AZ schools

    August 12, 2019 |

    KPHO-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Over the past year, a school in Arizona has filled the gap in teacher vacancies by growing its own teachers from within the community and issuing "emergency teacher certifications." The approach is helping but doesn't make up for the shortage of fully certified and qualified teachers, district officials say.

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  • The complicated legacy of ‘broken windows' policing

    August 11, 2019 |

    CommonWealth |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    "Broken windows policing" evolved into destructive, heavy-handed tactics because its original notions of solving minor problems before they contribute to an atmosphere conducive to serious crimes became misused and distorted. Instead of a focus on high numbers of arrests and "zero tolerance" for any and all perceived misbehavior, this theory of policing was meant to be paired with community-building and problem-solving strategies. When that connection wasn't made, it became synonymous with the kinds of racially disparate enforcement alienating neighborhoods from police.

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  • New Zealand gun buyback: 10,000 firearms returned after Christchurch attack

    August 11, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand

    A month after a mass shooting at New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque, New Zealand’s government has bought back over 10,000 firearms. The country passed legislation banning automatic and semi-automatic weapons a month after the event, setting aside $150 million New Zealand dollars for the buyback, and offering a no-questions-asked policy for those that do turn them in.

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  • School on Wheels Program Turns Bus Into School for Asylum-Seeking Children

    August 11, 2019 |

    NowThis News |

    Video |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    School on Wheels is a program serving children in a refugee camp along the U.S.-Mexico border by transforming an old school bus into a space for learning. The school can fit up to 80 children, all of whom are waiting for asylum in the U.S. It is run by the California-based nonprofit, Yes We Can, and it currently has 3 teachers and over 30 students. The school aims to teach the children values like love, happiness, and being a good person while they are at a particularly tumultuous time in their lives.

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  • How a State Plans to Turn Coal Country Into Coding Country

    August 10, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sheridan, Wyoming

    Since Wyoming passed legislation in 2018 requiring all grade levels to teach computer science curriculum by 2022, teachers have spent significant time outside of work getting themselves up to speed. The idea is that these coding skills will transition the state's economy away from the coal industry and keep young people in the state. However, some critics note that there are few success stories of technology clusters in remote areas.

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  • Chevron starts its unique project that buries carbon dioxide underground

    August 10, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Australia, Barrow Island, Western Australia

    In the wake of a massive natural gas extraction project by Chevron, the Australian government asked the oil behemoth to bury as much as 4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. The technology fueling the burying initiative, called carbon capture and storage (CCS), has had success in similar projects around the world in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the oil creation process.

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  • The Viking Guide to Oil Wealth Management

    August 10, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Norway

    Norway has been able to have a productive relationship with oil companies, while, at the same time, retain control over resource development and grow its resource revenue. Through the country’s culture of local control and indigenous governance, its resource revenue is over $1 trillion and helps pay for some of the country’s social programs; a model that could be potentially work in other places around the world.

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  • Success continues with child support services, KCSO partnership

    August 09, 2019 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    By assigning two sheriff's deputies to track down people child support, and by tweaking multiple ways in which county authorities interact with parents, Knox County nearly tripled the amounts collected since starting its new approach in 2015. In the past, summonses were mailed to people, and the prosecutor's office dealt with collection matters as an enforcement-only matter. By coordinating all the players, including courts, employers, and case managers, the system has achieved far higher compliance and can work more constructively with people who are struggling financially.

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  • Improving our own environment

    August 09, 2019 |

    The Mercury |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Schwenksville, Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania’s Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy has built a grassroots base of volunteers that help clean up the local environment. Through education at schools and summer workshops, outreach projects, and asking volunteers to recruit new people, the Conservancy saw over 1,000 volunteers at its annual stream cleanup event. While the organization is still trying to figure out how to retain volunteers for long-term projects, the response to immediate projects has been overwhelming.

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