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  • How tough-on-crime Texas lowered its prison population and what Oklahoma can learn from it

    August 12, 2018 |

    The Oklahoman |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    In 2007, Texas prisons were near capacity and half a billion dollars was needed to build three new prisons. Instead, the state became a model for conservative-led criminal sentencing reform by changing a host of laws to send many fewer people to prison in the first place. By spending half of the savings on drug and alcohol treatment, among other services, the state focused on solving people's underlying problems rather than always punishing behavior after the fact.

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  • Welcome To The World's First Vegan Soccer Club

    August 11, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Nailsworth, England

    The consumption of meat and dairy has long been deemed a leading cause of climate change, yet production continues to rise. To contribute to environmental sustainability, Dale Vince – owner of the U.K.’s Forest Green Rovers soccer team – has achieved the status of having the world's first carbon neutral team. From vegan-only menus to a solar-powered grass-cutter, the organization is bringing light to this topic in front of a new audience.

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  • Anti-poverty crusaders fight to cut taxes for mobile-home owners

    August 11, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Honey Brook, Pennsylvania

    For low-income people living in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, the Honey Brook Food Pantry does more than provide food aid; it's also a hub to get assistance applying for food stamps, and perhaps most uniquely, a place to learn about property taxes on mobile homes. The owners of the food bank have also helped their clients find out if they're overpaying property taxes on their mobile home, an adjustment that can massively help them save.

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  • Urban Ecological Consciousness at Wave Hill

    August 11, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The interventions documented in the exhibition Ecological Consciousness show how artists can impact people’s experience of the natural world as well as making a positive impact on nature itself. The projects include a man-made wetland park that has improved water quality, urban gardens made in collaboration with community groups, and the remediation of a superfund site.

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  • Pumpkin processing made easy

    August 11, 2018 |

    Daily Monitor |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Bulindi, Hoima

    In the Hoima District in Uganda, pumpkin farming is proving to be a game-changer for local farmers. After one local university student began pursuing the viability of the vegetable, she has now started an initiative to teach others about the many uses of the plant that shows returns within days of planting.

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  • How beekeeping helped a Sorsogon coconut farm

    August 11, 2018 |

    Rappler |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Sorsogon City

    The use of local and native pollinators can greatly increase farm productivity. In the region of Sosorgon, in the Philippines, farmers who have begun using the local kiwot bees to pollinate coconut farms have noted significant increases in their yields. The Balay Buhau sa Uma Bee Farm (BBu) serves as a demo farm for the broader beeping project in the municipality of Bulusan, which aims to help farmers earn more in a sustainable fashion. This includes encouraging courses in apiculture and the use of affordable, low maintenance hives.

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  • Transforming Tulsa, Starting with a Park

    August 10, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Gathering Place is the name of a new park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a large-scale creative park project that, rather than receiving funding from the local government, was funded entirely through a local philanthropic foundation. One goal of the park is to bring different areas of the city together--though it remains to be seen if this will work as well as if privately-funded public spaces are effective in the future.

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  • The Sharing Economy's Next Target Is Child Care

    August 10, 2018 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    For families hoping to save money by hiring a nanny to look after children from more than one family, and for nannies looking for assurance that they won't be overworked or overpaid, the website Nanny Lane offers a formalized hiring procedure and matching service. While the site can help some families save money and provide more job security for some nannies, it can also make the job of a nanny more complicated.

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  • Thousands Are Missing or Dead Along the Border. Meet the People Trying to Find Them

    August 10, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A human rights center is working with government agencies to identify the remains of people who died crossing the U.S. border. The partnership is helping the families of the dead find out what happened to their loved ones.

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  • How Native American Children Benefit From Trauma-Informed Schools

    August 10, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Native American children are 2.5 times more likely to experience trauma than their non-Native peers. Recognizing the significant impact of trauma on these students and others, a group of Montana public schools has fought against funding shortages and lackluster buy-in to employ a trauma-sensitive approach to teaching. One school nurse explains, "All teachers are trained in how to respond to behaviors by asking questions such as, ‘I wonder what happened to them,’ versus ‘Why are they acting this way?’”

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