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  • Chicago Leads the Fight for Food Justice by Building Innovative Local Food Ecosystems

    December 15, 2019 |

    LA Progressive |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    To fight food insecurity—especially with those experiencing homelessness—Chicago has created a network of programs and organizations across the city to support those who need it in many different ways. One example is the Homeless Outreach Luncheon at Marillac St. Vincent Family Services, offering a meal, sleeping bag, a coat/clothing, a doctor, podiatrist, lawyer, and more. This article takes a look at a few of these responses and details how they work.

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  • How Coal Country Becomes Solar Country

    December 14, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In former Colorado mining towns, solar energy programs in high schools are introducing students to new types of job opportunities and helping schools save money on energy costs.

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  • ‘They only cut off half my left foot.' What happens when inmate care goes wrong in Georgia?

    December 13, 2019 |

    The Telegraph |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Without federal oversight, prisons are left to their own devices to determine what sort of health care they want to provide. That, combined with limited funding and resources, often leads to low-cost privatized health care that doesn’t necessarily have safeguards or patient-centered interests. While an increasingly complex issue, the response of privatized health care for inmates requires reform, but won’t get there unless the sheriffs that oversee these prisons embrace them.

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  • Meet your Match: J Blood Artificial Intelligence connects blood donors to receivers in the FCT

    December 13, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory

    In order to encourage more community members to donate blood, a non-governmental organization in Nigeria has created a system that connects "willing blood donors and recipients at no cost." Utilizing social media services, the program collects participants information and sends individuals a message when a donation matching their blood type is needed.

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  • Climate Change Was Killing Northwest Oysters. Growers and Scientists Fought Back

    December 13, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The world's oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is a positive thing in the face of climate change for those living on land, but can harm the animals that rely on certain acidification levels of ocean waters. When it became apparent off the coasts of Oregon and Washington that oysters and other sea life with a shell or a skeleton were suffering the ramifications, researchers created a sensor that could detect acidification levels that could warn oyster growers of potentially harmful areas.

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  • Kenyan scientist builds with bottles to beat plastic pollution

    December 13, 2019 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Gilgil

    Repurposing plastic waste into construction materials reduces pollution and lessens the carbon footprint of construction. Eco Blocks and Tiles, an environmentally-savvy company based in Gigil, Kenya, manufactures roof tiles from discarded plastic and glass. The value-added product is more durable and lighter than clay. The company has received support through crowd funding and grants, and has also attracted the attention of Kenya’s National Construction Authority (NCA).

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  • To Prevent Deadly Infections, F.D.A. Approves the First Disposable ‘Scope'

    December 13, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Duodenoscopes are used to "diagnose and treat diseases of the pancreas and bile duct," but were found to be in danger of infecting patients when practiced as a reusable tool. To reduce the risk of infection, a disposable model was developed, and although there are limitations to consider such as environmental impact, it has so far received high scores in clinical trials.

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  • A seis meses del apagón, la historia del pueblo que se salvó por la cáscara de maní

    December 13, 2019 |

    Clarín |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Ticino, Córdoba

    Este reportaje cuenta y explica la solución energética de Ticino, un pueblo de la provincia argentina de Córdoba. Quemando biomasa (cáscara de maní), la manicera de la localidad, que es también la empresa más grande del lugar, genera energía eléctrica que vende al Estado para abastecer al pueblo y a zonas vecinas. Esta solución beneficia a cientos de familias y permitió que durante el gran apagón nacional de 2019, Ticino continuara con luz.

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  • Regenerating New York Harbor, One Billion Oysters at a Time

    December 13, 2019 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The ambitious Billion Oyster project has several objectives: Get the youth involved in climate change action, revive the oyster population, and make New York’s shoreline less susceptible to flooding.

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  • In rural Colorado, the kids of coal miners learn to install solar panels

    December 13, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Delta, Colorado

    As the number of mining jobs in Colorado has decreased, solar power holds the promise of future employment opportunities, as exemplified by an educational program at Delta High School. The class “Solar Energy Training” prepares high school seniors for jobs in the burgeoning solar industry. The program also helps the school reduce energy costs and engage students in a new way.

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