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Climate change is ravaging the oceans. Some startups see a solution in marine carbon capture

Chris Bentley

December 05, 2023 |

WBUR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Sequim, Washington

Marine carbon capture, a term for various methods that trap carbon deep in the ocean, can help mitigate climate change by reducing the amount of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Startups around the U.S. are advancing helpful technologies.

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Printing a place to live: In Central Texas, homes are being built with emerging 3D technology

Noah Alcala Bach

October 06, 2023 |

The Texas Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Round Top, Texas

Two Texas-based companies are 3D printing homes in an effort to combat the housing crisis and produce fewer emissions than a typical home construction. The companies lay the foundation and rebar for support. Then, a machine with a robotic arm builds up the walls by printing layers of a cement-like material.

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Social Justice and Sustainability: Denmark's Take on Green Menstruation

Niyati Patel

August 28, 2023 |

Grady Newsource |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copen

The Denmark-based startup LastObject manufactures reusable menstrual products that produce less waste than the typical throw-away versions. Its reusable pad is made of polyester and bamboo and can be washed and reused for up to 10 years.

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In Vietnam, IKEA-style wind turbines are powering off-grid communities

Vuong Thi Hao Linh

July 03, 2023 |

Mekong Eye |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, Lai Chau

An energy startup in Vietnam called 1516 delivers micro wind turbine systems to communities and schools that do not have access to power. The setup is simple enough that community members can do it themselves, making it an even more accessible option.

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The black market endangered this frog. Can the free market save it?

Sarah Gonzalez Stan Alcorn Charlotte de Beauvoir Willa Rubin Jess Jiang

June 30, 2023 |

NPR |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Colombia

Ivan Lozano Ortega went from running a wildlife rescue center to breeding and selling critically endangered poison dart frogs, legally. He’s trying to stop poachers from taking the few frogs remaining in the wild in Colombia by making the species readily available to collectors.

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From plastic pollution, eSwatini woman creates money and beauty

Nokukhanya Aimienoho

June 27, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Swaziland, Mbabane

Bantwana Craft is a social enterprise that collects plastic waste to be transformed into reusable items such as coin purses, backpacks, hats, and pencil cases. The business has diverted more than 10,000 kilograms of plastic waste since its founding six years ago.

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How to build a zero-waste economy

Joseph Winters

June 21, 2023 |

Grist |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Entrepreneurs are encouraging reuse models like return-from-home systems to transition towards a circular economy without single-use plastics. In this model, consumers pay a deposit to use takeout boxes, cups, and other containers. They get their deposit back when the containers are picked up from their home by a courier.

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Ex-female refugee conserving South Sudan's disappearing forest

Richard Sultan

June 19, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

Vivian Kide learned to build fuel-efficient stoves in a Ugandan refugee camp to use less charcoal and prevent deforestation. When she returned home to South Sudan, she began building stoves for other women in her community and teaching them how to do so themselves.

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Goats grazing in your backyard? This climate solution is gaining ground in California

Samson Zhang

June 16, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Landscaping businesses in California are trading in the typical tools and chemicals for goat herds. The practice of bringing in goats to munch on unwanted vegetation, called targeted grazing, is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than traditional landscaping.

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Start-ups see sustainable future in seaweed farming

Esan Swan

May 11, 2023 |

Financial Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden

Companies are beginning to grow offshore seaweed for human consumption as a protein option that’s better for the environment. Growing seaweed on ropes in the ocean is less land-intensive, sequesters carbon, and doesn’t require fertilizer or pesticides.

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