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In Austria, the Government Pays to Repair Your Stuff

Kaja Šeruga

March 22, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Austria, Vienna

In 2020, Vienna, Austria launched a program to subsidize half the cost of repairs to items such as clothing, electronics, bicycles, and furniture. The initiative supported the repair of more than 35,000 items, saving 850 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and spurring other localities, such as Thüringen, Germany, and Portland, Oregon, to roll out their own repair bonus schemes.

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Baggern gegen den Klimawandel

Niklas Berger

March 22, 2022 |

taz |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Germany

Um den CO2-Ausstoß zu verringern, ist das Wiedervernässen von Mooren eine wichtige Maßnahme. In trockengelegte Hochmooren in Schleswig-Holstein sollen dafür zwei neue Methoden zum Einsatz kommen. Das Projekt könnte tausende Tonnen CO2 binden.

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How Chinese-built railway projects are easing mobility, saving lives in Nigeria

Niyi Oyedeji

March 22, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge railway has helped increase travel safety across Nigeria. Many commuters have had to deal with kidnapping and violence while traveling but trains provide secure modes of transportation. They are also a more affordable alternative to air travel. The Abuja-Kaduna railway was mainly funded by project-tied loans from China. Because of the increased comfort, reliability, and safety, train lines are expanding throughout the country.

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Democracy Comes to Michigan

David Byrne

March 21, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

A grassroots campaign ended gerrymandering in Michigan by passing an initiative requiring districts be drawn by citizen-commissions rather than politicians. The all-volunteer campaign went door-to-door collecting enough signatures to get the initiative on the ballot and used creative voter-engagement techniques to sustain the support. Once the ballot initiative passed, 9,300 people applied for the first commission. A third-party firm ultimately selected four Democrats, four Republicans, and five non-partisan people as commissioners, who worked together very well to redraw districts.

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Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

Steve Holt

March 21, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Chilis on Wheels New York, is part of a coalition of mostly vegan and Black, Indigenous, and Latinx-founded and led organizations that partner with the Office of Food and Nutritional Services to expand plant-based offerings in the city’s schools. The group works to implement practices like “Vegan Fridays,” where the school meal of the day is plant-based, a practice that is picking up speed across the U.S.

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How football games between persons with albinism and vitiligo are helping fight stigma in Kenya

Elizabeth Okwach

March 20, 2022 |

Minority Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya

The Royal Patches and the Black Albinism Football Club both use soccer as a way to create safe and inclusive places for people living with vitiligo and albinism while also educating the public and fostering greater acceptance.

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Vaccinating the Amazon: Hundreds of Indigenous languages, climate, terrain and more all complicate a massive effort

Megan Janetsky

March 20, 2022 |

USA Today |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Chile

Hundreds of thousands of indigenous people in remote regions of the Amazon have been vaccinated for COVID-19 in part thanks to programs that send indigenous vaccinators with non-mRNA vaccines to remote villages. There, they meet with community leaders and work to gain the community’s trust before vaccinating those who are willing. Non-mRNA vaccines are used due to the refrigeration needed for mRNA doses, but they also make it easier to address misconceptions associated with the new and unfamiliar mRNA technology.

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Lessons from a 74-year-old farmer who switched to organic sugarcane farming

Sanket Jain

March 18, 2022 |

Mongabay |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

After realizing that his soil was becoming more saline after repeated uses of chemical fertilizer, a farmer in India made the switch to organic farming with the hopes of saving his crops. By switching to organic farming he has a lower crop yield than he would by using chemicals, but he is hopeful others will see the benefits of this method.

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The secret sauce behind Wichita's success in distributing emergency housing vouchers

Celia Hack

March 18, 2022 |

The Wichita Beacon |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wichita, Kansas

A federal voucher program is seeing huge success in Wichita, Kansas with almost 70 percent usage rates. Coordination between nonprofits and the housing program are required for the success of the initiative, something that the city had in place prior to the program. Wichita also had a supply of affordable housing available for people experiencing housing instability. A lack of housing stock has been a huge barrier in the success of the federal program in other part of the country.

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Lab-Grown Meat: Future Climate Solution or Icky Science Experiment?

Ethan Brown

March 18, 2022 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Lab-grown meat is poised to become a safer alternative to conventional meat. There are 99 companies around the world that are developing lab-cultured meat products and that number is growing. The production process is still expensive and not completely scalable yet, but scientists are working to overcome these barriers to make it cheaper and more ethically produced.

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