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  • AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments

    Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    October 25, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The nonprofit GiveDirectly is providing no-strings-attached, direct cash payments to households that receive SNAP benefits and were impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The payments are sent directly to the debit cards already use for SNAP, and households were chosen based on poverty data and data about the worst-hit areas.

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  • Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

    Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    October 13, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Bakersville, North Carolina

    The nonprofit Footprint Project is helping communities in North Carolina restore electricity after Hurricane Helene by delivering and installing solar equipment donated by companies or purchased with donated funds.

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  • In Denver, e-bike vouchers run out as fast as Taylor Swift tickets

    Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    March 22, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The city of Denver, Colorado, is encouraging its residents to reduce their transportation emissions with an incredibly popular e-bike rebate program. Several times a year, the city offers a set amount of income-based vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis that cover up to $1,400 of an e-bike purchase.

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  • What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico's energy resilience? Residents have ideas.

    Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    April 21, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Castañer

    Community-led energy projects are improving access to electricity for Puerto Ricans. One such project, led by a cooperative in Castañer, established two microgrids with backup batteries to keep the power running after an outage.

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  • How to build homes that can fight climate change — and survive its effects

    Claire Elise Thompson Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    March 07, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    After Hurricane Maria, shipping container houses gained popularity in Puerto Rico because of their affordability and faster build times.

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  • How to build a better bike-share program

    Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    January 20, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    A community-led nonprofit restarted New Orleans’ bike-sharing program Blue Bikes with a focus on affordability and equity after a for-profit company ended it during the pandemic. The founders used the bike stands and tools left behind from the original program, the city provided spaces for the bike racks, and the funders provided money for a fleet of bicycles.

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