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  • Virtual Power Plants Offer A Climate-Forward Response To Increasingly Hot Summers

    August 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Virtual power plants are emerging in the United States and partnering with utility companies to manage energy demand during extreme weather and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These plants are actually a portfolio of energy resources, anything from smart appliances in homes to solar panels and electric vehicle infrastructure outside of homes, that are tracked and managed digitally. This enables virtual power plants to encourage minimal peak energy use, increase the amount of renewable energy sent back to the grid, and decrease the use of peaker power plants that rely on fossil fuels.

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  • How a mobile-home park saved its community from a corporate buyout

    August 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    When the Westside Mobile Home Park went up for sale, it brought the threat of displacement to those who lived there. So, the Elevation Community Land Trust partnered with the residents of the Durango, Colorado, community to form a housing cooperative. Now, the park's land is owned by a community land trust that offers each resident 99-year leases for significantly cheaper than if the park was attached to the real estate market.

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  • One congregation's path to carbon neutral offers case study as diocese, denomination work toward 2030 goal

    August 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    St. Martin’s Episcopal Church went carbon neutral. After installing an eclectic heat pump system, the California-based parish regained momentum on a years-long renewable energy path, updated all its appliances to eclectic, and installed another solar array.

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  • STEM girls: Ukrainian initiative overcomes gender stereotypes in science and technology studies specialties

    August 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Girls STEM encourages female students in Ukraine to consider fields in the sciences through mentorship from women in STEM professions, team hackathons, and interactive excursions. As of 2022, the initiative had more than 100 branches based at schools and universities with more than 10,000 girls participating.

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  • Fast electric, intercity rail is key to solving transport emissions. But could a train like The Overland be part of that future?

    August 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

    As airfare becomes increasingly expensive and oftentimes unreliable, several passengers are opting for train transportation, like The Overland. The Overland is an electric intercity railway that provides fast public transportation that reduces the need to rely on fossil fuels that power cars and planes.

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  • Pushed To Action(III): The non-profits helping Nigerian communities access clean water

    August 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Obeagu, Enugu State

    The Network of Water Rights Initiative (NWRI) works with local organizations to improve access to safe water through education and awareness campaigns aimed at enlightening people about the health risks of contaminated water. NWRI has led water clean-up efforts, helped locals establish security measures to prevent people from dumping waste in water and even helped get a water bill signed into law that would improve water supply and sanitation services across the state.

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  • As Indigenous Youth, We Know Peer Overdose Education Is Vital

    August 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Ontario

    Talk Overdose provides peer-delivered education to youth in seventh to twelfth grade about overdose prevention. The group of teens also provides naloxone training, hosts guest speakers and interactive workshops that teach empathetic listening skills. Talk Overdose was formed in 2021 and has since reached over 1,500 youth across the country and has stated to offer Indigenous culture workshops, as a connection to culture has shown to have a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing.

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  • Period poverty, reusable pads and the quest to keep Nigerian girls in school

    August 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    Pad a Queen distributes reusable menstrual products to girls in schools, orphanages, and correctional facilities in Oyo State and provides education about menstrual health and hygiene. The organization has handed out more than 5,000 reusable pads, which has resulted in a significant drop in absences among girls during their menstrual cycles.

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  • In some Chicago wards, residents vote on how tax money is spent. Should all Chicagoans get a seat at the budget table?

    August 03, 2023 |

    Chicago Sun-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In some wards of Chicago, residents are able to directly weigh in on city council spending and projects through an annual participatory budgeting process. Citizen input has helped bring a range of capital improvements to fruition, from public exercise stations in local parks to efforts to replace lead-contaminated water fountains in schools.

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  • Ugandan Dentists Join Hands to Answer Distress Calls from Underserved Communities 

    August 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Max Dental is a group of volunteer dentists offering free dental care to people in low-income communities. Max Dental offers care at subsidized rates and focuses on early diagnosis of dental diseases — as most are cheaper to treat when detected early on. Since 2018, the group has cared for over 18,000 patients across more than 10 low-income communities.

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