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Kelp Farming Is Reviving an Ancient Practice -- and a Modern Economy

Iris M. Crawford

November 25, 2022 |

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Response Location: Shinnecock Reservation, United States, New York

A kelp hatchery run by residents of the Shinnecock Reservation in New York is creating jobs and cleaning up the bay because the seaweed soaks up carbon and pollutants.

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A Call for Help Answered

Michaela Haas

November 21, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

The A Call for Change helpline is a hotline for abusers seeking help with stopping their violent behavior. The calls are confidential and anonymous and provide support and resources while also holding callers accountable for their actions.

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At This Grocery Store, Shoppers Pay What They Wish

Sandra Larson

November 18, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

MARSH Grocery is a food cooperative with urban farm lots, an online catalog, a delivery program, a commercial kitchen, and a grocery store in which people can pay the amount on the sticker, 20% more, or 20% less. The cooperative is not quite profitable but is growing its customer base in a St. Louis neighborhood that previously lacked access to affordable, healthy food.

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The Florida Neighborhood Hurricanes Can't Gentrify

Alexandra Applegate

November 17, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Big Pine Key, Florida

In the wake of natural disasters, community land trusts (CLTs) are popping up in areas like Florida and Texas where hurricane damage is most severe. CLTs help provide affordable housing options to those impacted by natural disasters. Repairs can be extremely expensive and oftentimes in the wake of storms once affordable neighborhoods become gentrified, pushing out the original residents.

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'The Green Steel of the 21st Century'

Peter Yeung

November 14, 2022 |

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Response Location: China, Hong Kong

Bamboo is growing in popularity as a cheap, sustainable building option that can replace hardwoods and other common construction materials.

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A Building Material That Consumes CO2 Has Finally Come to the US

Peter Yeung

November 10, 2022 |

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Response Location: Belgium

A building material made of hemp fibers, water, and clay or lime is a sustainable alternative to other options like concrete. Dubbed hempcrete, the product has many benefits including a very low carbon footprint, active sequestration of carbon dioxide, and using a sustainable, fast-growing crop as its base.

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Companies Are Helping Their Workers Commute Sustainably

MaryLou Costa

October 21, 2022 |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

In an effort to reduce or fully eliminate carbon emissions, several companies are proposing cycle-to-work schemes and financial incentives to get their employees to travel to work in a more sustainable fashion. Some of these initiatives, like the cycle-to-work scheme, have been used by over 1.6 million commuters working for over 40,000 different employers since it was introduced by the UK government in 1999.

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'Tiny Farms' Bring Agriculture Jobs to the Work-Life Balance Generation

Klaus Sieg

October 20, 2022 |

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Response Location: Germany

Tiny Farms is making agriculture more accessible to people in Germany by allowing those interested in part-time farming to rent land for micro-farms that supply food locally. The company also gives farmers access to training, cultivation programs, seeds, and takes care of transport and organic certification.

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How to Hire Remote Workers from Economically Distressed Countries

Tolu Olasoji

October 10, 2022 |

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Response Location: Venezuela

iWorker is a virtual assistant agency that connects bilingual professionals from economically troubled countries like Venezuela to businesses in the US, Europe, and Canada. By connecting workers with these jobs, the platform not only provides them with an income, it ensures that the income will be paid in a foreign currency more stable than their own, helping the recipients manage surging rates of inflation. Since 2018, iWorker has provided work to over 4,500 Venezuelans inside and outside of the country.

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To Grow Coral Reefs, Get Them Buzzed

Geetanjali Krishna

October 06, 2022 |

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Response Location: India, Andaman Islands

ReefWatch Marine Conservation is creating artificial coral reefs near India’s Andaman Islands by connecting the metal frame they are growing on to a solar panel that provides a continuous electrical current to accelerate the formation process.

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