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  • What a beautiful tiny house in rural Japan can teach us about the health of cities

    March 20, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Yoshino

    A rural Japanese town partnered with AirBnb to create a community home that showcases the community's unique lumber products while bringing tourism into the town. Community members trade off caring for the house, which is made of locally-sourced wood and serves as a focal point for renewal and economic stimulation in the region.

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  • Pittsburgh's ‘living building' focuses on eco-friendly construction

    March 20, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Creating sustainable buildings requires rethinking many of the norms in construction and city planning. The Center for Sustainable Landscapes, part of the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received the first Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification. To achieve this, CSL advocated for changes to Pittsburgh’s laws on the use of public water utilities. CSL also had to seek out construction materials that avoided the use of harmful chemicals-a task easier said than done.

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  • Freshwater springs support amazing ecosystems and reflect the health of aquifers humans rely on. What can we do to protect them?

    March 19, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chaves County, New Mexico

    Freshwater springs are an indicator of the health and quality of our groundwater (drinking water), but their conservation is often overlooked in government funding. This article offers a few examples of ongoing efforts to protect them. One of those is the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico that has brought back several endangered species of snails and crustaceans in addition to native grasses as a result of their conservation.

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  • The climate change generation wants to be heard

    March 16, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders, but they aren’t letting age limit activism in the realm of environmental advocacy. The Youth Climate Strike was inspired by Greta Thunberg, a teenage girl in Sweden who stopped going to school on Fridays to protest climate change. The Sunrise Movement promotes environmental organizing among millennials, aiming to support Green New Real type legislation. These movements are rapidly spreading among young people who will have the power to make change.

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  • Why Students of Color Are Stepping Up to Lead Climate Strikes

    March 13, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    An estimated fifty percent of student leaders in climate strikes and protests around the country are students of color, making these movements all the more relatable, accessible, and inclusive. Because communities of color, especially Black and Carribean communities, will likely be most affected by climate change, this new generation is taking action and linking other social issues like LGBTQ rights and gun control.

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  • Scientists use mini-satellites in effort to save the world's coral reefs

    March 11, 2019 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Australia, Cairns, Queensland

    As coral reefs around the world are threatened by warming waters, mini-satellites are collecting images each day from space that put together a more comprehensive picture of the problems. This saves scientists time, energy, and money, and it means resources can be better targeted to the reefs that need the most help.

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  • Adapting to the Anthropocene

    March 07, 2019 |

    Atmos |

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    Response Location: Kiribati

    Around the world, communities are creating new technologies, processes, and relationships to the land in an effort to adapt to the changing climate. From the I-Kiribati using new hydroponic systems to grow food amidst rising sea levels, to farmers in Telangana using sustainable greenhouse technology, to the use of solar panels on Indigenous lands like Little Buffalo, those that depend on the land the most are having to adapt first. Underscoring each response is a collaborative, collective resilience.

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  • This new neighborhood in Amsterdam is made of floating houses

    March 04, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    A community in North Amsterdam tackles the issue of rising water levels head on by building homes that can float. The houses are built to include solar energy grids using blockchain so neighbors can share electricity, and the structures rise and fall with the ebbs and flows of flooding.

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  • Farmers in Uttarakhand Look to the Past to Benefit the Future

    March 02, 2019 |

    Earth Journalism Network |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

    Mountains are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and a mountain city in India is finding sustainable solutions in traditional agriculture. Women overwhelmingly make up the farming workforce in Uttarakhand and are using a number of ways to combat the effects of the temperature increase. These solutions include bringing back an ancient grain, finger millet, to appeal to new tastes and dishes, storing seed banks of traditional varieties, and opening a cafe serving local food using the ancient grains to attract outside visitors.

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  • Scientists just figured out how to turn CO2 back into coal

    February 28, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria

    Researchers in Australia have discovered a way to capture CO2 from the air and turn it back into solid carbon. The new method uses liquid metal and electricity to process the CO2 and store it at room temperature – something that until now had not been possible. Scientists say it shows potential for large scale use – in combination with sustainable energy – as the world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change.

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