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Climate Change-Ready Rice Keeps Farmers' Fields Fertile

Amy Yee

June 04, 2015 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

Soil in Bangladesh is becoming increasingly saline and infertile due to climate change. Bangladeshi farmers have begun using a saline-tolerant rice seed in order to produce an abundant crop despite salty soil.

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A College in Maine That Tackles Climate Change, One Class at a Time

Diane Cardwell

June 30, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Bar Harbor, Maine

As institutions look for ways to fight climate change, the College of the Atlantic has made the search for solutions a central part of its curriculum.

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Bump, Tumble, Go Faster! In Egypt, Roller Derby Is Real Life

Declan Walsh

December 28, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

For young women in Egypt, outlets for their frustrations can be extremely limited under a political climate that oppresses freedom of expression, and in a culture where sexual harassment is rampant and systemic. The Cairo women's roller derby team is providing a welcome opportunity to vet physical energy, strengthen the bonds of sisterhood, and empower a diverse range of women through sport.

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Colorado's first-in-the-nation outdoor MBA program is hitting its stride just as the industry needs it to

Jason Blevins

February 12, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

In 2018, Western Colorado University became the first school in the United States to offer an outdoor-industry MBA degree. The nascent program offers students a deep dive into many aspects of industry leadership -- sustainability, diversity, public lands, climate, global trade and supply-chain management, among other topics.

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Climate Change Can Be Reversed by Turning Air Into Gasoline

Robinson Meyer

June 07, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Squamish, British Columbia

A professor at Harvard may be on the path to being able to transform carbon dioxide into useable fuel, thus changing the game for the rapidly warming planet. By leveraging already existing technology, the professor and his company Carbon Engineering have already piloted the methodology and are looking for ways to scale-up production.

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Teaching global warming in a charged political climate

Caroline Preston

July 06, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Piedmont, Oklahoma

According to a recent survey, 86 percent of U.S. teachers believe climate change should be taught in school. Despite political resistance and a lack of state standards, teachers in traditionally blue and red states are incorporating climate change curriculum into their classrooms. Online materials and post-grad professional development opportunities help fill the gaps.

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The Good Shepherds

Juhie Bhatia

April 13, 2017 |

Ms. Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Aceh

To help create change in her community and spur action to fighting against climate change, one woman turned to religion. Nana Firman, who is Muslim, found that when locals in an Indonesia region wouldn't take part in sustainable recovery efforts after being hit by a tsunami, her greatest resource became the Quran, which she utilized in her attempt to communicate the importance of environmental change. This strategy of using religion to promote environmentally sound choices has been successful internationally now and continues to grow.

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Malawian Farmers Adapt in the Face of Climate Change

Deogracias Benjamin Kalima

August 31, 2017 |

Earth Island |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Malawi, Lunzu

Malawian farmers have been hit hard by climate change over the last two farming seasons, and have thus seen a drop in agricultural production. To combat these losses, agriculture experts have begun implementing climate-smart farming practices that allow them to "sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience (adaptation), reduce greenhouse gas emissions where possible, and help with achievement of national food security and development goals" according to the Food and Agricultural Organization.

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To safeguard their future, Pacific Islanders look to the past

Maria Gallucci

January 07, 2020 |

Grist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Micronesia, Yap

Canoes have long been used to navigate the seas, but navigators in the state of Yap in Micronesia are making modifications to the practice to make it more efficient and climate-thinking forward. The canoes, which run on biodiesel produced from coconuts and come equipped with solar panels, are helping to fill a gap for providing resources to isolated communites and also help decrease the complete reliance on trans-ocean freighters.

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Instead Of Water Fights, This Ga. Water Agency Shares Its Supply

Molly Samuel

July 28, 2017 |

WABE |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fayette, Georgia

Water wars have become a norm throughout the United States as droughts become more prominent due to climate change. By releasing more water back into the environment than required to by law, however, Fayette County has become a model for how lack of greediness and push for collaboration benefits not only the environment but also people and industries.

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