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  • How This New App Can Teach You About Forgotten Histories

    December 31, 2020 |

    Plea for the Fifth |

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    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    The Staten Island African American Heritage Tour is a website and mobile app that offers virtual tours of Staten Island’s Black History, which was oftentimes intentionally erased from the city's historical accounts. The tours are based on genealogical and historical investigations and the app was tested by local students for user-friendliness. The students were empowered to learn about their own histories and reported that their knowledge of local histories expanded. Five days after the website launched, before the app was public, there were already hundreds of local and international unique users.

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  • These Cities Tried to Tackle Disinvestment. Here Are Lessons From What Happened.

    December 30, 2020 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States

    Various government policies and programs have been implemented in Black communities facing urban decline but not all of them have been completely successful. Initiatives included: Expanding public transportation, refining tax codes, providing incentives for corporations, and supporting small businesses. The ideas yielded some results but also led to unintended negative consequences.

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  • New York's Real Climate Challenge: Fixing Its Aging Buildings

    December 29, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A housing project in Brooklyn is taking nine apartment buildings and retrofitting them to be more sustainable and cut carbon emissions. Casa Pasiva is a $20 million project that aims to reduce heating and cooling costs because of updated machinery and thick exteriors that will improve air quality. Funding for these types of initiatives is not always certain, but a collaboration between a developer and a nonprofit, with some city financing, made this first-of-a-kind green building renovation in New York possible.

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  • The marathon: How Ontario succeeded in former GM plant's redevelopment this time

    December 29, 2020 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Ontario, Ohio

    The city of Ontario, Ohio, redeveloped the site of a former General Motors plant in an endeavor to bring back jobs. Extensive cleanup, construction, and collective action resulted in a clean facility and a bright future. The site will soon be home to the first new tenant: A specialty bags production plant.

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  • When money is running short, print your own

    December 24, 2020 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

    A community currency was introduced to boost the local economy in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts. $133,000 worth of BerkShares, as the currency is known, are in circulation and accepted by small businesses in town. The concept arose from the desire to support “a strong commitment to speak with buying choices.”

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  • Saving mums and their unborn babies

    December 22, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Women who faced difficulty getting to the nearest hospital when they were in labor, organized to raise money to buy a car that could be used as an emergency vehicle. Although having the car has helped significantly with accessing the hospital, it's not a fail-proof system and can be costly for the community to maintain. The state government was impressed with the scheme, however, and has launched an initiative that helps provide financial incentives to drivers for the program.

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  • Could Carbon Dioxide Be Turned Into Jet Fuel?

    December 22, 2020 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Oxford, England

    Scientists at Oxford University have come up with a process that could turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel. The greenhouse gas, which is a major contributor to climate change, is constantly emitted by the aviation industry and this method would allow for that gas to be recycled into a liquid fuel for flights. Scaling the experiment has its challenges, but the process could result in net-zero emissions from airplanes.

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  • The Newest Weapon Against Covid-19: AI That Speed-Reads Faxes

    December 22, 2020 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Contra Costa County, California

    Researchers from Stanford University have developed a software that uses machine-learning algorithms to identify and flag urgent faxes about COVID-19 cases. While the project doesn't have complete accuracy, it has helped overwhelmed and overburdened health care workers at the health department in Contra Costa County, California work more efficiently.

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  • A Clever Strategy to Distribute Covid Aid—With Satellite Data

    December 17, 2020 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: Togo

    To quickly distribute money to poverty-stricken areas in Togo during the coronavirus pandemic, the country's government turned to mobile cash payments. Working with a nonprofit and UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action, Togo established a system of mobile payments to reach 30,000 of Togo’s poorest people who were identified via satellite imagery and image analysis algorithms.

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  • Momentum for ADUs as Caregiving Needs Grow

    December 17, 2020 |

    Minority Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    In parts of California and New York, caregivers are constructing a small, free-standing building on their residential property to better care for loved ones. These structures, known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), have proved to be a popular option, but the costs to implement the small dwelling are not always accessible to all who are interested. To offset the cost, however, a company in San Jose offers prefabricated modular ADUs.

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