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23 September 2020
Watford City, North Dakota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
North Dakota is using some of its COVID-19 pandemic relief funds to plug 239 abandoned oil wells and reclaim 2,000 acres of lands. Abandoned wells can contaminate groundwater and leak methane that is hazardous to huma...
2 September 2020
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Indigenous communities in Louisiana are working with scientists to restore wetland ecosystems and protect tribal mounds along the Gulf Coast through backfilling projects. Depleted oil wells and canals in the area are ...
13 August 2020
Montana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Abandoned oil wells in Montana leak thousands of metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions every year, so the Well Done Foundation is working to plug up those wells. In about a year, the foundation plugged its first thr...
30 May 2020
Alaska, United States
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1500-3000 Words
To the Gwich’in Athabascan people living inside the Arctic Circle in Alaska, the decades-long fight against oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) represents more than an environmental struggle: I...
27 April 2020
Georgetown, Texas, United States
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800-1500 Words
West Texas, traditionally known for its oil business, has become a thriving home for wind energy. Beyond political ideology, wind power as a form of renewable energy is thriving for economic reasons, as it can be more...
21 April 2020
Norway
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1500-3000 Words
Norway provides financial incentives for its citizens to transition to electric vehicles. The strategy is working—electric vehicles are responsible for 40 percent of new car sales, compared to 2 percent in the United ...
13 March 2020
Kapawi, Ecuador
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800-1500 Words
The Kara Solar Foundation is looking to connect indigenous communities in Achuar territory in Ecuador to learn about solar power as an alternative to oil. By building solar-powered canoes, they can replace vessels tha...
31 January 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
Arizona has the second most-polluted air of any state in America, but local government leaders are championing the Cleaner Trucks Initiative as one tool to improve air quality. The city of Phoenix received $1 million ...
31 January 2020
Denver, Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
Since 2007, Protect Our Winters (POW) has engaged outdoor athletes to advocate for climate change. They believe in “imperfect advocacy,” in which they focus on corporate polluters whose habits can create larger-scale ...
22 January 2020
Munich, Germany
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
In an effort to get back to the roots of climate change, Plants for the Planet and other international initiatives plant millions of trees each year to help capture the massive amounts of carbon being released into th...
14 December 2019
Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
In former Colorado mining towns, solar energy programs in high schools are introducing students to new types of job opportunities and helping schools save money on energy costs.
25 October 2019
London, United Kingdom
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800-1500 Words
The United Kingdom has started cracking down on high-emission vehicle drivers by creating restricted zones that fine drivers of cars that emit a designated amount of pollution into the air; the carbon emissions in thi...
4 October 2019
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
Enrolling administrators and financial planners in sustainable projects takes proving that investments pay for themselves. With the help of pressure from students and faculty, Penn State Universities administrators ha...
2 October 2019
Alberta, Canada
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Alberta, Canada is a place that historically has had a close relationship with oil and gas. But as renewable energy surges into the market, these industries become more and more precarious. This article talks to a ran...
BBC
Christine Ro
17 September 2019
London, United Kingdom
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800-1500 Words
Climate Perks is a program that encourages employees to avoid air travel and choose lower carbon-options for their personal travel. It is part of a trend of initiatives from businesses that incentivize slower travel a...
16 September 2019
Denver, Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
At both the individual and corporate levels, action is being taken to eliminate the use of plastics. While many people have turned their attention to decreasing their own use of single-use plastics, many say that’s no...
13 September 2019
Permian Basin, New Mexico, United States
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800-1500 Words
In New Mexico's Permian Basin, controversial fracking operations are taking steps to reduce water usage and save money. Now, Devon Energy operates eight water treatment facilities in the area and reuses about 80% of i...
16 August 2019
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
Because of a collaborative effort between a high school cross country team and Chispa, an environmental advocacy group, Arizona’s Phoenix Union High School District has bought its first electric school bus. While near...
10 August 2019
Norway
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1500-3000 Words
Norway has been able to have a productive relationship with oil companies, while, at the same time, retain control over resource development and grow its resource revenue. Through the country’s culture of local contro...
10 August 2019
Sheridan, Wyoming, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Since Wyoming passed legislation in 2018 requiring all grade levels to teach computer science curriculum by 2022, teachers have spent significant time outside of work getting themselves up to speed. The idea is that t...
10 August 2019
Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia
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Under 800 Words
In the wake of a massive natural gas extraction project by Chevron, the Australian government asked the oil behemoth to bury as much as 4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, which would otherwise be released into t...
8 August 2019
Zurich, Switzerland
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Under 800 Words
A company based in Zurich pulls carbon dioxide from the air and turns it in to stone -- and you can subscribe to their services. The subscription program through Climeworks allows customers to sign up for different pr...
AZ Central
Priscilla Totiyapungprasert
29 July 2019
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Grassroots organization can generate change in carbon emissions practices at the community level. In Phoenix, the Chispa nonprofit organization that promotes environmental and social justice, is working to get schools...
1 July 2019
Switzerland
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1500-3000 Words
A collaboration between an oil company, a Harvard professor and California lawmakers has resulted in the creation of a large-scale energy plant. While there are still goals yet to be me, this plant is capable of captu...
Energy News Network
Elizabeth McGowan
20 June 2019
Union Hill, Virginia, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A small town in Virginia has been divided over whether or not they should allow a compressor station to be built, so to help mend this rift, a local non-profit brought community members together for a weeklong solar b...
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