Denník N
4 November 2019
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Genk, Belgium
Genk, Belgium is a prime example of how Slovakia can transition to a post-industrial and greener future. The city "bet on innovation and creativity" to bring back jobs and persuade youth to remain in the area. Genk built a center for green energy research, invested in startups within the field of green economics, supported art installations and focused on providing classes and retraining to help miners switch careers.
http://www.cgdev.org/blog/7-hopeful-climate-stories-around-globe
Jonah Busch
Center for Global Development
20 April 2015
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Evidence continues to build that humans are contributing to a climate change issue that is nothing but bad news for the planet. Hopeful stories from seven countries, including India, Indonesia, and China, show that efforts to combat climate change might finally be working.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2015/0125/Africa-s-quiet-solar-revolution
Lorena Galliot
Christian Science Monitor
25 January 2015
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Electricity is hard to come by in much of Africa. Now, skipping over the fossil fuel age, solar panels are bringing a cheap form of electricity to the continent.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/a-light-in-india
David Bornstein
The New York Times
10 January 2011
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Access to electricity in India takes a huge economic, educational, and health-related toll. A small company called Husk Power Systems has created an innovative system that is turning rice husks into electricity and illuminating India’s poorest state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/opinion/bill-gates-cant-build-a-toilet.html
Jason Kass
The New York Times
18 November 2013
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Ecological toilets that use natural composting to break down waste are simple to construct, waterless and are easy to fix. But as philanthropists are finding, getting these to those that need it most is harder than anticipated.
http://www.journalismwithoutwalls.com/kenya2013/?p=635
Dipti Kumar
Michael Ruiz
Ansa Varughese
Journalism Without Walls
3 February 2013
Video / 3-5 Minutes
In order to hunt for the oldest fossils in Africa, scientists needed to produce alternative forms of energy to allow them to live in these desert regions. One such project is the gasifier, which turns discarded doum palm nuts into energy.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/04/kalamazoo-the-promise-save-american-cities-105366.html#.VYmmCflViko
Cassie Walker Burke
Politico
3 April 2014
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Huge numbers of students lack the chance to go to college because of financial problems. Recently, Kalamazoo schools received more funding allowing them to have the chance to help and pay for students to then go to college and receive a higher education.
http://thetyee.ca/News/2014/09/29/Fix-Climate-Hawaii
Geoff Dembicki
The Tyee
29 September 2014
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Amidst a world struggling with smart ways to confront climate change, Hawaii's 2050 Plan for sustainability is working to be a model for the rest of the world. So far, it is on it's way to being a leader in solar energy, with Honolulu having the most "solar panels per capita than any other North American city," and the state is working to produce more food locally, as well.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/01/busted_unions_and_broken_promi.html
Daniel Simmons-Ritchie
PennLive
12 January 2015
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York schools are considering changing public schools into charter schools, following the example of New Orleans and Michigan, in order to help their crumbling school system. The privatization of these schools can help the facilities become more financially stable, in turn preventing school closures and instability for their students.
http://ensia.com/features/climate-change-mitigations-best-kept-secret
Jim Motavalli
Ensia
6 January 2015
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The breakdown of the ozone layer is one of the most well-known effects of climate change. Citizens enact different ways to protect the atmosphere from a build up of methane gas.
http://www.fayobserver.com/article/20140222/News/302229724
Greg Barnes
Fayetteville Observer
22 February 2014
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Civic leaders in the U.S. struggle to effectively help their distressed neighborhoods. East Lake, Atlanta, created a replicable model that mixes residents of differing socio-economic status, and focuses on education and health in the area.
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