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Here's What Investing in Economic Justice Looks Like

Oscar Perry Abello

September 28, 2018 |

Next City |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

Hope Credit Union has a mission: serving mostly black, marginalized communities in the South whose capital was historically displaced through slavery. In 2017, the credit union gave out $100 million in loans. ‘That total includes 61 business loans, 2,825 consumer loans, and 287 home mortgages, of which 87 percent went to first-time homebuyers.”

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320,000 High Schoolers to Get Free Water Bottles. The Goal? 54 Million Fewer Single-Use Drinks

James Barron

September 23, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

S’Well, the namesake of trendy water bottles, was founded on the environmental principle of reducing single-use plastic bottles throughout the world. As part of their mission, the company is donating a water bottle to every New York City high school student in order to promote this environmental awareness.

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The town that gave the world Spam is proud to be ‘autism-friendly'

Amy Ellis Nutt

September 23, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Minnesota

In order to reduce autism stigma, the city of Austin, Minn., became an autism-friendly town. A system was created to label businesses as autism-friendly, if they implement specific requirements that reduce autism triggers like lowering the lights and diminishing loud noises, among others. Employees must also go through educational training's. So far, 15 businesses are designated as autism-friendly. The move, was “a grass-roots effort to improve our community. “Having this autism-friendly movement — it’s incredible to have people who want to understand.”

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Will More Logging Ease Wildfires? Canada Holds Answers

Nate Hegyi

September 20, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada

As regions look for solutions to fight wildfires in the midst of climate change, some call for logging companies to take greater responsibility. While the argument is not new that less trees means less fires, it's the smaller logging companies that are taking the biggest actions focusing their efforts on removing smaller logs despite potential impact to profits.

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The Movement for Urban Tree Expansion Is Growing

Maria Dolan

September 18, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Austin, Texas and King County, Washington are both participating in a new experiment by non-profit City Forest Credits (CFC) that uses creative financing to fund green spaces and tree-planting in cities. More specifically, CFC is piloting a new way that private entities can "offset their carbon emissions by buying credits for tree planting or preservation." Although the work is costly at the beginning, organizers hope the public benefits of more urban trees will make the program a worthy investment.

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Is this the greenest outdoor shop in the country?

Shawnté Salabert

September 14, 2018 |

Outside Business Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Pack Rat Outdoor Center, an outdoor retailer in Arkansas, is making their mark in the fight for sustainable practices. Through efforts to recycle, compost and upcycle materials, the store sends less to a landfill than it does to recycling centers. The efforts have been so successful thus far that even community members are joining in and becoming more active in sustainable practices and education.

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A road full of bottlenecks: Dutch cycle path is made of plastic waste

Daniel Boffey

September 13, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Zwolle

The first bicycle path made of recycled plastic opened in the Netherlands and the inventors see it as a way to prove a concept that could be adapted more widely to roadways as Europe works to eliminate plastic waste. The path has sensors to monitor its performance and the amount of traffic that uses it, as well as a design that drains rainwater and allows cables and utility pipes to be installed inside. A second path is under construction in another city and possibly in Rotterdam.

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Moving Meat

Nina Sparling

September 12, 2018 |

Urban Omnibus |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Eagle Bridge, a small-scale Hudson Valley slaughterhouse, works to bring non-feedlot, regional meats to New York City. While demand for sustainable meat products is growing, competition with national feedlot operations has made setting up distribution systems a challenge.

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Perennial versions of conventional crops offer benefits to the environment — but are they ready for prime time?

Virginia Gewin

September 06, 2018 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Salinas, Kansas

With shifts in climate change and environmental sustainability a concern, historical farming practices have had to shift to accommodate the changes. One practice that is showing promise are the cultivating of perennial crops.

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The Chemical-Free Food Movement Turning Dusty Land Into Fertile Paradise

John Vidal

September 05, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Malawi, Lilongwe

Around the world, farmers are turning to permaculture and agrodiversity to create higher yields than chemical fertilizer while also avoiding the negative effects of conventional farming's focus on monocrop. Although results aren't fully conclusive, evidence does point to the success of low-impact farming strategies.

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