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How Kenya Became the World's Geothermal Powerhouse

Eric Krebs

September 26, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Kenya is leading the world in geothermal electricity generation and infrastructure. The electricity is cheap, reliable, low-carbon, and a part of the country’s plan to industrialize.

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Making a Desk with 10,000 Recycled Chopsticks

Michaela Haas

September 22, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

ChopValue is a B Corp. that sells furniture and other household items made of used, bamboo chopsticks collected from local restaurants. This process keeps chopsticks out of landfills while offering a sustainable alternative to harvesting virgin materials.

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"That goodness can't be measured": how Pallium for Ukraine initiative helps seriously ill Ukrainian children

Natalia Kulidi

September 22, 2022 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

The Pallium for Ukraine initiative organizes evacuations through Polland for seriously ill children and their families in Ukraine. Along the way, and after the journey, the organization provides them with safe places to stay, medicines, and anything else they need.

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In Puerto Rico, Activists Transform Abandoned Land To Build Food Sovereignty

Luis Alexis Rodríguez Cruz

September 19, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico, Ponce

The community in Ponce, Puerto Rico, reclaimed a neglected, abandoned area by turning it into a community garden and gathering spot they call El Huerto Urbano del Callejón Trujillo. The garden supplies food to the community and gives people a place to learn about agriculture.

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How The Twin Cities Is Making Transit Accessible To Immigrants And Refugees

Henry Pan

September 16, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The International Institute of Minnesota’s Bus Buddies program pairs volunteers with new Americans who need help navigating the Metro Transit system because it is run primarily in English. Volunteers take those in need of assistance on a ride to the place they need to get to so they can learn the route.

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Cities Are Tapping Residents to Study Climate Change Impacts

Sarah Amandolare

September 15, 2022 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Harlem, New York

The Harlem Heat Project collected data on heat and humidity from citizen scientists with sensors in their apartments. They used that data to show how external factors impact indoor temperatures and indoor heat waves to advocate for improved electricity-bill relief and cooling centers.

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Mitigating Environmental Degradation through Collecting Plastics

Violah Natukunda

September 14, 2022 |

Royal FM |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

An initiative in Kigali, Rwanda, pays locals to collect plastic and glass waste to be sold for recycling. The initiative provides income for unemployed youth and women while helping clean up the city and reduce waste.

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How Kenyans help themselves and the planet by saving mangrove trees

Geoffrey Kamadi

September 14, 2022 |

Science News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

In Kenya, the Mikoko Pamoja project promotes the preservation and restoration of mangrove forests by selling carbon offset credits. The revenue is used to improve local villages by providing things like water, healthcare, and education.

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This German village managed to go off grid and become energy self-sufficient

Anne-Sophie Brandlin

September 09, 2022 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany, Feldheim, Brandenburg

Feldheim, Germany, built an entirely self-sufficient, decentralized energy grid with funding from residents, the European Union, and the state. They produce their energy with wind turbines, a solar farm, and agricultural waste.

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Climate Change Is Ravaging the Colorado River. There's a Model to Avert the Worst.

Henry Fountain

September 05, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Yakama Nation, United States, Yakima, Washington

Several years of collaboration and compromise between many stakeholders led to the creation of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan to better manage the river's water supply over the next 30 years.

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