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Salt Marshes Are Essential Climate Solutions. How Do We Protect Them?

Ethan Brown

February 03, 2023 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Salt marshes are waterlogged areas along the U.S. coastline that absorb carbon by trapping it in layers of sediment and peat. The wetlands also act as buffers against natural disasters.

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Healthy soil can be a climate change solution

Caleigh Wells

February 02, 2023 |

KCRW |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fillmore, California

Regenerative agriculture is slowly spreading across the farming world as a way to improve soil health and combat climate change. The practice is made up of several different methods, like cover cropping and planting a wide range of crops, that make the soil better at capturing carbon while producing quality foods without fertilizers.

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‘Mutual aid' is a radical ideal. Some live its communal spirit.

Cole Sinanian

January 30, 2023 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Community-run mutual-aid groups in Boston are helping neighbors connect and support each other. Volunteers organize and run programs like food pantries, relief fund collections, and connections with lawyers and advocates.

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“It attracted me”: Inside a fellowship for non religious Nigerians

Edikan Umoh

January 29, 2023 |

Minority Africa |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Table Community is a safe online space for Nigerians to have nuanced conversations about religion over virtual meetings, something that is frowned upon by most of society in the country.

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At On-Campus Retirement Communities, Seniors and 'Seniors' Forge Deep Bonds

Sandra Larson

January 26, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tempe, Arizona

University-based retirement communities help to foster intergenerational connections between younger and older generations. Some of these facilities are simply developments near colleges, while others are physically on-campus. Along with building connections, these programs help fight feelings of loneliness among the older population and break down stigmas young people may hold about the elderly.

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Solar keeps rolling out in Wisc., thanks to innovative program

Kari Lydersen

January 26, 2023 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

The Couillard Solar Foundation’s Solar for Good program helps Wisconsin schools and non-profits planning to install a solar array. The program donates about half the solar panels needed. Then organizations can choose to buy the other half from the program to funnel money back into it for future projects.

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From Japan to Brazil: Reforesting the Amazon with the Miyawaki method

Nieves Zúñiga

January 24, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

In Brazil, the Friends of the Amazon Forest Institute is using the Miyawaki method in its reforestation projects to see fast results. The method requires planting several species of native trees randomly in organic soil and then allowing nature to run its course with little-to-no human intervention.

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The healing power of forests

William Kremer Carla Rosch Myra Anubi

January 24, 2023 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom

Forest bathing is the practice of going into the woods and tapping into your senses to calm your mind. It is helping people recover from depression and addiction alongside traditional therapy practices.

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A California town's wastewater is helping it battle drought

Naoki Nitta

January 23, 2023 |

Grist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Healdsburg, California

To comply with federal environmental wastewater discharge regulations, Healdsburg, California, upgraded its wastewater-reclamation facility to purify water enough for reuse. In order to reduce the amount of water discharged into the local river, the city made the purified water free to use for pastures, agriculture, residential use, and non-dairy livestock.

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Seeds of change: Nepal's local crops raise hopes for food security

Mukesh Pokhrel

January 22, 2023 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

In an effort to protect and promote Nepal’s local, or traditional, crops, the Raithane Koseli Ghar initiative gathers and sells the hard-to-find seeds. The initiative also provides support and education to farmers looking to grow them.

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