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Half-marathon in UK bans plastic water bottles

Katherine Martinko

September 12, 2018 |

TreeHugger |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Greenwich, Greater London

Marathons can serve many purposes that have positive impacts on communities. However, they can also lead an influx of discarded water bottles along the running route. For a Greenwich half-marathon, organizers are attempting to change this by banning plastic bottles and enforcing the use of Ooho water pouches that are both edible and biodegradable.

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A health care policy that puts the ending first

Joanne Kenen

September 12, 2018 |

Politico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Torrance, California

The Medicare system is struggling with rising costs and a rapidly aging population, but one solution to the issue might be to encourage people to lay out end-of-life plans and wishes before a health crisis. The Providence St. Joseph health care system is piloting an effort to do just that, working through the barriers to end-of-life planning with financial incentives, comprehensive data, and targeted efforts to make advanced directives, also known as living wills, more common. So far, the initiative has seen "slightly more than 13 percent [of patients] complete [and record] an advance directive."

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Kyrgyzstan wants transparency to curb corruption

Nicolas Zahn

September 11, 2018 |

GovInsider |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is using technology to tackle corruption and reduce costs. The country is centralizing and digitizing government services with help from Estonia. It is also using biometrics in elections to reduce the chances of rigged ballots and build public trust.

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App makes it possible for vision-impaired people to see into space

Jessica Hinchliffe

September 11, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Australia, Brisbane

A new app provides a way for visually impaired people to see into space. Using sound and vibration, the app Astreos provides the location and information about heavenly bodies in the night sky.

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Kentucky town's energy transition shows ‘you can do this stuff anywhere'

Elizabeth McGowan

September 10, 2018 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Benham, Kentucky

Benham may not be the first city to come to mind when thinking about clean energy advancements, but the small Kentucky city has made great strides in recent years to switch to solar energy. Hoping to reduce the cost of electric bills and simultaneously keep the lights on at the local coal museum, this transition could act as a learning opportunity for similar towns and regions.

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Bicycle Ambulances Helped Cut the Malaria Death Rate in Zambia by 96 Percent

Kaleigh Rogers

September 10, 2018 |

Motherboard |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Zambia

The effectiveness of so much medical care hinges on response time, but many rural communities in Zambia are a significant distance away from a provider. A project using ambulance bicycles got patients to care much quicker and significantly reduced deaths from the symptoms of malaria.

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A new use for Google Maps: calculating a city's carbon footprint

Adele Peters

September 10, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Founded by Google, the Environmental Insights Explorer is an online tool that shows the amount of emissions being released from city structures and transportation. Although still being tested, the tool guides cities towards ways to reduce their carbon footprint and better increase sustainability efforts.

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Virtual reality a 'game changer' for treating addiction

Bridget Rollason

September 09, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

An Australian research institute is using virtual reality to help gambling addicts and other people with addictions. By placing patients in virtual reality situations they may have address in real life, the program allows patients to practice confronting triggers. The program allows doctors and health professionals to diagnose and treat metal health disorders without putting patients in a high risk environment.

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This startup is trying to beam cheap internet into low-income communities

Eillie Anzilotti

September 07, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Starry is a Boston-based internet provider that uses a “hub-and-spoke” model to beam 5G internet into receptors in people’s homes to decrease the cost of internet. Beyond this creative use of technology, the company is also providing its less costly internet services to affordable housing developments in Boston and around the country. By working with Related Companies, a developer that owns over 45,000 affordable housing units, Starry is helping close the digital divide.

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New bracelet program to help locate those with dementia who go missing

Mary Plummer

September 06, 2018 |

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

People with dementia and autism are at risk of wandering away from caretakers and becoming lost. Los Angeles County started a program that uses bracelets which can be tracked from the ground and by helicopter.

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