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How A Loan-To-Own Program In San Diego Is Boosting E-Bike Access

Emily Nonko

September 23, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Pedal Ahead provides low-income locals access to e-bikes at no initial cost, while agreeing to ride an average of five miles a day, track and share rides for a study, and secure their own bike insurance. If the participants successfully complete the program after two years, they own the bike. Since its launch, the organization distributed over 400 bicycles across the county.

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You can ban a book, but can you stop teens from finding it online?

Heather Kelly

September 22, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To combat the banned books war and issues with book access, the Books Unbanned program offers free online access to the library’s entire collection for 13-to-21-year-olds. The program has already issued more than 5,100 cards and checked out 20,000 materials. And because the program is funded independently, it can offer books to people out of state.

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Behind the scenes of free and fair elections in New Jersey's Warren County

Jennie Aylward

September 15, 2022 |

CivicStory |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Jersey

To ensure election security, the Board of Elections in Warren County, New Jersey, provides oversight for every step of the voting process, from troubleshooting issues at polling sites on Election Day to reaching out to voters to help them "cure" mistakes made on mail-in ballots. Warren County has not had a recount since 2013, when it upheld the result of a primary election in which the candidates were separated by only 18 votes.

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Technology is changing the face of farming in Egypt

Mohamed Kotb

September 15, 2022 |

Quartz |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Egypt

Agricultural projects in Egypt are launching apps to help farmers get the best yield possible while dealing with the effects of climate change. The apps provide weather forecasts, advice, climate warnings, and connections to buyers.

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ShakeAlert's big test in Santa Rosa earthquake

Lisa M. Krieger

September 14, 2022 |

The Mercury News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The ShakeAlert system uses buried sensors to detect initial earthquake waves and warn residents of the West Coast of the United States to seek cover through cellphone apps.

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Taos Ski Valley, Already B Corp Certified, Is Now Carbon Neutral

Anneka Williams

September 13, 2022 |

Outside |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

Taos Ski Valley, a ski resort in New Mexico, is now CarbonNeutral certified due to practices like reduction of emissions and on-mountain energy use, and investment in carbon offsets.

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Floating Solar Farms Are a Game Changer

Eric Krebs

September 12, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Portugal

Solar panels that float on water are used to generate electricity instead of taking up space for solar farms on land.

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They lost their chance at education once. Then it came knocking on their doors

Ishaka Mohammed Farid Suleiman

September 09, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Rafin-Guza, Kaduna

The Yasmin El-rufai Foundation's Women Literacy Programme offers training and instruction to women who have not had the opportunity to pursue a formal education. Each cohort completes 13 months of coursework to support literacy, numeracy, oral English, public speaking, civics, and information and computer technology.

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How Japan Won its ‘Traffic War'

David Zipper

September 06, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

Fewer than 3,000 people died in Japanese car crashes in 2021, compared to almost 43,000 in the United States. This is due to introducing initiatives like the Shinkansen, the world’s first bullet train, which is safer, quicker, and oftentimes more accessible than traditional cars, thus eliminating the need for residents to drive themselves.

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The hospital train helping Ukraine's sick and wounded

Amandas Og

September 04, 2022 |

Al Jazeera |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

In Ukraine, Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, operates a specialized train service to transport patients from hospitals in battle-torn areas of the country to facilities in safer regions. The train, which is outfitted with beds, generators for medical equipment, and an intensive care unit, has evacuated more than 1,000 people in critical need of treatment so far, including those with war-related injuries as well as chronic health concerns.

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