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Cuba, N.M., schools overcome big digital divide using Starlink

Reyes Mata III

June 06, 2024 |

Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Navajo Mountain, United States, Cuba, New Mexico

While not without challenges, Starlink, a satellite technology company, played a pivotal role in bringing internet service to rural communities around the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Community members, the Cuba Independent School District, tribal councils, and Starlink worked together to install widespread internet connectivity, which has improved academic performance for their rural students.

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First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts

Phil McKenna

June 04, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Framingham, Massachusetts

A utility company in Framingham, Massachusetts, worked with climate advocates to build a unique geothermal heating and cooling project that spans a whole neighborhood. A group of residential and commercial buildings share the infrastructure necessary to harness stable underground temperatures for heating and cooling, which reduces their greenhouse gas emissions and energy bills.

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Researchers race to keep up with improving AI voice clones — and prevent scams

Ulaa Kuziez Elaine Cha

June 04, 2024 |

St. Louis Public Radio |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Researchers are developing a program called DeFake that adds subtle noise distortion to people’s voice recordings to prevent artificial intelligence from learning the voice and creating deep fakes with it.

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A Brave New Generation of Craftspeople in Kashmir

Geetanjali Krishna

June 03, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Pakistan, Kashmir

Commitment to Kashmir (CtoK) incubates small cohorts of young craftspeople, providing financial resources, technology support, and mentorship to support the growth of their craft enterprises. Since its founding in 2010, CtoK has helped 37 people establish businesses within and despite the myriad challenges that exist in a conflict zone.

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Can AI Help Cut Plastic Waste From the Food System?

Lisa Held

June 03, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The new Global Plastics AI Policy Tool, developed by plastic waste and ecology experts, uses machine learning to predict how policy interventions like capping production and investing in recycling infrastructure would reduce plastic pollution by 2050. It could be of particular use as countries work on an international, legally binding treaty to address the plastic crisis.

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St. Paul Public Schools go big on geothermal energy, using the earth to heat and cool buildings

Andrew Hazzard

May 31, 2024 |

Sahan Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

Public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, are installing geothermal systems to heat and cool buildings with energy harnessed from underground temperatures. The efficient, affordable energy source allows them to keep school buildings at a comfortable temperature during the increasingly warmer summer months.

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Daytona considering free rides in Midtown via systems that use electric vehicles

Susan Wright

May 31, 2024 |

Daytona Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

Two transportation companies, Freebie and Slidr, are teaming up with towns in Florida to provide free, on-demand shuttle services with electric vehicles. The app-based system helps bolster transit networks and fill gaps in services.

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Community solar developers look to artificial intelligence to help manage subscribers and advance equity

Kari Lydersen

May 29, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Artificial intelligence tools are helping the solar energy company Solstice better serve community solar subscribers and make projects more inclusive for low-income households. The tools use data to predict when subscribers might be facing problems that will likely lead to them leaving the project, such as delays or billing confusion, and vet subscribers based on whether they are likely to pay their bills instead of using their credit scores.

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To Improve Fish Welfare, a Startup Blends AI With an Ancient Japanese Fishing Method

Grace Hussain

May 24, 2024 |

Sentient |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The California-based tech startup Shinkei is combining artificial intelligence with an ancient Japanese method called Ike Jime to kill fish quickly with less pain. Alongside improved fish welfare, the method cuts down waste by keeping the fish fresher for longer.

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Want to See Community Solar Done Right? A Project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Can Serve as a Model

Dan Gearino

May 23, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, L'Anse, Michigan

A community solar project in a rural Michigan town is making energy more affordable for low-to-moderate-income households. Fifty community members and organizations subscribed to receive energy from and support the construction of a solar array. As a result, their electricity bills are about $300 cheaper each year, and the local utility reported fewer late payments.

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