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  • Solar milking tech boosts dairy farms in Malawi

    October 10, 2024 |

    SciDev.Net |

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    Following a successful pilot, Malawi’s National Commission for Science and Technology is now expanding use of solar-powered milking devices and water pumping systems, which have improved milk quality and significantly reduced time spent fetching water.

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  • Hotline connects formerly incarcerated people with reentry resources

    October 08, 2024 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, the Recidivism Reduction Call Center connects people who were formerly incarcerated with resources that will help them reenter their communities, like housing options and second chance employers.

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  • Precision agriculture promises rural farmers efficiency, but barriers hold local implementation back

    October 06, 2024 |

    The People-Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    Farmers are transitioning to precision agriculture to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The practice uses technology like artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and soil probes to collect and analyze data so farmers know how to manage specific parts of their fields.

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  • How to build an AC that will get the world through hotter summers

    October 05, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: India, Thane

    Innovators are developing new air conditioning units to keep people cool as temperatures and humidity rise without contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Alongside improved energy efficiency, the new tech focuses on sensing and reducing humidity in real-time and adjusting itself as humidity fluctuates throughout the day.

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  • Le pass Culture, un dispositif qui prend de l'ampleur en Guyane

    October 01, 2024 |

    Guyane 1ère |

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    Response Location: French Guiana

    Le passe Culture permet aux jeunes de participer à des événements culturels et artistiques, tels que des festivals, des concerts et des expositions. L'initiative soutient également des programmes scolaires, notamment des résidences d'artistes et des salons du livre. En 2023, 9 373 jeunes ont utilisé leur passe Culture en Guyane et plus de la moitié des élèves ont bénéficié du programme lors de sorties scolaires.

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  • This Native-Led Group Is Bringing Solar Power to Tribal Lands

    September 30, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Hopi Reservation, United States

    Native Renewables, a Native- and women-led nonprofit, is bringing free, off-grid solar energy systems to homes in the Navajo and Hopi reservations that don’t have access to power. And it’s doing so by training local Indigenous peoples to work in the industry so they can reap the economic benefits of these careers instead of hiring out the work.

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  • From Scooters to Microtransit, Cities Are Embracing Alternatives to Short Car Trips

    September 18, 2024 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Getting to public transportation can be difficult for commuters. Microtransit is easing that burden and reducing emissions by replacing individual car trips. Partnerships between cities and companies ensure shared, on-demand scooters, bikes, or vehicles are available to help people reach public transportation.

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  • All Aboard the Electric School Bus!

    September 16, 2024 |

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    The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program is funding zero-emission, electric school buses and low-emission buses for schools looking to make the switch from diesel.

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  • Why electric restaurants could be the key ingredient for cities trying to ditch fossil fuels

    September 13, 2024 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Whether encouraged by government incentives and regulations, environmental impacts, or business benefits, restaurants are switching to electric cooking appliances like induction cooktops instead of gas-powered options.

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  • Writing within prison walls

    September 12, 2024 |

    John Hopkins Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The American Prison Writing Archive hosts almost 4,000 pieces of writing by people who are incarcerated. It offers a glimpse into the system that is not usually available to the public, a critical outlet for writers, and a social connection to the rest of the world.

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