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  • Mapping a fairer future: The open-source movement that's mobilising for climate resilience

    October 21, 2025 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) trains local communities to create and use open-source maps with low-cost tools like drones and mobile apps, enabling them to prepare for and respond to climate disasters. Firefighters used the maps to prevent casualties during a 2021 wildfire in Argentina, and in Kenya maps were used to secure World Bank funding for flood infrastructure improvements.

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  • How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

    October 17, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology allows electric vehicles to send stored battery power back to utilities during peak demand periods. Early pilot programs in Maryland and California have demonstrated reduced grid stress, lower electricity costs, and the potential to transform millions of parked EVs into a distributed energy storage network.

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  • Inside the Colorado factory where AtmosZero is electrifying steam

    October 14, 2025 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    AtmosZero's modular electric heat pump technology replaces gas-fired industrial boilers to produce steam at up to 165°C, demonstrated at New Belgium brewery where it provides 30-40% of steam needs with 200% efficiency, though at higher installation costs and lower efficiency than waste-heat systems.

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  • Behind the Curtains: Inside Nigeria's Shadow Network of Abortion Care

    October 08, 2025 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Komfot Health operates a technology-driven network providing post-abortion care and sexual reproductive health services across Nigeria. The organization trains healthcare providers to address biases, uses a chatbot system for patient triage and connects women to verified medical facilities in six states, acting as intermediaries between women seeking care and trusted healthcare providers. Since launching in 2024, Komfot Health has served over 1,790 women.

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  • The Forest That Proves It: How Sudbury Reclaimed a Moonscape

    October 08, 2025 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: Canada, Sudbury, Ontario

    The Regreening Sudbury Project transformed a lunar-like wasteland into thriving forest through decades of systematic tree planting (10+ million trees), soil amendments, and transparent open-data tracking. This resulted in a 98% reduction in air pollution and 50% recovery of fish populations while creating a replicable model for ecological restoration.

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  • Cross Adapts To Phone-Free School

    September 19, 2025 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Since instituting Yondr pouches, which keep phones locked away during the school day, students at Wilbur Cross High School say they feel more present and social with each other, and the library is even reporting an increase in books checked out compared to years past. But some concerns linger about equity when it comes to completing web-based assignments, particularly for students who don’t have laptops.

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  • The silent surge: How an innovative program at Cleveland Clinic is reaching kids in mental health emergencies — before it's too late

    September 12, 2025 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The Cleveland Clinic’s pediatric emergency room uses iPads loaded with peer-to-peer educational mental health videos from youth who have gone through the emergency room visit and inpatient admission process to help support other young people as they sit in the waiting room. The videos help reduce fear and anxiety, and research shows that peer support for people in crisis can also reduce re-hospitalization rates and promote recovery.

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  • Joint effort assesses landslide and tsunami risks in Alaska's Prince William Sound

    September 12, 2025 |

    Alaska Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Alaska has deployed a state-of-the-art, multi-agency monitoring system at Barry Arm featuring seismic stations, radar, and tidal gauges that can successfully predict tsunami risks after one year of data collection. Working with community businesses allowed the system to adapt operations and demonstrate how real-time landslide detection can provide crucial location data within minutes of an event.

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  • From rain-drenched mountains to Arctic permafrost, Alaska landslides pose hazards

    September 12, 2025 |

    Alaska Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Alaska agencies are coordinating landslide monitoring through multi-agency programs, tribal partnerships, and citizen science apps, which has successfully prevented infrastructure damage (like the $25 million Dalton Highway rerouting that avoided landslide destruction) but faces limitations from funding uncertainty and the vast geographic scale requiring public education as the primary protective measure.

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  • Minecraft Therapy Opens Powerful World for Children and Teens

    September 10, 2025 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Mental health therapists in Colorado and the UK independently developed Minecraft-based therapy sessions during the pandemic when traditional play therapy moved online. Therapists create secure virtual worlds where children and teens can engage in therapeutic activities through gameplay. Those who participate are more animated and engaged, and typically never miss a Minecraft session, unlike traditional therapy.

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