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  • A Healthier, More Efficient Way to Cook

    September 29, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Clean cookstoves reduce emissions, use less fuel and cook faster than open fire hearths, offering people in developing countries an affordable way to create a healthier indoor environment. Although "plenty of work remains in raising awareness about indoor air pollution," one nonprofit has already sold over 150,000 cookstoves in India.

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  • Vancouver's Safe Environment for Drug Addicts

    October 27, 2008 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    In the midst of high rates of drug abuse, Vancouver’s city government has instituted harm reduction programs. These include a safe site for drug users, needle exchanges, changes in policing of drug use, and providing measured doses of drugs to users.

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  • Grocery cooperatives help keep small towns alive

    January 14, 2007 |

    The Spokesman-Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Anita, Iowa

    Anita, Iowa faced many of the same challenges as other small towns when the last local grocer closed amid competition with large chains like Costco and Walmart. But when its residents realized the value of a local "mom-and-pop" food purveyor to the town's economy, they created the Anita Grocery Cooperative and a board to oversee it. The Coop marks a testament to collective action, resilience, and sustainable, locally-sourced solutions.

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  • Held together by the strings

    April 03, 2001 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

    Funded by a combination of state grants and private donations, the nonprofit organization, Community MusicWorks, extends the reach and influence of classical music and music education. The nonprofit hosts workshops, lessons, and programs for children in low-income neighborhoods of Providence, RI, with interest in, but limited access to, music programs.

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  • Urban kids dig into science and get friendly with worms

    July 18, 2000 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City’s Apple Seed program gets children who live in the city to experiment, engage with, and learn from nature. The program – which has reached over 4,000 kids in New York Public Schools – teaches children about gardening, photosynthesis, and wildlife through hands-on learning experiences and has shown demonstrable success in higher math and science test scores. This program is part of a larger, nationwide trend toward engaged learning and nature.

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  • Holy alliance: Boston's cop-clergy partnership sees plunge in homicides

    March 12, 2000 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Roxbury, Massachusetts

    Partnerships between police officers and clergy are being credited with dramatically reducing the rate of homicide in Boston, particularly among teens. And it is drawing the attention of officials in larger cities across the United States, all of whom are looking at adopting some portion of the Boston model.

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