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Sustainability Pioneers 6: Rooftop Transition

Kirsi Jansa

September 28, 2016 |

Sustainability Pioneers |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Small scale solar, rooftop solar and solar gardens, have been a small player in the U.S. energy markets until now. The Solarize Allegheny project is working to bring new solar installations to the county, and families are working to transition to clean energy.

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How Hybrid Seeds Could Help The Mountain Gorillas Of Congo

Amy Yee

September 27, 2016 |

NPR |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

As a response to a growing population, farmers have begun encroaching into Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to expand their crop yield. This creates a problem for the endangered great apes that live there, however, as it depletes their food, water and shelter resources. One non-profit is trying to change this landscape by improving farming practices with new seed varieties.

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How Dress for Success Has Outfitted Women for Two Decades

Chavie Lieber

September 27, 2016 |

Racked |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Business clothes are expensive, and this can often be a barrier to low-income professionals. Dress for Success in New York City is a non-profit that collects second-hand business clothing and has high-end stylists on hand to help with fashion choices for clients. The clothes not only help low-income clients get better jobs, but also help improve self-esteem and confidence.

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Public Health England on how brands can 'do more' and why it wants to up its use of digital

Rachel Gee

September 26, 2016 |

Marketing Week |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: England

England is tackling health issues, from smoking and obesity to antimicrobial resistance, through marketing on TV and attractive and community oriented public health campaigns.

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There's a Message for City Planners in Cape Town Plumbing Poll

Ann Babe

September 26, 2016 |

Next City |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape

If you’ve ever been to a music festival, you’ve probably stepped inside a chemical toilet. The blue, plastic toilets, are meant to be temporary. However, in post-Apartheid, Cape Town, they are permanent fixtures for a large population of mostly black, poor residents.

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Earthbags Are Harnessing Soil to House the Nepalese

Temma Ehrenfeld

September 20, 2016 |

Garden Collage |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

In an effort to rebuild after Nepal’s devastating 2015 earthquake, Earthbags have become a growing method of sustainable, affordable construction. These bags are carefully filled with soil, and stacked on one another to build structures like homes and schools. Across the country, officials, local residents, and non-profits like Good Earth Nepal have embraced the method in a grassroots push to rebuild the country for and by themselves.

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Great Falls parking district, rate increase considered

Jenn Rowell

September 20, 2016 |

Great Falls Tribune |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Great Falls, Montana

Great Falls parking system is not properly funded, and there are a number of improvements to parking structures that need to be made. An improvement district is now being proposed that will use the money made from parking meters to be used to fund repairs.

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A tale of 3 cities: LA and NYC outpace Chicago in curbing violence

Jeremy Gorner Annie Sweeney

September 18, 2016 |

Chicago Tribune |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Adjusting some of the strategies police adopted in New York and Los Angeles can help Chicago reduce it homicide rates which is one of the highest in the country. Some strategies which can be adopted in Chicago are to improve the relationships police have with the community and to increase police presence.

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An Innovative Casino Scheme Helps Re-Build a Troubled Industrial City

James Fallows

September 11, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie, Pennsylvania transforms standard casino revenue into community development funds to jumpstart the city's urban and economic planning. An innovative initiative sets aside a percentage of revenue for city-wide development programs including a tech-startup initiative and youth summer jobs program.

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Staying on the Land

JR Logan

September 06, 2016 |

The Taos News |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

A tax break for open space may help protect New Mexico’s farm land from development, preserving generations-old tradition and ownership, while maintaining valuable land for a future agricultural resurgence.

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