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  • Sacramento-area experiment could help merge a 'clean' future with viable neighborhoods

    September 08, 2022 |

    Sacramento Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Green Means Go identifies central parts of cities called “Green Zones” and then makes efforts to increase infill housing where services already exist for residents and improve access to alternative, more “green" modes of transportation, and reduce commute times. Less vehicle commuting means fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Out of 28 local jurisdictions, 23 have already adopted Green Zones.

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  • Climate Change Is Ravaging the Colorado River. There's a Model to Avert the Worst.

    September 05, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Yakama Nation, United States, Yakima, Washington

    Several years of collaboration and compromise between many stakeholders led to the creation of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan to better manage the river's water supply over the next 30 years.

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  • Waste Data Center Heat Is Warming Up Dublin Homes. Is It Working?

    August 31, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Ireland, Dublin

    Ireland’s energy efficiency agency, Codema, and Amazon partnered to use waste heat from data centers used for computing needs to heat council buildings and a university campus.

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  • The 9-euro ticket was a success for Germany, research shows. What's next?

    August 30, 2022 |

    The Mayor.eu |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The popular “German 9-euro ticket” was a transportation experiment that allowed people to buy a month-long ticket for local and cross-state public transport on trains, trams and buses for just 9 euros. With about half of the country using the ticket in any given month, it replaced about 10% of car trips and reduced around 1.8 million tons of CO2.

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  • Traditional climate-smart agriculture system ‘Barahnaja' saves the day for Uttarakhand farmers

    August 30, 2022 |

    101 Reporters |

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    Response Location: India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

    The traditional Barahnaja system of cultivation helps protect farmers’ crops from erratic weather conditions and crop failure and guarantees access to multiple food options and nutrition even during unprecedented conditions. The system helps crop diversification, ensures maximal use of land, nutrients and water and allows farmers to achieve year-round self-sustainability without commercial interest.

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  • Bruised South Sudan Employers Figure it Out: Bring Attitude, not Diplomas or Skills, to Job Interviews

    August 26, 2022 |

    TIME of the World |

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    Response Location: South Sudan

    Employers like the St. Partick Clinic in South Sudan are hiring based on attitude and trainability instead of technical skills and knowledge to find employees that are trustworthy and reliable.

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  • How fintechs, nonprofits engage students during incessant ASUU strikes 

    August 24, 2022 |

    AFAS Press |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    TeqProject provides free training for Nigerian students interested in developing skills for the growing tech industry.

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  • Taking Each Person as They Are: Gender-Inclusive Housing Provides Support for LGBTQ+ Students

    August 23, 2022 |

    Pepperdine University Graphic |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Gender-inclusive housing at Occidental College in Los Angeles allows students to live together regardless of gender. This gives transgender and non-binary students the opportunity to choose the living space they are most comfortable with.

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  • Sowing dignity: Vertical Harvest grows produce – and community

    August 22, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    Vertical Harvest is a farm that employs people with disabilities and uses customized employment plans for each person to tailor their work to their strengths and aspirations. The farm was created to address the difficulty people with disabilities can have finding meaningful employment.

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  • How a high-risk California town learned to live with fire

    August 22, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: United States, Topanga, California

    Residents of a California town with a high fire risk collectively increased the fire resistance of their homes through actions like brush removal, landscaping, and renovations.

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