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  • Where sun pays the bills: how a village in India is testing the limits of solar power

    Aishwarya Jagani

    August 17, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: India, Modhera

    Thanks to a government-funded electrification project, Modhera is the first solar-powered village in India, and as a result, nearly all of the residents pay nothing for electricity. Instead, they earn money from selling unused power back to the grid.

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  • A 'Cool Roof' Can Help You Beat The Heat — And Save Money

    Erin Stone

    August 17, 2023 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Cool roofs — or roofs that are bright white, reflect sunlight, and radiate heat instead of absorbing it — can help keep indoor temperatures lower and reduce the urban heat island effect.

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  • A Community-Led Approach to Stopping Flooding Expands

    Maia McDonald Katrina Pham

    August 10, 2023 |

    Borderless Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    The Center for Neighborhood Technology’s RainReady program is creating flood mitigation projects most suitable for Illinois communities in need by ensuring community members have input. The program designs nature-based solutions, like widening creeks and installing rain gardens, based on demographics and flood data. And community committees are involved throughout.

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  • Are Cooling Materials A Solution To Fight Urban Heat?

    Erin Stone

    July 27, 2023 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A neighborhood group and a roofing company in Los Angeles, California, painted streets, parking lots, and a schoolyard with a “cool pavement” coating that reflects the heat from the sun. The coating keeping the surface cooler and providing relief from the urban heat island effect.

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  • Bengal banana farmers bask in sunshine

    Diwash Gahatraj

    July 24, 2023 |

    Village Square |

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    Response Location: India, Birbhum, West Bengal

    Farmers in West Bengal, India, are swapping rice for bananas to save on expenses and labor and adapt to increasingly erratic monsoons and rainfall impacting yields. The farmers use solar panels and drip irrigation setups funded by the state government to reduce emissions and minimize water loss, as bananas require a lot of water.

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  • One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology

    Isabella O'Malley Michael Phillis

    July 23, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States

    In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act uses tax credits to encourage the adaptation of and investment in renewable energy across the country.

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  • Can Permitting Barriers Be Overcome to Accelerate Clean Energy?

    Ethan Brown Mikaela Gonzalez Hallie Cordingley Mo Polyak

    July 21, 2023 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States

    Permitting is an important, and mandatory, part of new development projects in clean energy and forest management to ensure compliance with various regulations relating to the environment and land use. It also gives communities a chance to be heard during public comment. But the process is so lengthy that it can halt projects for years.

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  • Solar Industry Trainees Install Money-Saving Panels on Two Petworth Homes

    Kayla Benjamin

    July 19, 2023 |

    The Washington Informer |

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    Response Location: United States, Petworth, Washington

    Run by a nonprofit dedicated to creating economic development opportunities in underserved communities, the Solar Works DC training program provides people interested in entering the solar industry with certifications. The trainees are paid and spend up to seven weeks learning in the classroom and on the job.

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  • This woman-led philanthropy is cutting billionaires out of climate funding decisions

    Jessica Kutz

    July 14, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Fund for Frontline Power directs philanthropy funding to grassroots environmental justice organizations through grants. Thirteen environmental justice leaders, who are mostly women of color, organize the fund and ensure the community leaders are the ones who decide how the grant money is used once it is awarded.

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  • Can a City Feed Itself?

    Peter Yeung

    July 06, 2023 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In Paris, building-based agriculture, like rooftop gardens, allows for the production of nutritious food close to where they will be eaten. The practice helps eliminate carbon emissions, improve food security, and improve climate resilience.

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