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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 |

Over 15 Minutes

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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Amid An Intense Election Cycle, An Initiative Made Voting Easy For Nigeria's Senior Citizens

Yusuf Adua

July 17, 2023 |

The Solutions Paper |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

To encourage older people to vote amid targeted intimidation and harassment, Age Nigeria Foundation held regular seminars built around political education and also provided emotional support through daily phone calls and access to psychologists. The organization also covered the cost of transportation to the polls, allowing senior citizens who had been hesitant to vote to cast their ballots.

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Tracka, the initiative tackling corruption in Nigeria's public sector

Mohammed Taoheed

July 13, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kawu, Niger

In an effort to fight government corruption, an initiative called Tracka monitors public spending allocations and holds town hall meetings in communities across Nigeria to educate residents about the budgeting process. The organization has engaged 967 communities and helped hold officials accountable for projects that were funded but never completed, such as an electricity substation in Kawu.

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Oregon Wants to Register Medicaid Recipients to Vote. Will Biden Officials Allow It?

Alex Burness

July 11, 2023 |

Bolts |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

Oregon was the first state to implement automatic voter registration, which allows government agencies such as the DMV to share residents’ information with election officials. Roughly 94 percent of eligible residents are now registered to vote, and the state hopes to expand its approach to Medicaid recipients, but federal regulations may complicate that process.

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The River Walk transformed San Antonio. Could Panther Island do the same for Fort Worth?

Haley Samsel

July 09, 2023 |

Fort Worth Report |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

A grassroots campaign to build out a river walk with walkable commercial and residential districts boosted economic development while improving flood control in San Antonio, Texas.

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How NYC students are turning the trauma of gun violence into action

Julian Shen-Berro

July 05, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In the wake of violent incidents, administrators at two Brooklyn schools gave students space and agency to organize rallies and events protesting gun violence. Students at Williamsburg Charter High School gathered roughly 4,000 signatures in their petition for improved prevention programs.

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These climate advocates don't care about your carbon footprint. They care about whether you vote.

Claire Elise Thompson

July 05, 2023 |

Grist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In an effort to fix the climate movement’s voter turnout problem, the Environmental Voter Project’s 6,000 volunteers use behavioral and data science in their outreach campaigns to encourage environmentalists to become consistent voters so the issues they care about are prioritized by politicians.

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The race to put Indigenous land on the map

Liani MK

June 20, 2023 |

Rest of World |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Malaysia, Sarawak

Organizations like the Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak combine oral history interviews, GPS data, and GIS software to create visual maps of Indigenous lands in danger of being encroached on. While court cases around land rights are still ongoing, Indigenous people trained in the data collection say the mapping process has helped empower them and made them feel involved in protecting their communities’ rights.

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Can e-voting revolutionize Nigeria's democracy? Lessons from FUOYE campus elections

Peace Oladipo

June 13, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Oye, Ekiti

Following violent disruption during campus elections in 2021, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, implemented an electronic voting process which allowed students to cast their ballots online via a university portal. Some students who had previously abstained from participating in elections due to safety concerns were able to vote, but the platform also experienced technical glitches and fears around cyberattacks, which left some students unable to cast their ballots.

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What If Everyone Had To Vote?

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

June 12, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Australia

In Australia, voting has been mandatory since 1924, with failure to vote punishable by fines up to $79. The country sees an average turnout of 90% for its federal elections, not just due to compulsory voting, but also because of automatic voter registration, mail-in voting, Saturday elections, and extensive outreach with populations unable to vote in person, not to mention their tradition of handing out "democracy sausage" at the polls.

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