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This Is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief

Laurie Mazur

December 12, 2016 |

The Nation (New York) |

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Response Location: United States

With little action happening to reverse or prepare for climate change at the federal level, local communities have taken initiative on their own. From voters in Flagstaff passing a $10 million bond to bolster forest management to the city of Tulsa buying over 1,000 flood-prone properties, across the United States people are taking non- or bi-partisan steps to increase their towns’ resilience. Core to each initiative is not a parachute, one-size-fits-all approach, rather, it’s taking a hyper-local approach, centering community strength, and moving disadvantaged populations to the forefront.

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This Kansas farmer fought a government program to keep his farm sustainable

Kristin Ohlson

December 05, 2016 |

Ensia |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas

Regenerative farming practices such as cover crops can be environmentally friendly and financially profitable. But federal crop insurance rules and certain characteristics of the agriculture industry have prevented farmers from employing these techniques fully. However, one farmer, Gail Fuller, has been working to broaden access to such techniques.

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No Resolution in Sight for International Climate Finance

Emily Wier

December 05, 2016 |

Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Climate financing, determining which nations pay and which nations receive, is a challenge for the United Nations. The World Bank created a Pilot Auction Fund, which competitively allocates credit in an online auction, using the returns to fund projects that reduce emissions.

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Kenya's Women Farmers Get Business Boost From Weather Texts

Sophie Mbugua

November 23, 2016 |

News Deeply |

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Response Location: Kenya, Makueni

When unexpected weather patterns began affecting crops in Kenya, the Government of the Makueni region provided a group of local leaders with weather information, through text messages, to distribute to the community to assist in food crop planning.

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Canada moves ahead on carbon taxes, leaving the U.S. behind

Peter Fairley

November 21, 2016 |

MIT Technology Review |

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Response Location: Canada

The United States has refused to institute a carbon tax, but Canada has agreed to a carbon tax in all provinces by 2018. The carbon tax has received support across party lines, however, some elections remain to see if the carbon tax favoring candidates are elected.

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A Renewable Energy Revolution in Small-Town America

Nicolas Pollock Deborah Fallows James Fallows

November 03, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Spearville, Kansas

Small towns across America are leading the shift towards renewable energy. Part of a series called "American Futures", this video visits Kansas, Pennsylvania, and California to learn more about green initiatives in biofuel, wind, and solar power. Although each solution is different, each are a new way of generating income for the residents of the towns and often comes with societal acceptance as well.

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Australia's Lesson for a Thirsty California

Sylvia Rowley

November 01, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Australia

In Australia, an impending drought demanded urgent changes. Addressing these needs, various government agencies launched innovative campaigns to establish new norms around collaboration and conservancy.

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Flint effect? Environmentalism shifts to racial justice, inclusion.

Mark Trumbull Zack Colman

October 28, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Even if Blacks and Latinos are more vulnerable to environmental pollution and disasters, very few groups have been working to build awareness around this issues. Fortunately, green groups and foundations are mobilizing energy policies and are becoming more inclusive by shifting the narrative to focus on the effects of environmental pollution and disasters on minority populations.

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Offshore Wind Energy is Booming in Europe

Christian Schwägerl

October 20, 2016 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: Denmark, Fredericia, Region of Southern Denmark

Denmark occupies a seat in the vanguard of efforts to fulfill carbon emission reduction goals of the Paris Agreement, with DONG Energy -- co-owned by the Danish government, Goldman Sachs and shareholders -- building massive arrays of offshore wind turbines. While expansion across the EU remains a challenge because of a still-underdeveloped grid capacity, DONG's efforts show how Denmark's use of free-market demand and public-private collaboration provides an affordable, environmentally- sustainable option.

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Massive new solar plot marks big changes in rural Minnesota

Elizabeth Dunbar

October 19, 2016 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, North Branch, Minnesota

A new solar array called North Star in the Twin Cities will soon produce enough energy to power more than 20,000 homes. The project allows landowners to evolve beyond a deteriorating farming industry while maintaining native prairie plants under and around the panels for bees and other pollinators. The project is part of the state's 15-year energy plan to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent and generate a third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

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