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  • Hoboken's resiliency parks fight flooding but come with a big price tag

    Ted Goldberg

    July 12, 2024 |

    NJ Spotlight |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

    Resiliency parks in Hoboken, New Jersey, look like typical playgrounds and basketball courts. Unlike the average park, they have discrete drains and sit on top of underground tanks that prevent flooding by holding millions of gallons of rainwater.

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  • Facing Climate Gentrification, an Historic African American Community Outside Charleston, S.C., Embraces Conservation

    Daniel Shailer

    July 07, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ten Mile, South Carolina

    Ten Mile, a community in South Carolina settled by freed slaves after the Civil War, is fighting climate gentrification and flooding by preserving land through forestry projects, land trusts, and greenbelt initiatives. Saving green spaces this way maintains the character of the historic Black neighborhood while promoting flood resiliency.

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  • California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels

    Bill McKibben

    June 27, 2024 |

    The New Yorker |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The California-based startup Magrathea Metals is producing magnesium with renewable energy to make the process less expensive and material-intensive. The company aims to make the more environment-friendly metal competitive with steel and aluminum.

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  • Can Seaweed Save American Shellfish?

    Alexandra Talty

    June 27, 2024 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Researchers, conservationists, and shellfish farmers on both U.S. coasts are starting and studying seaweed farms as a way to soak up excess nutrients in acidic water to help shellfish survive and grow.

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  • Need a new outfit? Try the library.

    Claire Elise Thompson

    June 26, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dover, New Hampshire

    A pilot project at the Dover Public Library in New Hampshire provided locals with an alternative to fast fashion by hosting a clothing library. Like borrowing a book, people could check out up to five occasion-wear garments, which are the type of pieces you might only wear once, for two weeks at a time.

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  • Tidal kites: New technology harnessing ocean energy

    Adrienne Murray

    June 25, 2024 |

    BBC |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Faroe Islands

    The renewable energy technology company Minesto developed tidal kites that generate electricity from ocean tides. The machines are attached to the seabed and pushed through the water in a figure 8 pattern. The movement spins a turbine that generates electricity.

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  • The High-Tech Tools That Can Bust Careless Oil and Gas Drillers

    Jennifer Oldham

    June 18, 2024 |

    Sierra Club |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Iraq

    To help reduce methane emissions, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative invested in high-tech satellites that can detect equipment leaks that might otherwise be missed. The leaks identified and addressed thanks to the satellites accounted for the equivalent of one million tons of carbon dioxide.

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  • Philly home repair and climate resilience program gets big funding boost

    Sophia Schmidt

    June 17, 2024 |

    WHYY |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Built to Last program, run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority, began as a pilot in 2021, but in the face of increased demand, the city recently granted $5 million in its budget to “future-proof” homes with electric heat pump HVAC systems, rooftop solar, electric appliances and other repairs that create more energy-efficient homes for low-income families. Since 2021, the program has repaired over 100 homes and has about 200 currently in progress.

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  • This city just made it illegal to advertise SUVs. Here's why.

    Shannon Osaka

    June 15, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Scotland, Edinburgh

    Edinburgh’s city council banned fossil fuel advertisements on city property in hopes of making people less likely to opt for things like gas cars and international flights while removing a space for fossil fuel companies to mold their public image.

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  • Keeping Cities Cool in a Warmer Future

    Alexandra Ossola Jon Emont

    June 14, 2024 |

    Wall Street Journal |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Singapore

    Researchers of the Cooling Singapore project are using huge amounts of data to build a detailed digital twin of the city that they can use to test how effective new methods of combatting extreme heat would be. It's a digital representation of Singapore that makes predictions based on data like traffic, weather, electricity demand, and where green spaces are.

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