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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 |

Text |

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 |

Text |

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 |

Text |

800-1500 Words

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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'Precision ag' promised a farming revolution. It's coming, just slowly

Eric Schmid

June 13, 2024 |

St. Louis Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Illinois

A St. Louis-based company, Impossible Sensing, is creating sensors that can be attached to the back of a planter to help farmers understand factors like nutrient level and soil health. It’s a form of precision agriculture, which essentially follows the notion that having more precise data leads to more efficient and sustainable farms.

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The cafeteria as classroom

Bridget Huber

June 06, 2024 |

Food and Environment Reporting Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lawrence, Georgia

The nonprofit World Wildlife Fund is working with elementary schools in the United States to develop programs that teach students about food waste in hopes of encouraging environmental responsibility. They practice ways to reduce their waste at lunch, learn how to compost and sort garbage, and keep track of the amount of waste they’ve reduced.

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First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts

Phil McKenna

June 04, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Framingham, Massachusetts

A utility company in Framingham, Massachusetts, worked with climate advocates to build a unique geothermal heating and cooling project that spans a whole neighborhood. A group of residential and commercial buildings share the infrastructure necessary to harness stable underground temperatures for heating and cooling, which reduces their greenhouse gas emissions and energy bills.

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Can AI Help Cut Plastic Waste From the Food System?

Lisa Held

June 03, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The new Global Plastics AI Policy Tool, developed by plastic waste and ecology experts, uses machine learning to predict how policy interventions like capping production and investing in recycling infrastructure would reduce plastic pollution by 2050. It could be of particular use as countries work on an international, legally binding treaty to address the plastic crisis.

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UGA Campus Compost Program Gives Waste a New Purpose

Shannon Leftwich

June 03, 2024 |

Grady Newsource |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Interns of the Campus Compost Program ride electric bikes around the University of Georgia collecting bags of food scraps and other compostable materials. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the waste is turned into fertilizer for the local community at the Athens-Clarke County Landfill.

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