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  • Precision agriculture promises rural farmers efficiency, but barriers hold local implementation back

    Farmers are transitioning to precision agriculture to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The practice uses technology like artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and soil probes to collect and analyze data so farmers know how to manage specific parts of their fields.

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  • How to build an AC that will get the world through hotter summers

    Innovators are developing new air conditioning units to keep people cool as temperatures and humidity rise without contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Alongside improved energy efficiency, the new tech focuses on sensing and reducing humidity in real-time and adjusting itself as humidity fluctuates throughout the day.

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  • School-age kids lead the fight for a greener future in Nigeria's Borno State

    Volunteers from the Breath with Green Youth Development Initiative visit elementary schools in Borno, Nigeria, to teach students about climate change while planting trees. Their goal is to educate students about how they can take action to mitigate the climate impacts they’re experiencing.

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  • The Californians Rescuing Surplus Produce to Fight Hunger

    At a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Bell, California, Food Forward employees race to take in and redistribute 265,000 pounds of fresh produce every day. The organization receives excess fresh fruits and vegetables from wholesale businesses for free and delivers them to 300 nonprofits working to address food insecurity.

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  • This Native-Led Group Is Bringing Solar Power to Tribal Lands

    Native Renewables, a Native- and women-led nonprofit, is bringing free, off-grid solar energy systems to homes in the Navajo and Hopi reservations that don’t have access to power. And it’s doing so by training local Indigenous peoples to work in the industry so they can reap the economic benefits of these careers instead of hiring out the work.

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  • They've Got a Plan to Fight Global Warming. It Could Alter the Oceans.

    The startup CarbonRun developed a machine that adds limestone to rivers to increase the amount of carbon dioxide they trap. Adding the alkaline substance to the water as a powder converts carbon dioxide into a stable molecule, which keeps it underwater.

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  • From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka's natural flood buffers

    Sections of the massive network of wetlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka, went from being overwhelmed by garbage to biodiverse ecosystems that are a critical part of urban planning and flood prevention. The government and community groups worked to clean them up, and keep them clean, so the wetlands can do what they’re naturally good at.

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  • From Scooters to Microtransit, Cities Are Embracing Alternatives to Short Car Trips

    Getting to public transportation can be difficult for commuters. Microtransit is easing that burden and reducing emissions by replacing individual car trips. Partnerships between cities and companies ensure shared, on-demand scooters, bikes, or vehicles are available to help people reach public transportation.

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  • London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids

    After a clean air zone was created in London, where vehicles have to pay a daily fee to enter unless they meet strict pollution standards, more young students in the area began walking and biking to school.

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  • The Farmers Abandoning Big Ag to Grow Mushrooms and Herbs

    The Transfarmation Project is helping farmers transition away from factory farming and into healthier, more sustainable options like growing mushrooms. It runs pilot projects to develop blueprints for farmers to follow and connects them with consultants and resources.

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