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  • EVs for All: How Car Shares Are Making Electric Vehicles Accessible

    Community-first car-sharing options, usually run by cooperatives and nonprofits, are making electric vehicles accessible and affordable for all. They offer cars that anyone can rent for a membership or hourly fee, sometimes partnering with community groups and organizations to lower the rate.

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  • Changing the DNA of Living Things to Fight Climate Change

    Pivot Bio sells corn seeds sprayed with genetically-modified bacteria meant to reduce the need for chemical fertilizers and the carbon dioxide emissions that come with them. The bacteria create extra nutrients for the plants in the soil once the seeds are planted.

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  • This disaster relief nonprofit is pioneering a clean energy alternative to noisy, polluting generators

    The Footprint Project is working to make disaster recovery efforts more sustainable by replacing diesel- and gas-powered generators with solar-powered batteries. The team works with local solar companies, nonprofits, community groups, and governments to distribute as much solar-powered climate tech as they can in the wake of disasters.

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  • Public EV chargers are good for the planet. They're also good for business.

    Businesses like the convenience-store chain Racetrac, are seeing an increase in their annual revenue when they install electric vehicle charging stations for customers to use. Racetrac alone has installed eight chargers, contributing to the 61,000 currently available throughout the country. Several other businesses like Walmart, Kohl’s and Subway are also planning to follow suit.

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  • Minnesota cities tap utility fees to help fund local clean energy and climate action

    Cities in Minnesota are using utility franchise fees to fund sustainability projects. The fees, which are usually passed on to customers via a small monthly charge, are collected from utility companies in return for allowing their infrastructure in public rights-of-way.

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  • More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here's how they did it.

    Several California funding programs are helping schools offer more plant-based meals and educate students on the environmental impacts of their food choices. The funding can be used to upgrade kitchen equipment and train staff, purchase locally-grown food, and develop climate-smart or organic agriculture curriculum.

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  • The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe's fight against climate change

    The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is in the middle of a multi-decade effort to restore an important wetland that will make the local environment more resilient to climate change. Using tribal knowledge and expertise, they’re encouraging beavers to return, reintroducing salmon, planting trees, and building connections between people and the land.

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  • Shareholder Activists Push Fast Food Chains to Commit to Climate Targets

    The shareholder activism nonprofit The Accountability Board is holding fast food companies accountable to making progress toward their climate commitments by filing proposals asking for action, which all shareholders who own a certain percentage of companies are able to do.

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  • Why don't we use more geothermal energy?

    Germany-based Vulcan Energy combines lithium extraction with geothermal energy production to make geothermal more financially feasible. It pulls the lithium directly from the hot water that's used to generate power and heat for local communities and sells it to be used for electric car batteries.

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  • Coffee agroforestry holds promise for smallholder growers in Malawi

    The Food and Agriculture Organization and the Slow Food Coffee Coalition are helping coffee farmers in Malawi adopt agroforestry practices by teaching them new techniques, helping them improve coffee quality, and showing them how to attract international markets. This way, the farmers earn more for their products and benefit the environment with their work.

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