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Albuquerque's Big Employers Start Major Buy Local, Hire Local Program

Johnny Magdaleno

October 05, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico, has the second highest unemployment rate in the country. To solve this problem, the Healthy Neighborhoods Albuquerque, a city wide initiative was formed. Their strategy is to train, hire and buy locally.

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Sustainability Pioneers 8: Going Fossil Free

Kirsi Jansa

September 28, 2016 |

Sustainability Pioneers |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

In Boulder, CO, a group of concerned citizens and the city have been paving the way for the city of Boulder to be free of fossil fuel energy by 2030. Along the way, they are pressuring the state and the utility to go green with them, painting a bigger picture of how the utility industry is responding to climate change.

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Sustainability Pioneers 6: Rooftop Transition

Kirsi Jansa

September 28, 2016 |

Sustainability Pioneers |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Small scale solar, rooftop solar and solar gardens, have been a small player in the U.S. energy markets until now. The Solarize Allegheny project is working to bring new solar installations to the county, and families are working to transition to clean energy.

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Chicago Renters Back ‘ROOTS' as Solution to Affordable Housing

Chloe Riley

September 21, 2016 |

Equal Voice News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Communities United a grassroots organizations in Chicago is solving the city's housing crisis with a program called ROOTS (Renters Organizing Ourselves to Stay). The organization is bringing together financiers, development organizations and partners to make housing more affordable. ROOTS managed to significantly improve renters' rights law by making amendments to the city’s affordable housing ordinance.

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How the Chicanas of Eastside Mujeres Network Are Fighting to End Violence Against Women

Jessica Langlois

September 21, 2016 |

LA Weekly |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The recent revival of feminism, in tandem with increased awareness about violence and sexual abuse, and combined with the power of social media to organize activist groups, is helping various advocacy groups address the serious issues faced by women and minorities, specifically Latina women, in the Los Angeles area. Organizations from anti-gentrification cycling groups to rape crisis hotline dispatchers are combining resources to combat violence against women, provide more comprehensive legal and human services, help victims get a new start, and change the culture of abuse for good.

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Great Falls parking district, rate increase considered

Jenn Rowell

September 20, 2016 |

Great Falls Tribune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Great Falls, Montana

Great Falls parking system is not properly funded, and there are a number of improvements to parking structures that need to be made. An improvement district is now being proposed that will use the money made from parking meters to be used to fund repairs.

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Earthbags Are Harnessing Soil to House the Nepalese

Temma Ehrenfeld

September 20, 2016 |

Garden Collage |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

In an effort to rebuild after Nepal’s devastating 2015 earthquake, Earthbags have become a growing method of sustainable, affordable construction. These bags are carefully filled with soil, and stacked on one another to build structures like homes and schools. Across the country, officials, local residents, and non-profits like Good Earth Nepal have embraced the method in a grassroots push to rebuild the country for and by themselves.

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Tijuana's Getting a $61 Million Transit Makeover

Johnny Magdaleno

September 19, 2016 |

Next City |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Tijuana

The city of Tijuana, situated at the border with the United States, uses an inefficient and expensive transportation system that relies on private drivers. However, with the help of multiple stakeholders, a new public transit system is being put into place to make transportation easier for residents.

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San Jose Manufacturing Comeback Linked to Equitable Growth

Johnny Magdaleno

September 16, 2016 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

In San Jose, manufacturing jobs can help reduce the economic inequalities in the region. Youth from marginalized communities are being recruited to join a high tech manufacturing job with the potential for career advancement.

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Inside the fight to save Gabler's Creek, a hidden Queens waterway

Nathan Kensinger

September 15, 2016 |

Curbed New York |

Photojournalism |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Gabler Creek is located at the edges of Queens New York and its natural habitat has been saved from developers through the work of community organizations. Generations of volunteers have turned what could have been an industrial wasteland into a healthy marsh and park.

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