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  • 3 regional transit systems Metro Detroit can learn from

    October 13, 2016 |

    Metromode |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit is a large city that doesn’t have a regional transit system. Other cities such as Cleveland, St. Louis, and Las Vegas have resolved their some of their transportation needs and are examples to learn from as Detroit works to reduce congestion and connect people to the city.

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  • Building upgrades give downtown St. Paul smaller energy footprint

    October 11, 2016 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Madison Equities is investing in significant efficiency upgrades to a number of buildings in downtown St. Paul, overhauling their energy systems in an upgrade driven in part by tenants' interest in energy efficiency and in part as a major effort to shrink the city's carbon footprint and save on long-term operating costs. The the timeline for the St. Paul project was impressive and shows what's possible, not just for the planet but for a company's bottom line.

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  • A Sweet Gig: Danish Beekeeping Program Employs Refugees

    October 09, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Bybi is an organization in Copenhagen, Denmark, which bridges the gap between refugees and locals by introducing urban beekeeping. By doing so they also ensure the local ecosystem thrives and there are employment and integration opportunities for refugees.

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  • Online respite training helps build 'networks of support'

    October 07, 2016 |

    Daily Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Illinois

    A new online course called REST provides volunteers in Illinois with the necessary skills and a certification to provide short term care for people with disabilities, allowing for their loved ones and long-term caregivers to take much-needed rest breaks and rely less heavily on state programs for support.

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

    October 05, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    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 6: Rooftop Transition

    September 28, 2016 |

    Sustainability Pioneers |

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    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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  • Sustainability Pioneers 8: Going Fossil Free

    September 28, 2016 |

    Sustainability Pioneers |

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    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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  • Chicago Renters Back ‘ROOTS' as Solution to Affordable Housing

    September 21, 2016 |

    Equal Voice News |

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    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

    September 21, 2016 |

    LA Weekly |

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    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

    September 20, 2016 |

    Great Falls Tribune |

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    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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