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  • Record Heat Waves And Droughts Can't Dry Up This Native Garden In Phoenix

    October 10, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    To tend their urban garden in extreme heat, the healthcare clinic Native Health of Phoenix partners with two nonprofits, Keep Phoenix Beautiful and the Salt River Project, to use flood irrigation techniques built on Huhugam agricultural practices and canals. Every other week during the hottest months 1,600 gallons of water flow through the garden and drain out.

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  • Italijos provincijos mokytojo revoliucija: savivaldybėje perpus mažiau atliekų ir net 87 proc. jų išrūšiuojama

    October 09, 2022 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Italy, Capannori

    Naujai statomas kvartalas netoli Antverpeno gyventojus aprūpina tvaria ir šiuo metu pigesne, nei esanti rinkoje. energija - dalis jos yra perkama iš gretimai esančios gamyklos, kuri - jei neturėtų, kur tos energijos dėti - tiesiog išmestų ją į orą, kita dalis - iš atsinaujinančių energijos šaltinių. Tai pasiekta gyventojams susibūrus į šilumos kooperatyvą, keliantį tikslą investuoti į atsinaujinančią energetiką ir pirkti tik perteklinę energiją iš gamyklų.

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  • Effort aims to streamline services for Tucson crime survivors

    October 09, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    One-stop hubs that include multiple services and resources for survivors of family and interpersonal violence, like the one in Richmond, California, simplify the process for survivors and keep them from having to tell their stories over and over again.

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  • Nuo ūkininkavimo šlapioje pelkėje iki anglies kaupimo: Vokietija ieško būdų, kurie leistų uždirbti iš atkurtų pelkių

    October 08, 2022 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Perėjimas iš sausinimu grįsto žemės ūkio į pelnininkystę užtikrina prarastos ekosistemos atkūrimą ir mažesnį anglies dvideginio išmetimą. Tai pavyko viename Vokietijos ekspertimentiniame ūkyje, kuris, nors dar nėra pelningas, bet gali tapti ateities ūkininkavimo modeliu ir ūkiais, kurie augins biokurą ar šiltinimo bei statybų medžiagas, o tai aktualu, nes Vokietija užsibrėžusi atkurti nemažą dalį iš 94 proc. visų nusausintų savo pelkynų.

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  • Southwest Florida works around Hurricane Ian ahead of November election

    October 07, 2022 |

    Tampa Bay Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle weeks before a general election in 2018, then-Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order allowing counties to expand early voting and shift polling locations, with some opting for consolidated "voting supercenters." Though turnout in affected counties dropped by 7 percent, statewide turnout increased and election workers reported that some voters were even more motivated to get to the polls because of the disaster.

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  • US midterm elections: The country with the world's youngest politicians

    October 06, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway's electoral system allows several people from the same party to be elected in the same district, and political parties there have influential youth wings, paving the way for younger generations to take office more easily. This has resulted in Norway claiming the highest proportion of young politicians in the world, with 13.6 percent of representatives under the age of 30.

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  • 42 Months on, How Does Sudan's Democracy Movement Endure?

    October 06, 2022 |

    United States Institute of Peace |

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    Response Location: Sudan

    After decentralized protests in Sudan successfully ousted a 30-year dictatorship, nonviolent civic action in the country continues to grow, with highly localized demonstrations calling for everything from greater security against cattle theft to the resignation of corrupt public officials. The protests have been fueled by better exposure via social media, more collaboration among activist groups, and the proliferation of neighborhood-level "resistance committees" that grew out of the movement to topple the dictatorship in 2018 and 2019.

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  • New data shows success of Durham's guaranteed income program

    October 06, 2022 |

    WRAL-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Step Up Durham’s Guaranteed Basic Income Program gives 109 people who were formerly incarcerated $600 a month, no questions asked. The purpose of the monthly payments is to help people who may need extra assistance to meet their basic needs.

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  • To Grow Coral Reefs, Get Them Buzzed

    October 06, 2022 |

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    Response Location: India, Andaman Islands

    ReefWatch Marine Conservation is creating artificial coral reefs near India’s Andaman Islands by connecting the metal frame they are growing on to a solar panel that provides a continuous electrical current to accelerate the formation process.

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  • With Recycled Wastes, This Non-profit organization is Reducing Drop-outs in Ogun

    October 06, 2022 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    Securecycle is a nonprofit working to reduce the number of young students not attending school in Ogun State, Nigeria. The organization collects old jeans to turn into bags and finds students who are, or will likely, drop out of school to teach them bag production and give them a scholarship to finish primary school.

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