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  • Could Seaweed Help Save Us From Climate Catastrophe?

    December 21, 2020 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Marshall, California

    Seaweed aquaculture is a growing field that scientists are investigating for a number of climate-related uses, from reducing methane emissions in livestock to replacing plastic in packaging. Governments, startups, and researchers around the world are getting into the algae business that is also helping to create new jobs. There are challenges with scaling many of these products, but recent research for many of these initiatives have shown signs of early success.

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  • Cook County, Minnesota, has kept COVID at bay

    December 20, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Cook County, Minnesota

    In Minnesota, cross-sector collaboration, contact tracing, and a focus on adhering to public health safety protocols have helped Cook County avoid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, despite being a tourist destination. Local health officials and industry leaders presented a united front, while residents and business owners focused on ways to "keep the tourists from infecting the locals." With only seven residents contracting the virus by summer's end, the efforts appear to have been successful.

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  • Europe's coronavirus crisis is resurging. For months, 3 Nordic nations kept it under control — without lockdowns

    December 20, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Finland, Norway, and Denmark are three countries that have largely been able to contain the spread of COVID-19 and keep average daily deaths low, by implementing some of the "most relaxed combinations of restrictions." Although the virus has not been entirely eradicated, the success so far has been tied to a high rate of public compliance, preventative measures, and clear communication.

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  • Nashville's ‘Navigator' Tries to Keep Students in Remote Learning From Getting Lost in the System

    December 20, 2020 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    In order to keep track of students and prevent them from dropping out, the Nashville district created “Navigators.” A corps of 5,600 school employees- teachers, lunchroom workers, and bookkeepers, who track students through weekly phone and video calls. The navigators have “completed roughly 220,000 calls to parents and students since school started in August,” each with a caseload of 6 to 12 students. Their conversations have led from everything to helping students complete assignments, to buying groceries, to finding out students are homeless.

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  • The rise of the land salmon

    December 19, 2020 |

    The Narwhal |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    In Florida, a land-based salmon farming operation has optimized the ideal conditions for fish to be raised sustainably on land. “There is no winter here, there are no diseases, there are no sea lice. We optimize everything the fish needs," explains the company's chief sales and marketing officer. Although the practice is still "in its infancy" and struggles to return a profit, it has caught on elsewhere and land-based salmon are now sold in a variety of grocery stores.

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  • New Generation of Black-Led Co-ops Want to End Food Insecurity

    December 19, 2020 |

    The Root |

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    Response Location: United States, West Oakland, California

    Black-led coops are providing crucial access to grocery stores in food deserts like West Oakland, California. The Mandela Grocery Cooperative has used the worker co-op business model to create a connection with the community. The grocery store workers own a part of the company and function, not solely to earn a profit but to address the needs of the community.

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  • Como o povo Ashaninka não pegou Covid-19 até agora

    December 18, 2020 |

    Amazônia Real |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Marechal Thaumaturgo, Acre

    A reportagem mostra que o povo Ashaninka, no Acre, segue um rígido isolamento e protocolos de higiene para evitar a propagação da Covid-19. Até dezembro de 2020, a aldeia não havia registrado nenhum caso da doença.

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  • COVID-19 Eased Drug Treatment Rules—And That Saved Lives.

    December 18, 2020 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States

    Rules changes designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at drug-treatment clinics had the benefit of improving access to treatment, which experts say has saved thousands of lives. Although overdose deaths have increased during the pandemic, they would be far higher but for emergency rules allowing for telehealth consultations with medical professionals, fewer restrictions on the use and storage of long-term supplies of methadone, and insurance coverage of addiction medications. Though not everyone prefers telephone consults over in-person visits, enough do that advocates want to make the changes permanent.

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  • How a 1980s AIDS Support Group Changed The Internet Forever

    December 18, 2020 |

    OneZero |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In the 1980s, a virtual messaging network, then known as bulletin board systems (BBSs), acted as a support group for many who were in search of peer support and reliable information as the AIDS epidemic spread. Although the site was a grassroots effort with little to no financial stability, it grew to 500 daily users and 100 messages posted per day.

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  • I've experienced racism all my life. But a course called 'Unlearning Racism' opened my eyes to new information and ideas.

    December 18, 2020 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Milwaukee is one of the most segregated cities in the country. Nationally, a Gallup poll found that 55% of Americans believe “race relations between Blacks and whites to be either "very or somewhat bad." To improve race relations, the YMCA in Milwaukee created a course called, “Unlearning Racism.” Participants ranged in race, occupation, and age. The class covered topics like white privilege and how to address racism. It also required students to engage in discussions about racism.

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