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  • Climate Change Can Be Reversed by Turning Air Into Gasoline

    June 07, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Canada, Squamish, British Columbia

    A professor at Harvard may be on the path to being able to transform carbon dioxide into useable fuel, thus changing the game for the rapidly warming planet. By leveraging already existing technology, the professor and his company Carbon Engineering have already piloted the methodology and are looking for ways to scale-up production.

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  • Solar to the people: This Detroiter is making solar technology accessible to all

    June 05, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Solar power has found its way to Detroit thanks in part to one man's efforts to make the resource more available to community members. Through the power of connections and cross sector collaboration, Ali Dirul's project management company has implemented a series of clean energy projects throughout the city.

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  • Virtual power plants are now powering electrical grids without fuel

    May 30, 2018 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: Belgium

    Batteries have begun replacing power plants. Instead of fueling up a plant when electricity demand peaks, networked batteries can kick in and deliver stored energy, reducing emissions and saving money. The technology is increasingly affordable and reliable.

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  • Paris is building the eco-community of the future right now. Here's how.

    May 23, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: France, Clichy-Batignolles, Paris

    Setting the bar high for environmental sustainability can encourage innovation and experimentation. Developers of Paris’ new Clichy-Batignolles eco-district are reducing the neighborhood’s carbon footprint in nearly every way imaginable. Solar panels and vegetation cover the energy-efficient buildings, the water table under the 10-hectare (25-acre) park provides geothermal heating, deliveries are directed to a central drop-off site, and much more.

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  • Irrigation at the Ute Farm and Ranch is State of the Art. But Nature Has to Provide the Water

    May 22, 2018 |

    KSJD |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    When faced with a water shortage due to the lack of snowfall and rain in the region, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe had to get creative in order to improve irrigation methods for their ranch and farm. Although not without limitations, the Ute farm has implemented a series of high-tech measures to conserve water and other resources.

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  • A revolution in hydropower makes waves in rural Colorado

    May 11, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Montrose, Colorado

    Thanks in part to the advancement of technology and federal reforms that now streamline a previously lengthy process, rural Colorado is proving to be a prime candidate for small hydropower projects.

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  • This African city is turning a mountain of trash into energy

    May 09, 2018 |

    World Economic Forum |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

    A growing population has led to a growing mountain of trash for Africa. One city is taking control of the issue by turning that trash into energy which not only reduces the amount of physical rubbish by 80 percent, but also powers 30 percent of the city's household energy needs.

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  • The Amazon's solar-powered river bus

    April 20, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Kapawi

    The isolated Achuar peoples in Kapawi village in Ecuador live in an area without roads, and they'd like to keep it that way. As a way of proving they can function without them while still allowing for public transport, the village has implemented a solar powered canoe that can transport villagers up a network of interconnected navigable rivers.

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  • In North Carolina, Hog Waste Is Becoming A Streamlined Fuel Source

    April 17, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Swine biogas are making an appearance across North Carolina, a state with more hogs than any other state in the U.S. Turning methane from hog waste into electricity has allowed the state to earn valuable carbon offset credits as they work towards brining emissions to zero.

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  • World's first electrified road for charging vehicles opens in Sweden

    April 12, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Stockholm, Sweden has opened the world's first stretch of road that will recharge car's batteries as people drive. Similar to a tram system, but half the cost, motorists install a moveable arm to the undercarriage of their vehicles which connects to the electrified strip running down the road. Talks have already begun about expanding the pilot in order to move towards achieving independence from fossil fuels by 2030.

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