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Young Atlantans Get a Jump-Start to Tech Jobs

Cassandra Maddox

August 11, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

A successful entrepreneur in Atlanta created a training program for high school graduates between 18-24 to encourage coding proficiency and professional development. The year-long program, called Code Start, gives each student a living stipend, facilitates meetings between students and tech companies, and offers classes on Java and other programs.

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How Did we Save the Ozone Layer?

Helena Merriman

August 02, 2016 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Poland

CFCs, chemicals created in the early 20th century, were an industrial success but destroyed the atmosphere. How a group of environmentalists, scientists, and lawyers in the 70s/80s raised public awareness which ultimately led to the most successful treaty ever, banning CFCs.

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Denmark May Hold the Key to Integrating Large Amounts of Intermittent Renewables

Silvio Marcacci

July 27, 2016 |

Green Tech Media |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

Denmark has consistently maintained a commitment to energy independence since the 1970s when their first policies were put in place. Through collaborations among government actors, grid operators, and utilities, it has built one of the most reliable sustainable energy grids, most notably with 40% of its electricity powered by wind.

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How Congress made micro-hydro easier for mountain towns

Allen Best

July 25, 2016 |

Mountain Town News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Grand Lake, Colorado

Micro-hydro projects in the United States have become much more accessible and more financially viable since Congress passed a law in 2013 making it easier for small hydroelectric projects to get federal approval. Specifically, water treatment plants that can retrofit their systems to generate electricity are an excellent energy opportunity. The plant in Grand Lake now produces more electricity than it consumes.

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How a new source of water is helping reduce conflict in the Middle East

Rowan Jacobson

July 19, 2016 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Israel experienced extreme drought a few years ago and its water supply was very low. National campaigns to install desalination plants have helped Israel turnaround its inadequate water supply into a surplus. The water scientists who have helped make this surplus see an opportunity for water diplomacy and the de-politicization of water in the Middle East so that more of it can be shared with other geographies.

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Germany sets a new solar storage record

Jeffey Michel

July 18, 2016 |

Energy Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

Solar power is an important renewable energy in Germany, but when the sun is out, it can overpower the grid. Likewise, when the sun is not out, the reception of solar power decreases. Germany has piloted battery installations that store solar energy for use when the sunlight is not plentiful and has successfully incentivized citizens to use them to lower costs.

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NASA and USAID pioneer the use of space technologies for development efforts

Catherine Cheney

July 01, 2016 |

Devex |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Panama

SERVIR, a joint development initiative of the United States Agency for International Development and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, leverages data from space to improve environmental decision-making in 30 developing countries.

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Doctors Get Creative To Soothe Tech-Savvy Kids Before Surgery

Jenny Gold

June 29, 2016 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

Undergoing surgery is a stress-inducing prospect for anyone, but children are especially vulnerable to anxiety prior to operations. To avoid using risky anti-anxiety medications on young patients, two anesthesiologists at the Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford have developed creative techniques to distract children from their forthcoming surgeries. They use toys and a unique low-cost video projection system called BERT-Bedside Entertainment Theater.

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NASA Responds to an S.O.S. of Historic Proportions

Margo Pierce

April 26, 2016 |

Smithsonian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Huntsville, Alabama

Technology used in outer space has huge potential to mitigate the effects that earthquakes have on buildings in America. Throughout testing and prototyping the project, the NASA team at the Marshall Space Flight Center has found ways that their technology can apply to commercial buildings or even historic monuments, such as the Washington Monument. The technology, disruptive tuned mass, has applications in space as well as in day-to-day life.

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Controversial Railway Splits Kenya's Parks, Threatens Wildlife

Jacob Kushner

April 18, 2016 |

National Geographic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Tsavo

As a new railway is built in Kenya, conservationists are using satellite collars to study elephant movement and how they interact with the transport system. There are some overpasses at various points throughout the track for the elephants to cross through, but little is known about how they are passing under the railway. While building overpasses can be costly, conservationists hope the data can convince the government to ensure that any future infrastructure will include this design to allow the animals to migrate.

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