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  • 'The Beachcombers' town is now famous for fighting climate change

    May 18, 2021 |

    Broadview Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Gibsons, British Columbia

    A hit TV show in the 1970s and ‘80s called The Beachcombers brought the town of Gibsons and its logging practices into homes across Canada. After years of pollution and land degradation, it became one of the first towns in the world to incorporate nature into the municipality’s finances. Developers have to take stock of what natural infrastructure is on their property before they build. The town also launched an initiative to encourage other places to calculate the value of their green infrastructure. So far, 30 of them have signed up across the Great White North.

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  • How to Start (and Run) a Bank That Puts People and Planet Over Profits

    May 17, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco-based New Resource Bank was launched with environmental sustainability lending as its niche. But it pursued easier profits for a time, risking its survival and mission until a new CEO turned its fortunes around with a laser focus on the original mission, bolstered by learning its borrowers' businesses intimately. The bank doubled in size and merged with a larger bank, making itself a model for mission-driven lending in such businesses as solar, wind energy, and organic foods – and by attracting institutional depositors and investors as interested in social change as they are in profits.

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  • Saving Mowers and Wildlife

    May 15, 2021 |

    Stormwater Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    After the Vermont Agency of Transportation had to release more than 50 northern water snakes that were entangled in plastic erosion control netting alongside a road, the department looked for other products that could get the job done while also protecting wildlife. Many states, including Vermont, have switched to more biodegradable options that use natural fibers and found that there hasn’t been a difference in performance and haven’t seen any wildlife mixed up in the new netting.

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  • ‘Solar For All' Brings Clean Energy to Low- and Middle-Income DC Residents

    May 14, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    An initiative to bring solar power to public housing in D.C. is helping residents of Jubilee Housing. Community solar, which shares the electricity generated amongst multiple households, makes solar energy an affordable option. Solar credits can provide a significant relief to households that need it most.

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  • The Bright Side of the Green Crab

    May 13, 2021 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Nova Scotia

    The invasive European green crab was wreaking havoc on the soft-shell clam fishery in Nova Scotia. But fishers, researchers, and park officials worked together to remove as many of them as possible and find an alternative use for them. Their efforts were working: eelgrass meadows and clam populations were rebounding. Now, they’re testing how these crabs can be used in lobster bait, bioplastics, or even fertilizer for gardens.

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  • The Great Plains prairie needs fire to survive. These ranchers are bringing it back.

    May 13, 2021 |

    National Geographic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maywood, Nebraska

    The Loess Canyons Rangeland Alliance in Nebraska is working to preserve grasslands through prescribed burns. Eighty-volunteer members have burned nearly 85,000 acres to stop the spread of cedar trees that disrupt the prairie ecosystem. These burns allow the grass to return, which has been helpful for farmers and their livestock. This work has inspired others in the state to create associations to share resources on how to restore their lands.

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  • The Gila River Indian Community innovates for a drought-ridden future

    May 13, 2021 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Through settlements, the Gila River Indian community was able to regain rights to its river and tributaries. Aside, from that the community created partnerships with other water projects. The community also decided to keep a network of managed aquifer sites and to rehabilitate existing wells. One other effect of the settlement was the revival of a small segment of the Gila river. The strategic moves the community made could provide a model for other indigenous communities who lack access to their own water supply.

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  • Amid Devastating California Fire Season, One Small Community Saved Itself. Here's How

    May 12, 2021 |

    KQED |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Rock Haven, California

    After years of debate and education, the residents of the tiny community of Rock Haven, in the Sierra National Forest, found the will and the money to "treat" the forest around their homes: removing dead trees and brush that made the land extremely vulnerable to wildfire. When the massive Creek Fire in 2020 arrived, it wiped out the trees in the part of the property that had gone untreated, but left unscathed the treated land and the cabins on it. The costly preparation made firefighting safer and more effective while slowing the wildfire's spread.

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  • The world's first 'infinite' plastic

    May 11, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    There are several chemical recycling methods being tested throughout the world, including one of the latest ones in the United Kingdom. Mura Technology is building the world’s first commercial-scale plant that can recycle all kinds of plastic and turn them into oil. Their method aims to process 80,000 tonnes of plastic waste every year once the plant opens in 2022. While some criticize that the chemical recycling process is very energy intensive and is not always profitable, the new Mura plant already has partnerships lined up with some plastic manufacturers.

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  • Turning oil platforms into reefs

    May 11, 2021 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    After oil and gas platforms reach the end of their working lives, some are being turned into artificial reefs that can create new ecosystems in the ocean. Since the 1980s, 550 platforms have been reefed in the Gulf of Mexico and programs are springing up to help industry make the switch. These reefs can be home to fish and birds, and studies have shown that some species prefer these structures over their natural habitats. While not all environmentalists agree with leaving the platforms in the water, scientists are working to understanding how similar programs can be implemented in other parts of the world.

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