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How to build an AC that will get the world through hotter summers

Allyson Chiu Emily Wright

October 05, 2024 |

The Washington Post |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, Thane

Innovators are developing new air conditioning units to keep people cool as temperatures and humidity rise without contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Alongside improved energy efficiency, the new tech focuses on sensing and reducing humidity in real-time and adjusting itself as humidity fluctuates throughout the day.

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This Caribbean nation is preparing for the ravages of climate change by selling citizenship

Chico Harlan Carolyn Van Houten

October 04, 2024 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Dominica

Dominica is funding its climate change adaptation and resilience projects, like building storm-resilient housing, by selling citizenship to people who want a Dominica passport to travel in the West with less restriction.

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These Goats Graze an Acre a Day to Keep California's Wildfires Away

Carmen Kohlruss

October 02, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A herd of goats, directed by shepherds of the nonprofit Happy Goat, are eating weeds, shrubs, and low-hanging leaves for landowners in the Sierra Nevada to reduce wildfire risk. Managed carefully to ensure they don’t overgraze sections of the properties, the goats offer a safer option to reduce the fuel that can spark a fire than tools like lawnmowers and chainsaws.

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The Californians Rescuing Surplus Produce to Fight Hunger

Michaela Haas

October 01, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bell, California

At a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Bell, California, Food Forward employees race to take in and redistribute 265,000 pounds of fresh produce every day. The organization receives excess fresh fruits and vegetables from wholesale businesses for free and delivers them to 300 nonprofits working to address food insecurity.

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School-age kids lead the fight for a greener future in Nigeria's Borno State

Rukaiyatu Idris

October 01, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

Volunteers from the Breath with Green Youth Development Initiative visit elementary schools in Borno, Nigeria, to teach students about climate change while planting trees. Their goal is to educate students about how they can take action to mitigate the climate impacts they’re experiencing.

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Mini-artificial islands mimic wetlands and help filter Missouri's lakes and ponds

Ulaa Kuziez

October 01, 2024 |

St. Louis Public Radio |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Missouri

The Missouri Department of Conservation is installing artificial wetlands in small bodies of water across the state to improve the water quality. The floating plastic islands are anchored to the seabed and hold native plants, allowing the roots to reach into the water below. The plants soak up excess nutrients and toxins, mimicking natural wetlands.

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This Native-Led Group Is Bringing Solar Power to Tribal Lands

Yessenia Funes

September 30, 2024 |

Atmos |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Hopi Reservation, United States

Native Renewables, a Native- and women-led nonprofit, is bringing free, off-grid solar energy systems to homes in the Navajo and Hopi reservations that don’t have access to power. And it’s doing so by training local Indigenous peoples to work in the industry so they can reap the economic benefits of these careers instead of hiring out the work.

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On the trail of the jaguar: Population growth a success in Sonora. Can the U.S. do the same?

John Washington

September 30, 2024 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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Response Location: Mexico, Sahuaripa, Sonora

Conservationists at the Northern Jaguar Reserve in Sonora, Mexico, are successfully increasing the jaguar population by giving them plenty of room to roam and educating the public about their importance. The organization pays ranchers for photos of the cats, giving them a way to earn additional income other than selling their pelts.

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Un lugar donde escapar del calor a menos de 10 minutos: cómo se tejió la red de "refugios climáticos" de Barcelona

Coral García Dorado

September 27, 2024 |

Maldita.es |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain

La red de refugios climáticos de Barcelona, que empezo en 2020 con 70 espacios, se ha convertido en un referente internacional para la protección de los ciudadanos ante el calor. En 2023, el 68% de los ciudadanos tuvieron un refugio climático a cinco minutos caminando desde su casa y el 98%, a diez minutos.

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The Poachers Who Could Save Mexico's Vaquita

Daniel Shailer

September 24, 2024 |

Hakai Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, San Felipe

Seeking to protect the endangered vaquita, a charity in San Felipe, Mexico, is encouraging fishers who poach totoaba, another endangered species, to swap their gillnets for cimbra. The hook-and-line style fishing equipment allows them to target totoaba that are worth more, meaning they can catch less while making the same or more income and keep other species out of the often harmful nets.

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