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  • How the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon

    Farmers in Garoua, Cameroon, are repopularizing a traditional agricultural technique called Zai to restore the soil they’re growing on and combat human-caused desertification. To do so, they dig holes across their fields so compost, grain, and rainwater can sink into them and prevent erosion.

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  • California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change

    Farmers and distilleries in California are building a market for agave, a drought-resistant crop used to make tequila and mezcal, in light of the state’s increasingly hotter and drier climate. Agave could help farmers sustain their livelihood as thirstier crops like almonds or avocados become less viable.

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  • Ecotourism offers new hopes for Bhutanese youth — and local environments

    Local communities in Bhutan are developing ecotourism sites to create jobs, generate income, and protect endangered species and ecosystems. They’ve created ecolodges and campsites, host traditional dining experiences with food from local farmers, and host nature-based activities, all while leading conservation efforts on the land they use.

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  • The Future of Seaweed Farming in America

    Seaweed farms in the United States are working to fight climate change by offering a more sustainable food source and a versatile raw material that could replace petroleum feedstocks and help industries decarbonize.

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  • Passive House standards a solution for efficient affordable housing

    Housing developers are following the Passive House standards to create affordable housing that’s incredibly energy efficient. These buildings are air-tight with efficient ventilation and strategically positioned windows, so they don’t need central heating and cooling systems.

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  • In France, One Group Seeks to Do the Unthinkable: Unite the Climate Movement

    A French climate movement called Earth Uprisings is bringing together activists from a variety of social justice causes across many progressive groups to call for climate action, an unprecedented kind of collaboration for the country.

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  • Massachusetts cities are quickly embracing new emission-slashing building code option

    The Massachusetts state government introduced a new building code, called the specialized stretch code, to set new construction up for decreased fossil fuel use. It’s an opt-in code, so municipalities vote on whether to adopt it, and many have.

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  • Kansas City saved energy by switching to LED streetlights. But it has bigger climate issues

    Kansas City has converted nearly 100,000 of its streetlights to LED bulbs over the last several years. The swap saves on energy, meaning less power is needed from the local coal-fired power plant.

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  • Giant 'living tractors' are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands

    Water buffalo are becoming a crucial species in many conservation projects. Their natural habits like grazing and wallowing in water and the spreading of seeds through their dung increase biodiversity and create microhabitats for other important species.

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  • How a Technology Similar to Fracking Can Store Renewable Energy Underground Without Lithium Batteries

    Three startups in Houston are using a technique similar to fracking, a practice used in the oil and gas industry, to store renewable energy without batteries. They use excess renewable energy to pump pressurized water into manmade caverns underground. When energy is needed, they open the caverns, sending the water back to the surface to turn a turbine and generate power.

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