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When lights went out in Western North Carolina, solar and batteries helped some power up

Adam Wagner

October 28, 2024 |

The News & Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

After Hurricane Helene shut down most of the power grid, the Footprint Project brought 47 portable solar arrays and battery systems to the area to help restore power. These solar panels offer an alternative to diesel-powered generators, so people in remote areas experiencing a natural disaster don’t have to rely on burning fossil fuels, which contributes to the climate crisis.

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Fighting Global Warming, One Abandoned Oil Well at a Time

Michaela Haas

August 05, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States

Curtis Shuck started the nonprofit The Well Done Foundation with a mission to plug as many abandoned oil wells as possible. Since then, he’s worked with communities, landowners, regulatory agencies, and activists to plug 45 wells, stopping the release of methane and other pollutants into the air and local environments.

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This city just made it illegal to advertise SUVs. Here's why.

Shannon Osaka

June 15, 2024 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Scotland, Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s city council banned fossil fuel advertisements on city property in hopes of making people less likely to opt for things like gas cars and international flights while removing a space for fossil fuel companies to mold their public image.

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Getting off fossil fuels is hard, but this city is doing it — building by building

Jeff Brady

March 04, 2024 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

The town of Ithaca is working with its local gas utility and area homeowners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by removing gas pipes from homes and businesses by switching them over to electricity, primarily from renewable sources. While the transition is a long process, the town expects to achieve about a 30% reduction in emissions in the next year.

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For climate and cohesion, a solution lies in the school commute

Petra Stock

November 23, 2023 |

Cosmos Magazine |

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Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

The Open Streets program encourages students to walk and bike to school in an effort to get people out of their cars. Opting for a form of “active transport,” like walking and biking, helps get people moving, offers more social connection and is better for the environment.

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"We Are Suffering": Despite Steps Taken, Gas Flaring Still Threatens Livelihoods in Niger Delta

Ekpali Saint

November 09, 2023 |

The Xylom |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ogboinbiri, Bayelsa

Gas flaring penalties have done little to prevent the practice in Bayelsa, Nigeria, so locals are calling for changes like diverting it to produce usable energy and creating strong policies to regulate it.

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Kauai became a clean energy leader. Its secret? A publicly owned grid

Julian Spector

November 07, 2023 |

Canary Media |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

In an effort to lower electric rates and move toward more renewable energy, Kauai residents raised funds to acquire and turn the area’s for-profit utility company into a locally owned cooperative, the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). When it was formed in 2008, KIUC pledged to reach 50% renewable electricity by 2023, and last year it was already generating 60% of its energy from renewables like solar power.

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Fast electric, intercity rail is key to solving transport emissions. But could a train like The Overland be part of that future?

Petra Stock

August 03, 2023 |

Cosmos Magazine |

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Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

As airfare becomes increasingly expensive and oftentimes unreliable, several passengers are opting for train transportation, like The Overland. The Overland is an electric intercity railway that provides fast public transportation that reduces the need to rely on fossil fuels that power cars and planes.

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What Happens to Locals' Jobs When an Abandoned Coal Mine Becomes a Tourist Spot?

Vivek Gupta

June 04, 2023 |

The Wire |

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Response Location: India, Bishrampur, Chhattisgarh

An abandoned, flooded mine in Bishrampur, India, is now an eco-tourism site where visitors can take a boat ride to a floating restaurant and locals breed fish. The new facilities offer employment for some of the residents who were left out of work when the mine closed.

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During Lent, some UK dioceses give up fossil fuel investments for good

Brian Roewe

April 04, 2023 |

National Catholic Reporter |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

The 40 Days, 40 Dioceses campaign leaders spent Lent working to convince dioceses in the United Kingdom to give up financial holdings in fossil fuels permanently and publicly. The campaign, led by the Christian climate group Operation Noah, highlighted a different diocese every day.

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