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  • Can the 'Slow Flowers' Movement Make Valentine's Day Sustainable?

    Michaela Haas

    February 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Slow Flowers Movement is educating flower farmers, florists, and consumers about the benefits of local, sustainably grown flowers. The founders are changing perceptions of the floral industry through workshops, a growing membership program, word of mouth, and an online directory of local farmers and florists.

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  • Help Wanted: Young urban farmers for $1,800 per month, no experience necessary

    Rosemary Misdary

    February 09, 2023 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Green City Force run by the New York City Housing Authority turns open urban spaces into gardens tended by young adults in the program. The force is meant to prepare members for careers in sustainable industries afterward. The members also educate locals, trade vegetables grown in the gardens for compost, and train in ecoliteracy.

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  • Volunteers plant mini-forests in Paris to slow climate change, tackle heatwaves

    Charlotte Wilkins

    January 22, 2023 |

    France 24 |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Volunteers of a nonprofit tree-planting initiative in Paris are planting pocket forests, based on Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki’s method, to increase biodiversity and combat extreme heat. These mini-forests are made of native species planted close together at random to mimic a natural forest.

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  • Detroit Zoo leads coalition to connect habitat restoration efforts across the city

    Tom Perkins

    January 18, 2023 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Organizations like the Detroit Audubon’s Bird City habitat restoration initiative are planting native flowers, grasses, and trees in vacant, underused lots and parks to restore the habitat for wildlife in the city.

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  • How using ‘oasis' models can fight drought and urban heat effect

    Sheri Quinn

    November 16, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Replacing nonfunctional grass lawns that require excessive amounts of water with a mix of desert plants and a few plants that need more water can help save water and keep cities like Las Vegas cool.

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  • You can still have an 'oasis' in the desert

    Sheri Quinn

    November 16, 2022 |

    Utah Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    A study in Arizona found that landscapes that include a mix of desert and high-water-use plants are the best at simultaneously conserving water and limiting the urban heat effect.

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  • ‘To Protect and Conserve:' Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions. Should Utah do the same?

    Sheri Quinn Ben Winslow

    November 14, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    Nevada’s water conservation laws include restrictions on outdoor watering, grass bans, and fines for water waste that are enforced by water waste investigators who educate residents on how to reduce waste and give out fines. As a result, Nevada’s water use dropped 26% in the last two decades.

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  • Las Vegas has tough restrictions on outdoor landscaping. Would it work in Utah?

    Ben Winslow

    November 13, 2022 |

    KSTU-TV |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Through a combination of strict outdoor water use restrictions, water waste enforcement, recycling of indoor use water, and the installation of new pump technology, the Southern Nevada Water Authority was able to reduce water use by roughly 26 billion gallons over one year.

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  • Urban Farms Are Stepping Up Their Roles in Communities Nationwide

    Rachel Surls

    November 10, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Urban farms across the United States are bringing affordable, fresh, and healthy foods to communities facing food insecurity and are forming connections with residents along the way.

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  • An option for death brings a mindset for life

    Will Matuska

    October 27, 2022 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Natural organic reduction, also called human composting, is growing in popularity across the U.S. as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional burial practices and cremation. During the process bodies are placed in vessels with organic materials like wood chips to be broken down by bacteria. Once the process is over, families are free to do what they want with the composted remains.

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