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One overlooked way to fight climate change? Dispose of old CFCs.

Juli Berwald

April 29, 2019 |

National Geographic |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Banned refrigerants called CFCs are being cleaned up and recycled to help offset climate change. The refrigerants were banned decades ago as part of the Montreal Protocol due to the extremely destructive effects they carry with them. The voluntary carbon market has allowed private companies in countries with more resources to travel to countries like Ghana and Costa Rica to transport the CFCs, clean them, and offset their carbon footprint on carbon markets.

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Militaries go green, rethink operations in face of climate change

Linda Givetash

April 27, 2019 |

NBC News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

As climate change intensifies, militaries around the world have start adopting new equipment, practices, and processes. The United States has developed the International Military Council on Climate and Security, intended to better understand how the effects of climate change can and do fuel conflict. Globally, NATO members are testing new equipment, like diesel-solar powered systems, to increase their efficiency and reduce their fuel consumption.

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How Technology Could Revolutionize Refugee Resettlement

Krishnadev Calamur

April 26, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

To help place refugees in cities, a new software program called "Annie" is sifting through large amounts of data and using its algorithm to make suggestions for where refugees are "most likely to be welcomed and find success."While the program is still in its preliminary stages, the idea of using data and an algorithm to help place refugees is gaining stream internationally.

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Biogas saves money at wastewater treatment plant

Olivia Fecteau

April 26, 2019 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Medina, Ohio

Turning sewage sludge into usable biogas helps make wastewater treatment more efficient. A water treatment plant in the city of Medina, Ohio, produces net energy from sludge. The plant uses anaerobic bacteria and a thermal hydrolysis process to convert wastewater and sludge into usable byproducts, like biogas.

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Participatory Grantmaking for Teens: The Funders Who Trust Girls to Make Grants

Julia Travers

April 24, 2019 |

Inside Philanthropy |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ghana

Nine philanthropic organizations, including Plan International and Comic Relief, make up the With and For Girls Collective, which asks teenage girls worldwide to select girl-led initiatives to fund, a process known as participatory philanthropy. Since 2014, the collective has funded 60 organizations across 41 countries for nearly $3 million.

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The grassroots groups helping asylum-seekers on the border

Sarah Tory

April 22, 2019 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

The Kino Border Initiative is a volunteer binational organization that provides food, aid, and shelter for migrants crossing the border between Mexico and Arizona. The rate of asylum-seekers is steadily rising, and this organization makes sure that they have a safe place to live while they wait for their day in court. Every day up to 60 volunteers conduct services that range from preparing meals to translating Indigenous languages.

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Paying and Scraping in Pursuit of Zero Waste

James A. Anderson

April 22, 2019 |

Next City |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Worcester, Massachusetts

Pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) is a model that charges residents of a given city for the trash they throw away, aiming to spur people to decrease the amount of waste they dispose. Acting like a utility payment, this model has been successfully implemented in a handful of cities, even decreasing trash by half in Worcester, Massachusetts. Some cities have even aimed for zero waste by adding in composting programs - though there’s still a long way to go.

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Growing Pima County: Utah turned to private investors to fund public preschool

Luis Carrasco

April 21, 2019 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Understanding that it would be hard to gain support for increased taxes to fund early childhood education in a conservative county, Pima County in Utah turned to a Pay for Success model. In this public-private arrangement, private investors are paid only if a social program achieves its goals.

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A climate change solution slowly gains ground

Steven Mufson

April 19, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Huntsville, Alabama

Three major US companies are leading the way in developing the technology to extract carbon dioxide from the air: Global Thermostat, Carbon Engineering, and Climeworks. With federal tax credits per ton of carbon dioxide captured and a prosperous system of injecting the CO2 back into the ground to stimulate crop yield, the companies' three different approaches all offer a way to cut into the massive amount of global emissions, an opportunity to make a lot of money with new technology, and a helping hand for states working on achieving new federal guidelines and restrictions for a green future.

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Ranchers Try New Tactics Coexisting with Wolves — Endangered or Not

Kimberly Cauvel

April 19, 2019 |

Bitterroot |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Eureka, Montana

The gray wolf was on the Endangered Species list when they were first reintroduced to the West in 1995, and although they have made an impressive comeback, there is now a debate between ranchers and environmentalists about the best way to handle the influx of predators to their cattle. Ranchers like Joe Purdy in Montana have found a successful mix of nonlethal tactics to keep them at bay: patrol of the area during the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., wildlife cameras, inviting campers to stay, building fences, and more.

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