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  • A Renewable Energy Revolution in Small-Town America

    November 03, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Spearville, Kansas

    Small towns across America are leading the shift towards renewable energy. Part of a series called "American Futures", this video visits Kansas, Pennsylvania, and California to learn more about green initiatives in biofuel, wind, and solar power. Although each solution is different, each are a new way of generating income for the residents of the towns and often comes with societal acceptance as well.

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  • There's No Business Like Snow Business

    October 28, 2016 |

    Popular Science |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    Instead of treating fallen snow as waste, several countries are using it as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel for cooling and air conditioning applications. Countries like Japan and Sweden collect snow and use snow cooling systems during warmer months.

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  • Estonia ditches paper with model e-governance services

    October 28, 2016 |

    Kyiv Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Estonia

    Through the Estonian government's e-services, which include digital options for voting, paying taxes, storing identification, and more, the country saved roughly €280 million over the span of a decade thanks to the lower cost of collecting digital signatures.

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  • Offshore Wind Energy is Booming in Europe

    October 20, 2016 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Fredericia, Region of Southern Denmark

    Denmark occupies a seat in the vanguard of efforts to fulfill carbon emission reduction goals of the Paris Agreement, with DONG Energy -- co-owned by the Danish government, Goldman Sachs and shareholders -- building massive arrays of offshore wind turbines. While expansion across the EU remains a challenge because of a still-underdeveloped grid capacity, DONG's efforts show how Denmark's use of free-market demand and public-private collaboration provides an affordable, environmentally- sustainable option.

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  • Massive new solar plot marks big changes in rural Minnesota

    October 19, 2016 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Branch, Minnesota

    A new solar array called North Star in the Twin Cities will soon produce enough energy to power more than 20,000 homes. The project allows landowners to evolve beyond a deteriorating farming industry while maintaining native prairie plants under and around the panels for bees and other pollinators. The project is part of the state's 15-year energy plan to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent and generate a third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

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  • Milan leads fight against food waste – with ugly fruit and Michelin-starred soup kitchens

    October 16, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Italy, Milan

    Since its 2015 Expo, Milan has continued to foster a number of unique initiatives to combat food waste, promote healthy and sustainable food systems, and ensure that its people never go hungry. Through projects such as collecting unsold food at the end of market day for distribution in soup kitchens, using apps to redirect food waste, implementing new laws to ease the process of food donation, as well as fostering collaboration between cities, Milan is leading the efforts to prioritize food on the New Urban Agenda.

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  • This little town decided to go green. And they did it without the government.

    October 16, 2016 |

    Upworthy |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: England, Ashton Hayes

    Ashton Hayes- a small town in England- adopted a Carbon Neutrality mission, meaning they hoped to produce as much energy as they consumed. Over the past 10 years they have reduced their emissions by 40%, attributing their success to the resulting neighbourhood cohesion, dedication, and it being a public decision as opposed to one made or implemented by politicians.

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  • Court Innovations' Matterhorn Allows People to Handle Court Cases Online

    October 12, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Low-income people often miss out on court dates because they cannot afford to miss work or leave their children. Michigan and Ohio courts have incorporated the Matterhorn “online adjudication system” to handle simple cases so individuals can participate through the Internet. The system also offers the advantage of having “less bias” than in-person trials, because the race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status of the individual is protected online.

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  • A helping hand for migrant students

    October 09, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Center, Colorado

    The Migrant Education Program, which offers educational and social services to migrant worker families in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, is growing in popularity among the valley’s migrant worker population, and has recently begun to focus on getting migrant students geared up for college .

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  • Naperville family's creative home solution for son with autism

    October 07, 2016 |

    Daily Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Naperville, Illinois

    Part 3 of the Caregivers Crisis series: In light of a shortage of state group living facilities in Illinois, one family is partnering with a non-profit to retrofit their home into a safe, independent living space for their autistic son, creating a future for him when his aging parents can no longer take care of his daily needs.

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