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Iceland's Water Cure

Dan Kois

April 19, 2016 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík, Capital Region

Despite being an island of seamen, Iceland used to experience high numbers of drownings every year, fostering a keen interest in swimming education. The government stepped up and tapped into the underground hot water generated by Iceland’s volcanic activity to create geothermal pools, which quickly became more than a humble municipal investment, but perhaps the very secret to the country’s happiness. Every town now enjoys communal pools, which create a neutral, recreational space that brings all manner of people together.

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Can Nepal defeat its deepening energy crisis?

Deepak Adhikari

April 17, 2016 |

The Discourse |

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Response Location: Nepal, Bhorleni

Micro-grids powered by wind and solar energy offer a path toward alleviating energy challenges in remote, underserved areas. In Bhorleni, Nepal, the government’s Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) cooperated with the community’s Wind and Solar Energy Users’ Committee to open a renewal energy plant. The initiative represents an effort to scale efforts in other areas of Nepal to achieve the goal of clean and affordable energy.

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What Seattle police can learn from an ‘out of control' department's turnaround in New England

Steve Miletich

April 16, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, East Haven, Connecticut

After serious issues with excessive force and police discrimination reached a head in East Haven, Conn., major department overhauls that focused on more diverse hiring, de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution have led to much healthier law enforcement for the community. Their model offers hopeful lessons to Seattle and other cities whose police departments also have been required to adopt federally mandated reforms.

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What's deadly dull and can save the world? (Hint: We can't stand it)

Maite Vermeulen

April 14, 2016 |

The Correspondent |

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Response Location: Haiti

A lack of bureaucratic services has kept people in poverty around the world by limiting the number of documents attainable by citizens who have a low-income, verifying proof of property ownership. "Capacity building" in the form of sending "tax inspectors without borders," book-keeping classes, and expanding bureaucratic services for places in need, allow people to make investments in their properties that can lift them above the poverty line.

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Can water ATMs solve India's water crisis?

Fred de Sam Lazaro, Judy Woodruff

April 13, 2016 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: India, Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi

In many rural communities in India, access to clean drinking water is still scarce. The cost of bottled water is prohibitive, city pipes are in poor condition, and the municipal tanker trucks that supply some water are haphazard. But a social business called Sarvajal is busy scaling up a solution: a water ATM. These machines allow people to scan a pre-paid card and withdraw purified water from a stable, convenient source within their community when needed.

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Our drinking water systems are a disaster. What can we do?

Erica Gies

April 11, 2016 |

Ensia |

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Response Location: United States

The water system in the United States is beginning to be in need of replacement. In order to facilitate this infrastructure project and prevent it from becoming overwhelming, technology such as water sensors and software are being used to monitor water usage and replace the pipes that are most dire as they degrade.

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Come for the pizza, stay for the power: why Boston let teenagers set its budget

Sandra Larson

March 31, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston’s Youth Lead the Change engages young people in municipal decision-making by putting them in charge of determining how one million dollars is spent every year. Participants learn how city government works, submit project ideas, and vote on which proposals to fund. It’s not a simulation. The money is real.

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SC Guidelines Now Protect Good Samaritans Who Help Road Accident Victims

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

March 30, 2016 |

The Wire |

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Response Location: India, Delhi

According to new Indian laws, if a Good Samaritan helps a road accident victim they should expect to be treated with respect by hospitals, the courts and the police.

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Tree Regeneration Restoring Hope

Charles Karis

March 25, 2016 |

Inter Press Service News Agency |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nakuru

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a technique in which farmers protect and prune tree stumps with the goal of the trees contributing to more fertile soil. In Kenya, FMNR has helped farmers survive drought conditions, increase their harvests, and improve food security. The training program of this technique has supported 160,000 farmers in East Africa.

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Canton police vow to maintain momentum despite budget concerns

Kelly Byer

March 22, 2016 |

The Canton Repository |

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Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

National research suggests that training officers in community policing and using city crime analyses is more effective in lowering gun and drug crime, then hiring more cops to a department.

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