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  • Building for the Future, in California's Famously Failed City

    James Fallows

    June 14, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

    In a city with a long-struggling school system, a nonprofit trade program is helping unemployed adults find work in the high-tech manufacturing field. Technical Employment Training in San Bernardino ensures participants gain nationally recognized credentials, get on-the-job-training, and have placement options with local employers.

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  • Fish Net Fashion

    Gelareh Darabi

    May 18, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Slovenia, Ajdovščina, Municipality of Ajdovščina

    "Ghost gear" are nylon nets and other waste left behind in our oceans by fishing boats - they cause massive environmental damage, releasing toxins in the water, ensnaring wildlife, and clogging up beaches. Now one organisation, the Healthy Seas Initiative, is working with fishermen and a sportswear company called ECONYL to retrieve abandoned nets from out of the ocean and convert the materials into clothing, carpets, and more.

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  • Making Wood Without Trees

    Brandon Lisy

    April 13, 2015 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Green Island, New York

    Using mycelium from mushrooms offers a sustainable and biodegradable alternative to synthetic polymers. Mushrooms produce a natural structure that can be used in building and construction, in lieu of plastics or processed wood products that often contain urea-formaldehyde or other harmful bonding agents. Ecovative Design uses a mushroom-based material to create products ranging from packing to furniture.

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  • Raj Shaunak and the Economic Boom in Eastern Mississippi

    James Fallows

    July 08, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Scooba, Mississippi

    East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) helps Eastern Mississippi fill high-skill jobs by educating and training local workers. The students at EMCC are each evaluated for skillsets and gaps in education, and they work on real versions or scale models of the machinery they will be using in the local factories.

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  • Crowdfunding Clean Energy

    David Bornstein

    March 06, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, a company created an online crowdfunding platform that allows users to earn interest by financing clean energy projects and gives people with good social intentions a direct line of action. Across the world, there is a growing movement toward people-powered clean energy.

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