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  • Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet

    April 04, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Meghalaya

    Prioritizing intergenerational thinking allows current generations to make long-term decisions that help prevent urgent issues like climate change from having severe, irreversible impacts on future generations. For example, elders of the Indigenous Khasi community built living root bridges for future environmental and transportation benefits, despite never seeing the fruits of their labor. Now, at least 150 of the ancient bridges still exist to be used by the community today.

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  • People Fixing The World: Kangaroo care for premature babies

    April 04, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    Kangaroo mother care is a more affordable, accessible way to care for premature babies. It involves having mothers have 24-hour skin-to-skin contact, much like baby kangaroos in their mother’s pouch. This lifesaving practice is used in more than 50 countries worldwide. Studies show that babies who experienced kangaroo care grew up to be less hyperactive, better able to express their emotions and had stronger family relationships.

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  • Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects

    April 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Isiolo

    The Kenyan government provides direct funding to local governments and communities to address climate change adaptation. This ensures locals have a say in the solutions and projects do not inadvertently cause harm.

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  • Why Minnesota's push to electrify government vehicles is going slower than expected

    April 04, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    To reduce fossil fuel consumption, Minnesota is transitioning its fleet of state-owned vehicles to electric models.

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  • Trans shelter residents are upcycling discarded flowers to fund their healthcare

    April 04, 2023 |

    LGBTQ Nation |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Residents of Garima Greh, an organization that provides transgender people with housing and necessities in New Delhi, started a small business making potpourri from the flowers discarded by local temples. They use the funding to pay for necessary medical expenses and gender-affirming care.

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  • Carter Kits help first responders take better care of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    April 04, 2023 |

    Flintside |

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    Response Location: United States, Frankenmuth, Michigan

    Carter Kits are provided to trained first responders, and contain sensory items, like noise-canceling headphones and weighted blankets, that help distract children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from the stress of being involved in an emergency situation. There are currently 6,000 Carter Kits in circulation across 34 states and one Canadian province.

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  • McDonald's vs the Plastic Wave

    April 04, 2023 |

    The Food Fix |

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    Response Location: United States

    The nonprofit As You So uses shareholder advocacy to bring important issues, like plastic packaging reduction, to the attention of large companies’ boards to encourage them to develop a report on or address it.

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  • Student-led water testing spurs action at Detroit's School at Marygrove

    April 03, 2023 |

    Chalkbeat Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Concerns and advocacy from earth science students in Detroit who conducted their own tests of water hydration stations across their school building led to an immediate administrative response. The students lobbied school, district, and city officials, advocating for increased testing and routine inspections of water fountain filters and the building’s pipe infrastructure.

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  • Amid changing climate, Bangladesh farming groups conserve indigenous rice seeds

    April 03, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    The Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge runs a rice breeding initiative to preserve and encourage the planting of indigenous seeds. The program trains farmers how to problem solve, cultivate, and save the different seed varieties.

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  • Here's What Hawaii Can Learn From Other States On Publicly Funded Elections

    April 03, 2023 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Maine's Clean Election Act provides public funding to political candidates who earn a certain number of small donations from voters, with the goal of making it easier for people from a wider range of demographics to run for office. In 2020, the state set a record with 63 percent of women candidates winning their races, and roughly 69 percent of the women who ran took advantage of the Clean Elections program.

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