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  • Dairy Alternatives: Converting Cattle Methane Into Renewable Energy

    Raisa Scriabine

    May 16, 2019 |

    KCET-TV |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Pixley, California

    After California passed new regulations mandating that the dairy industry needs to mitigate the amount of methane emissions produced from cows, some farms like Airoso Dairy are adopting new technologies to do the job. The farm works with energy companies to use a digester that converts the cow’s manure into biofuel. While the initial investment in the technology can be expensive, this conversion of fuel has also added a new revenue stream for the farm.

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  • Bok choy and bread fruit: How traditional crops fit a food secure future

    Audrey Cleo Yap

    May 16, 2019 |

    NBC News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maui, Hawaii

    Organizations like Ho’oulu ka ‘Ulu are reintroducing small-scale farmers to breadfruit — a traditional Hawaiian starchy fruit that fell out of style following the rise of plantation farming and colonialism. Growers are taught how to cultivate and sell the fruit, and their network of now 200 farmers are helping to keep part of their culture alive. Similarly, in California a Food Roots program connects farmers growing traditional Asian produce like bok choy to local businesses and markets to provide accessibility to culturally relevant fresh produce.

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  • Isolate, trace and respond: How a new emergency operations centre has improved outbreak response in Kebbi

    Bashar Abubakar

    May 13, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kebbi

    Local public health infrastructure makes monitoring and responding to epidemic outbreaks possible. In Nigeria’s Kebbi state, The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) operates Public Health Emergency Operation Centers (PHEOC), which serve as local nodes in the country’s battle against infectious disease. Each PHEOC coordinates with a local committee of leaders in identifying, isolating, and treating cases of infectious disease.

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  • Coastal Recovery: Bringing a Damaged Wetland Back to Life

    Jim Morrison

    May 09, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milton, Delaware

    A coastal recovery project in Delaware Bay is using a technique that they call "engineering with nature" to bring back the 4,000 acres of wetlands from the disastrous effects of human interference and climate change. They use a multitude of strategies, such as stabilizing the dunes and replanting native grasses, and although they approach the project as a research study without progress yet, they have already begun to see a return of wildlife including birds, eels, and crabs. Similar efforts to restore wetlands are also taking off across the globe.

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  • Generating energy from trash in Sarasota

    Andrea Thrower Pia Jasinski Yamile Escobar

    May 07, 2019 |

    Changing Florida |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Sarasota, Florida

    Methane emissions from landfills in five Florida counties are being captured and turned into electrical power. Pipes collect the methane gas emitted by the trash and Aria Energy covers that greenhouse gas into electricity for up to 2,500 homes.

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  • The Town That Extended ‘Smart Growth' to Its Water

    Jason Plautz

    April 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Westminster, Colorado

    Haunted by a 1962 drought in the town of Westminster, Colorado, the city's planners now incorporate water data in their planning processes to ensure that they never face the same sourcing issues again. By breaking down the silos between its water management and planning departments, the town has figured out how to manage its finite water resources, even in the face of a ballooning population. Now, other towns are following suit.

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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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  • Marijuana tax money targeted for Colorado's full-day kindergarten rollout

    Jon Murray

    April 23, 2019 |

    The Denver Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Colorado may tap into an unlikely funding pool to finance the state's expansion of full-day kindergarten - marijuana taxes could help to pay for new furniture and other infrastructure needs in some of the state's most rural and resource-deprived schools.

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  • Can rice husk briquettes stem the tide of mangrove deforestation in Myanmar?

    Wudan Yan

    April 23, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Myanmar, Kyaiklat

    Recycled waste from rice mills offers an alternative to mangrove forests as a fuel source. In the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar, rice mills are beginning to use their byproducts to create rice-husk briquettes. The logs, made from byproducts previously discarded by rice mills, provide a fuel source for individuals and other businesses that traditionally rely on charcoal. Using recycled rice husks reduces waste and offers a way to alleviate the exploitation of mangrove forests, which act as a vital natural barrier against cyclones.

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  • Medical Supply Drones in Rwanda

    Fred de Sam Lazaro

    April 17, 2019 |

    Under-Told Stories Project |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

    The first of it's kind, a medical drone base has opened in Rwanda that aims to cut down the time it takes to deliver blood from blood banks to hospitals. Serving 21 rural health facilities throughout the region, the approach is also helping put Rwanda on the map as a technology hub.

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