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  • Actor's Gang: How Tim Robbins has cut reoffending rates

    March 14, 2016 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    For many offenders, prison can be a tense, divisive, and anger-inducing environment, fueling the negative influences that landed them there in the first place and leading to high recidivism rates. Actor Tim Robbins - who once famously portrayed a prisoner himself - started a program called The Actors Gang to bring theater to inmates as an outlet for emotion and expression, breaking down barriers between former gang members and helping individuals to process their troubles.

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  • The all-female patrol stopping South Africa's rhino poachers

    February 26, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    The poaching of rhinos in South Africa has seen a rapid increase since 2007, jumping from 13 deaths then to 1,215 in 2014. After concluding that guns alone were not the solution, a patrol of local women from impoverished areas were brought together in the Balule reserve to focus on efforts in removing snares, stopping bushmeat kitchens, setting up roadblocks and implementing educational opportunities in poor communities and schools. Since their start, the area has seen a 76% reduction in snaring and poaching incidents.

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  • Youth Program Points To Ways D.C. Can Be ‘Far More Creative' Against Crime

    February 25, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Meade, Maryland

    Paying at-risk people to stay out of trouble is the most controversial part of a new D.C. crime bill that also proposes counseling and other services to prevent repeat offenses. But a similar program is already in use in D.C., with the blessing of the District’s top prosecutor, giving nonviolent juvenile offenders a second chance. (2nd of a 3 part series)

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  • Medicines to Keep Addiction Away

    February 16, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    A battery of drugs, some new and some long known, have been proven to give addicts support in staying off drugs and alcohol after rehab.

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  • The animals that sniff out TB, cancer and landmines

    February 16, 2016 |

    Mosaic Science |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

    Africa has the highest TB death rate per head of population and though antibiotics can cure Tb many patients are never diagnosed because the diagnostic tests have a 40% error rate. A group of scientists in Tanzania have trained rats to diagnose TB with a 30% error rate, inspired by rats trained to search for land mines and dogs trained to smell cancer.

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  • Costa Rica - Green Energy

    February 14, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Costa Rica has pioneered a methodology that has resulted in getting most of its electricity from hydroelectric plants, reversing deforestation through implementing financial incentives and achieving a 99 percent fossil-fuel free year. This progressive approach has put the country in the running to become the first carbon-neutral country by 2021.

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  • Will more money for schools really help kids? New study may have long-term answer

    February 13, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

    While research is mixed on whether increases in school spending lead to better results for students, a study suggests that influxes of dollars from court decisions lead to higher graduation rates and earnings, especially for low-income students.

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  • Violence Interrupted: Rochester, N.Y., police keep one step ahead of street disputes

    February 13, 2016 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    In order to disrupt cycles of violence, Milwaukee’s Homicide Review Commission has recommended that Milwaukee police examine how their peers in Rochester, N.Y., organize police work around the concept of preventing disputes from escalating into violence.

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  • What Will it Take to Get Plastics out of the Ocean?

    February 01, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Manoa, Hawaii

    The amount of plastic debris in our oceans and water sources - especially nanoplastics that are increasingly prevalent in our food chain - is so enormous it's often beyond comprehension, and immensely difficult to address. As countries continue to industrialize and single-use products become more commonplace, the flow of harmful plastics into the environment seems insurmountable. But a number of clever inventions and dedicated individuals are working to help get plastics out of our water - and more importantly - encourage practices to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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  • Sustainability Pioneers: From Paris to New York

    February 01, 2016 |

    Sustainability Pioneers |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York

    While many countries are committed to working towards goal set forth by the Paris Climate Agreement, not many individual states in the United States have taken noticeable action. New York is an outlier in this scenario, however. Grassroots efforts include creating an Eco Village and geothermal installations, while the government has acted as a leader and partner in helping to earmark finance for these innovative solutions.

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