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  • Singapore Is Creating a Subterranean Master Plan

    February 09, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

    Singapore, among other cities around the world, serves as a model in the underground urban planning sphere as local governments combat over-densification. The city has begun expanding their underground network of public transportation, supply storage, and even water reclamation systems.

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  • Here's one idea to make ‘Storrowing' a thing of the past

    February 08, 2018 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    A persistent problem in Massachusetts of trucks going through tunnels or underpasses that are too low for safe clearance has prompted officials to look to Sydney, Australia for a possible solution. Officials in that city worked with a private company to develop a system where if a truck is too tall, it triggers a warning so officials can activate a sheet of water at the tunnel entrance upon which is projected the holographic image of a giant red Stop sign. It's proven successful in stopping drivers before they enter the tunnel.

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  • Taking back control: how a remote island in Alaska tackled domestic abuse

    February 08, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Alaska

    Residents of Alaska's St. Paul Island live through a legacy of generational trauma that includes high rates of domestic violence, child abuse, and alcoholism. However, the Island's political leadership have accomplished financial control and are using the funds for a comprehensive system of services to help their community break the cycle.

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  • Can foreign policy be feminist? Sweden says yes.

    February 07, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    Sweden is the first country to put gender equality at the center of its foreign policy, calling the protection of women and girls’ human rights one of the greatest challenges of the century. Announced in 2014, the stance has both inspired and antagonized other countries, as well as sometimes conflicting with Sweden’s other policy goals.

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  • The Hydroponics Revolution

    February 06, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: England, London

    Hydroponics works by growing plants in water without soil, fields or farms. Across the globe, this method is already being implemented as a more cost-effective way of growing food. Farmers and scientists are debating whether it will be the method of farming in the future.

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  • How Preston took back control

    January 31, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, Preston

    The city of Preston, northern England, models a new local procurement plan after an initiative in Cleveland, Ohio that keeps money spent by large community institutions, like hospitals and schools, within the local economy. By focusing the chain of supply and demand within the community through co-ops and credit unions, the city of Preston saved £75m that goes back into the local economy.

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  • Can Food Hubs Scale Nationally and Stay True to the Cause?

    January 31, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Common Market in Philadelphia is an example of a thriving food hub. A 2017 study showed there are at least 360 active food hubs in America that are helping small farmers sell their produce while helping people access healthy food. Now that the model has been proven at a local level, it remains to be seen whether these food hubs will have success with national expansion, though the Common Market is demonstrating success in three markets already.

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  • It turns out vodka and icy roads can be a good mix

    January 30, 2018 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States

    Although alcohol and driving don't typically go hand-in-hand, researchers found one way to successfully and safely combine the two. By taking the by-products of the distilling process and combining them with the typical road salt that is used to help melt snow during winter conditions, these researchers created a super mixture which enhances the capabilities of melting the ice.

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  • Home at the Headwaters: After recovering from the loss of its founding industry, Three Forks looks to continue bucking the trend of small town Montana

    January 28, 2018 |

    Bozeman Daily Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Three Forks, Montana

    Unlike many other small Montana towns, the community of Three Forks has managed to humbly thrive by investing in several economic drivers rather than rely solely on the railroad as its only large employer. With booming talc and cement plants as well as new entrepreneurial spirit, Three Forks remains steady and continues to renovate for tourists and town-folk alike.

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  • 'I used to see them as a bunch of rioters': Brazil's radical farmers

    January 25, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Ribeirão Preto

    In Brazil, 45% of agriculturally viable land is owned by 1% of tenants. To combat this inequitable ratio, the Landless Workers’ Movement formed and took a stand for seizing lands that are "not fulfilling a productive or social use." The group successfully reclaimed an area known as Mario Lago and has since begun a reforestation process alongside agroforestry which has allowed for an increase in diversity of food produced. The farmers haven't stopped there, however. To sell their produce, they have implemented a system of turning the consumer into a co-producer thus ensuring economic stability.

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