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  • Lessons Learned From California's Pioneering Microgrids

    May 13, 2019 |

    Green Tech Media |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Years after the California Energy Commission funded and launched demonstration microgrids, they’re seeing results. These microgrids, which are localized energy sources that can work independently from large electric grids, were fairly costly, but have shown demonstrable success in lowering utility bills and delivering low-carbon power. As the Commission moves forward with this effort, they hope to continue to learn by doing and improving their processes.

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  • Punjabi weddings turn slim

    May 13, 2019 |

    Firstpost |

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    Response Location: India, Punjab

    With the support of the Samaj committee, a local NGO, more and more Punjabi communities are downsizing their weddings. The events are traditionally expensive affairs, signifying pride and status, but for many, they are an expense that has led to debt, and even suicide. The committee reaches out to villages and families, suggesting they skip the dowry, and once one family does it, others follow suit.

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  • Community Cats: How El Pasoans are using TNR to live alongside feral cats

    May 13, 2019 |

    Borderzine |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    The city of El Paso, Texas has implemented a successful trap, neuter, return strategy to deal with the large numbers of feral cats in the city. The cost effective and more humane model replaced the previous euthanasia method, which only left a "vacuum effect" for other feral cats to move in from outside areas where the euthanized cats used to live. When the neutered cats are returned to the city, they protect their living spaces due to their territorial nature.

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  • Coastal Recovery: Bringing a Damaged Wetland Back to Life

    May 09, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    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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  • More Restaurants Seeking To Appeal To Your Eardrums As Much As Your Taste Buds

    May 08, 2019 |

    WBBM-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The focus on sound comes at a time when open kitchens and industrial hard-surface designs entice diners’ eyes, but might strain their ears.

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  • Fishermen fight to survive on the world's second largest lake

    May 03, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kasensero

    To reduce illegal fishing on Lake Victoria, Uganda overhauled management systems and sent in soldiers, who seized and burned illicit gear. Fish stocks appear to be rebounding, and outside investors are bringing in new development. However, some poor fishers lost their livelihoods and houses, and allegedly even their lives, in the crackdown.

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  • The case for carbon farming in California

    May 02, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California has been leading the way in what is becoming an increasingly popular response to climate change: carbon farming. The practice reabsorbs carbon that’s in the air, into the soil, and can be achieved through methods like composting, no-till agriculture, or cover crops. While a promising practice, cost-related concerns and the sustainability and longevity of the response remain in question.

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  • Pomůžu ti zažít slast

    May 02, 2019 |

    Finmag |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Sexualita lidí se zdravotním postižením je v Česku tabu. I oni ale mají erotické touhy a potřebují sexuální prožitky. Situaci se v posledních letech snaží měnit spolek Freya, který vzdělává zájemce o práci sexuálních asistentů a asistentek. Ti pak pomáhají lidem s hendikepem cítit se lépe ve vlastním těle. Ukazují jim, jak jim v tom může pomoct sexualita, erotické pomůcky nebo různé typy dotyku. Služba klientům nabízí šanci naplnit základní lidské potřeby a zažít potěšení. Lidé, kteří sexuální asistenci využívají, říkají, že jim pomohla formovat sebevědomí i psychické zdraví.

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  • Probiotics help humans stay healthy. Can they benefit other animals, too?

    May 02, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Across the world, research is being done to figure out if probiotics – live bacteria that hold numerous health benefits – can help animals other than humans. Thus far, such treatments have yielded success in labs working with amphibians, brown bats, and coral, demonstrating that humans can help treat wildlife diseases. While the research continues to show success, many are now figuring out how to give this sort of treatment in nature and on much larger scales.

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  • Trading Pencils for Hammers: These Kids Are Learning Math and Getting Jobs Right Out of High School Audio icon

    May 02, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Pflugerville, Texas

    Hands-on experience can improve learning outcomes. By using the Geometry in Construction curriculum, developed by Contextual Learning Concepts, schools across the US are not only teaching kids geometry, they are also helping them gain valuable vocational skills. Several of the schools have even paired the program with service work by partnering with Habitat for Humanity.

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