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After the Disaster: The toll storms take on mental health in India

K Rajendran

October 08, 2019 |

Earth Journalism Network |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Kerala

The rise of natural disasters due to climate change in India has had a psychological impact on many, including children, but psychologists in the state of Kerala are working to address the trauma through targeted training. From better equipping school counselors and providing on-site counselors for students, the communities have reported a decrease in fear in the children.

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Street by Street, Amsterdam Is Cutting Cars Out of the Picture

Feargus O'Sullivan

October 07, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

In order to cut back on automotive emissions and traffic within the city center, Amsterdam has introduced road-dividing "cuts" - called "knips" in Dutch - along major roadways to make travel in the city center easier for pedestrians and public transportation users. These cuts consist of barriers set to close off short sections of a street, therefore disabling through-travel to cars. The city notes that a "knip" effectively cuts automotive traffic on a blocked-off road by 70 percent.

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How Penn State Is Cutting Greenhouse Emissions In Half — And Saving Money

Dan Charles

October 04, 2019 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, State College, Pennsylvania

Enrolling administrators and financial planners in sustainable projects takes proving that investments pay for themselves. With the help of pressure from students and faculty, Penn State Universities administrators have adopted a long-term strategy to reduce the university’s carbon footprint and implement sustainable practices. Students produced the data that illuminated the university’s unsustainable practices; the numbers now show that their efforts are paying off.

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After oil and gas: Meet Alberta workers making the switch to solar

Sharon J. Riley

October 02, 2019 |

The Narwhal |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Alberta

Alberta, Canada is a place that historically has had a close relationship with oil and gas. But as renewable energy surges into the market, these industries become more and more precarious. This article talks to a range of young men—a key demographic in these industries—about why they made the decision to leave oil and gas for solar energy and what helped them make that transition. Many said, among other things, that their motivations lay in wanting to leave a better world for their children to grow up in.

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Parisians fight climate change with a surprising weapon

Dougal Shaw

September 27, 2019 |

BBC |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: France, Saint-Denis, Paris Region

Les Alchimistes is a social enterprise outside of Paris that turns the 900,000 tons of food waste produced every year into compost that is then sold to farmers. The group is supported by industrial composters named Tidy Planet who have managed to speed up the natural composting process from 6-12 months to less than two weeks. The Alchimistes have six composting sites across France, and they rely on city cyclists to pick up the food waste from each participating restaurant.

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The way we talk about climate change matters

Angela K. Evans

September 26, 2019 |

Boulder Weekly |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

The Media and Climate Change Observatory at the University of Colorado - Boulder has been tracking media coverage of climate change in an effort to improve and provide analysis of it. As awareness of the climate crisis grows around the world, the need to shift away from alarmist information and toward actionable, applicable information also increases. While scientific reports are necessary, delivering information through mediums like comedy or performance art has proven to reach a wider audience.

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How this Brooklyn community is taking matters into their own hand to fight against climate change

Chad Small

September 23, 2019 |

Blavity |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Researchers, policy makers and activists have joined together to embed within a community in Brooklyn in order to encourage local control over climate change problems and solutions. From playing jeopardy, which combines local environmental science with history trivia, to holding listening sessions, the goal is to encourage collaboration towards solutions within the community.

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CT's small solutions to climate change: when flood control spurs economic development

Jan Ellen Spiegel

September 18, 2019 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Meriden, Connecticut

Climate change adaptation efforts and economic development can go hand in hand, according to one Connecticut town. Meriden transformed a former mall into a large park, a natural solution that helps mitigate the town's routine flooding and has encouraged housing and retail development in the surrounding area.

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CT's small solutions to climate change: creating salt marsh in Stonington

Jan Ellen Spiegel

September 17, 2019 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Stonington, Connecticut

To address increased tidal flooding on its shoreline, Stonington, Connecticut, is sticking to a simple principle: "Where possible, work with nature not against it.” Volunteers plant native plants, helping to restore and expand the former salt marsh, which naturally absorbs water.

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Climate Resilience on Detroit's East Side

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak

September 13, 2019 |

Belt Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Working toward environmental justice takes organizing on the community level. In Detroit, the Women of Empowerment promote resilience against the adverse effects of climate change on the city’s east side by spearheading projects that range from legal cases to the installation of solar panels. The group also partners with local nonprofits like the Eastside Community Network and Heatwaves Housing and Health (HHH), to collect data that can inform climate-resilient city planning.

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