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From Darkness to Light: How Lajolo, Omupo, Communities Thrive on Solar Power

Taiwo Adediran Tolulope Ojo Florence Akintola

May 29, 2023 |

Diamond 88.5FM |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Lajolo, Kwara

A solar-powered microgrid project brought electricity to Lajolo, Nigeria, which was previously without power.

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‘Unpredictability is our biggest problem': Texas farmers experiment with ancient farming styles

Nina Lakhani

May 29, 2023 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley are participating in a study to find out if cover cropping is a viable method to improve yields or reduce costs in a region harried by unpredictable weather and water scarcity. In some cases, the cover crops they’ve planted between growing seasons improved soil health and prevented wind erosion.

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Laudato Trees Planting Program Enlists Catholic Properties to Help Increase DC's Canopy

Brian Roewe

May 25, 2023 |

EarthBeat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

A collaboration between tree-planting organizations in Washington D.C. helps Catholic church properties to plant and care for trees. The free trees are an effort to combat urban heat and benefit the local environment.

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A Powerful Climate Solution Just Below the Ocean's Surface

Tatiana Schlossberg

May 24, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Virginia

A project at the Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve has restored 10,000 acres of seagrass meadow. For two decades, scientists and volunteers have worked together to collect, process, and plant seeds to grow the carbon-storing underwater plants.

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The Ancient 'Wonder Material' Sucking CO2 Out of the Atmosphere

Peter Yeung

May 22, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cameroon

When organic materials like wood chips and manure are heated in the absence of oxygen they create a black powdery substance called biochar. This material prevents the release of carbon into the atmosphere from the natural decaying process. And it has other beneficial uses like improving soil fertility, too.

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Barrages anti-érosion : au Sénégal «on a même vu de l'herbe repousser»

Théo du Couëdic

May 19, 2023 |

Libération |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Senegal, Diogué

L’île de Diogué est le site pilote du système d’épis Maltais-Savard, qui installe des barrages avec des matériaux naturels, comme des troncs d’eucalyptus et des feuilles de palmier, pour lutter contre l’érosion. La méthode a permis de récupérer plusieurs mètres de plage.

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To Restore Watersheds, Think Like a Beaver

Elizabeth Hewitt

May 19, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Crested Butte, Colorado

Volunteers of the National Forest Foundation’s Colorado Rivershed project mimic beavers by foraging for materials to make dam-like structures that slow the flow of the waterways leading into the larger river. This strategy is a form of low-tech, process-based restoration meant to hold water in the upper basin for longer to reinvigorate the habitat and benefit the local ecosystem.

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Organic Elephant Repellent Brings Hope To Villagers

Douglas Ncube

May 17, 2023 |

The Citizen Bulletin |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Matabeleland

Tikobane Trust created a safe, organic elephant repellent to deter elephants from invading local farmlands, eating crops and attacking villagers. Tikobane Trust aims to foster peaceful coexistence between humans and animals in rural areas that share borders with wildlife like elephants, lions, hyenas and wild dogs. The repellent has seen success in one village already and Tikobane Trust is working to teach people in other areas how to create the repellent themselves.

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How solar power is keeping Lebanon's lights on

Laure Delacloche

May 17, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Lebanon

People in Lebanon are installing their own rooftop solar panels and batteries to have constant access to energy instead of relying on expensive and unreliable community diesel generators.

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Meals on Wheels Delivers Food and Climate Resilience for Seniors

Daniella Renwick

May 16, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Local Meals on Wheels programs are known for delivering food to low-income seniors, but during climate disasters, they are in the position to check in on the most vulnerable. The programs’ volunteers and staff do just that, whether that means giving fans to clients during a heatwave, tarping roofs after a hurricane, or making check-up calls.

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