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Kauai became a clean energy leader. Its secret? A publicly owned grid

Julian Spector

November 07, 2023 |

Canary Media |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

In an effort to lower electric rates and move toward more renewable energy, Kauai residents raised funds to acquire and turn the area’s for-profit utility company into a locally owned cooperative, the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). When it was formed in 2008, KIUC pledged to reach 50% renewable electricity by 2023, and last year it was already generating 60% of its energy from renewables like solar power.

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Asheville nonprofit reduces energy burdens in North Carolina

Elizabeth Ouzts

November 07, 2023 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

Energy Savers Network helps people cut down on their energy waste by making home improvements like tightening air seals, insulating hot water heaters and replacing lightbulbs. The Network has helped more than 1,000 homes since forming in 2017 and, on average, the improvements have helped cut energy use by about 15%.

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To keep track of salmon migrations in real time, First Nations turn to AI

Spoorthy Raman

November 06, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Canada, Kitwanga, British Columbia

In partnership with Indigenous-led fisheries, researchers in British Columbia deployed an artificial intelligence system to automate the counting of Pacific salmon during their migration. The AI-based tool, which analyzes underwater video, can identify some species of fish with 90 percent accuracy, and Indigenous stewards who participated in the pilot project said not having to count salmon manually freed them up for other important projects.

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A mobile solution for Kenyan pastoralists' livestock is a plus for wildlife, too

David Njagi

November 06, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Kenya

Pastoralists who range on the Enonkishu Conservancy use mobile bomas, portable corrals that allow them to move freely and protect their herds from predators at night. Moving the herds around puts less stress from grazing on fragile vegetation, reduces the risk of disease, leverages livestock to graze invasive species, and allows the land to double as a destination for wildlife tourism rather than being developed by private property owners.

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A Climate Change Success Story? Look at Hoboken.

Michael Kimmelman

November 03, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

After experiencing extreme flooding, Hoboken, New Jersey, has reduced its flood risk by rebuilding its sewers to add capacity and designing new infrastructure, like parks, to collect and redirect storm water.

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Colorado's latest tool to fight forest fires: Mushrooms

Michael Booth

October 26, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Gold Hill, Colorado

The Colorado-based mycology center Boulder Mushroom is spreading fungi mycelium — the underground, root-looking part of a mushroom — across forest floors that were thinned to mitigate wildfires. The mushrooms quicken the pace at which sawdust and other potential fire fuel decays and improve soil health.

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Trash is a lifeline for ‘los cartoneros,' Argentina's army of recyclers

Philippe Bernes-Lasserre Nina Negrón

October 20, 2023 |

Buenos Aires Times |

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Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

People across Argentina are earning an income during a severe economic crisis by joining recycling cooperatives. Members collect recyclables off the street and are paid by the co-ops by material and weight.

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The World's Soils Are Becoming Dangerously Degraded, but Rare Microbes Offer Hope

Sandy Ong

October 19, 2023 |

Wired |

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Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

The startup Puna Bio collects microbes that live on the high-altitude La Puna plateau and turns them into a product that farmers can apply to soybeans to increase yields and improve soil health. Since they adapted to survive in such a harsh climate, the microbes can survive depleted soil and extreme weather to pass along key nutrients and antioxidants to crops.

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For Indian Farmers, Artificial Glaciers Are a High-Altitude Antidote to Drought

Geetanjali Krishna

October 19, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Kulum

In the Ladakh region of Northern India, vertical artificial glaciers called “ice stupas” melt at a slower pace than natural glaciers, helping farmers to store water for irrigation during the spring drought. Through contests with cash prizes, more than 500 people in 45 villages have been trained to build their own ice stupas.

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The slow recovery of millennial-old salt marshes in Spain

Helena Rodríguez

October 19, 2023 |

Ereb |

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Response Location: Spain, Bay of Cádiz

In Spain's Bay of Cádiz, locals have spent years collaborating with universities, scientists, and government entities to restore their bay's traditional salt marshes. The results? A revived economic sector, a community adapted to rising sea levels, and protected migratory birds.

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