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  • Solar Power Is Clean and Cheap, But Still Has Challenges to Overcome

    March 25, 2022 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Solar energy is a clean, cheap, renewable, and land-efficient resource, making it a valuable technology to scale up in the face of climate concerns and clean energy. Diversifying the supply chain for creating and sourcing solar panels can help make solar energy more reliable when faced with geopolitical and human rights issues.

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  • Neue Schnitte aus alten Stoffen - Textilverwertung in Thailand

    March 24, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Thailand

    Bei der Textilproduktion lässt es sich nicht vermeiden, dass Stoff übrig bleibt. Das thailändische Startup Moreloop hilft Textilproduzenten mit einer Datenbank, überschüssige Stoffreste zu neuer Kleidung zu verarbeiten. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten machen bereits mehr als 70 Firmen mit.

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  • Baggern gegen den Klimawandel

    March 22, 2022 |

    taz |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    Um den CO2-Ausstoß zu verringern, ist das Wiedervernässen von Mooren eine wichtige Maßnahme. In trockengelegte Hochmooren in Schleswig-Holstein sollen dafür zwei neue Methoden zum Einsatz kommen. Das Projekt könnte tausende Tonnen CO2 binden.

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  • In Austria, the Government Pays to Repair Your Stuff

    March 22, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    In 2020, Vienna, Austria launched a program to subsidize half the cost of repairs to items such as clothing, electronics, bicycles, and furniture. The initiative supported the repair of more than 35,000 items, saving 850 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and spurring other localities, such as Thüringen, Germany, and Portland, Oregon, to roll out their own repair bonus schemes.

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  • Lessons from a 74-year-old farmer who switched to organic sugarcane farming

    March 18, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

    After realizing that his soil was becoming more saline after repeated uses of chemical fertilizer, a farmer in India made the switch to organic farming with the hopes of saving his crops. By switching to organic farming he has a lower crop yield than he would by using chemicals, but he is hopeful others will see the benefits of this method.

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  • Lab-Grown Meat: Future Climate Solution or Icky Science Experiment?

    March 18, 2022 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Lab-grown meat is poised to become a safer alternative to conventional meat. There are 99 companies around the world that are developing lab-cultured meat products and that number is growing. The production process is still expensive and not completely scalable yet, but scientists are working to overcome these barriers to make it cheaper and more ethically produced.

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  • Seedballs Aiding Kenya's Reforestation Efforts

    March 17, 2022 |

    Science Africa |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    In Kenya, like other countries in the world, deforestation is the major driver of tree cover loss. To solve this, a local startup called Seedball Kenya has developed the seedball technology whereby seeds of indigenous tree and grass species are coated with charcoal waste mixed with nutritious binders then thrown like balls into the planting grounds.

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  • From Fish Waste to Community Wealth

    March 17, 2022 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Chennai

    A government agency in India is turning fishing waste into useful commodities, which help both the environment and the community. Discarded fish parts often littered the beaches near fish markets, leaving a stench and a mess that stigmatized the neighborhood. Now the parts are being processed and sold as fertilizers leading to a cleaner community, less waste, and a much-needed alternative source of income in the fishing community.

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  • Want to rebuild soil? Build relationships

    March 17, 2022 |

    Montana Free Press |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Judith Basin, Montana

    Regenerative agriculture is one of the top ways the Biden administration aims to reduce atmospheric carbon. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and individual farmers’ work on regenerative agriculture have implications for the future of food production in regards to global supply chain disruptions and combatting climate change.

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  • Oregon Is Turning Sewage into an Endless Supply of Green Energy

    March 17, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Clackamas county, Oregon

    A wastewater treatment plant in Oregon not only cleans water that is released into the local river, but it also creates fertilizer that is sent to farmers to use on non-food crops and it produces renewable power from methane. The green energy created at the plant heats five buildings on the site and produces half of the energy the facility uses. This kind of co-generation system is growing in other places in the United States, China, Brazil, and Norway.

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