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  • A Tale of Two Leaks: Fixed in California, Ignored in Alabama

    March 17, 2016 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Eight Mile, Alabama

    Eight years after a mercaptan spill in Eight Mile, Alabama, its mostly black and working class residents still suffer from respiratory issues, rashes and headaches.

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  • Costa Rica - Green Energy

    February 14, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Costa Rica has pioneered a methodology that has resulted in getting most of its electricity from hydroelectric plants, reversing deforestation through implementing financial incentives and achieving a 99 percent fossil-fuel free year. This progressive approach has put the country in the running to become the first carbon-neutral country by 2021.

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  • How can coffee become a better tool for development?

    January 28, 2016 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Butembo, Nord-Kivu

    All over the world, new fair trade projects or approaches are sprouting up to foster trading relationships that pay off for farmers, giving them more adequate wages and rights.

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  • Why Copenhagen Has Almost Perfect Water

    December 23, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Thanks to years of government intervention, the city of Copenhagen has almost perfectly clean water — even better than bottled water. Denmark utilizes overflow barriers, underground water storage, and rerouted wastewater to keep their public water sources clean. Public awareness and a water tax also contribute to the city's success so that residents conserve and value their water (using only 26 gallons a day as opposed to the 80-100 gallons that Americans use).

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  • Another Giant Leap

    December 04, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Sukhrali, Haryana

    The rapid development of emerging economies across Asia and Africa is lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty - but there is much debate as to how to best structure this growth. If these economies evolve in the same way as in the West - with unchecked, excessive resource consumption and heavy pollution - the planet may be on the fast track to disaster. Earthrise explores how these nations can grow sustainably using improved, eco-conscious technologies like renewable energy and eco-friendly farming practices.

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  • For U.S. Tribes, a Movement to Revive Native Foods and Lands

    September 28, 2015 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Duluth, Minnesota

    Property rights, circumscribed jurisdictions, and conflicts with neighbors exacerbate Native American efforts to restore tribal land and resources. Some tribes have found success by tapping into a trend of support from the government and conservationists.

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  • Green Energy for the Poor

    September 09, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Niger

    Creative, bottom-up solutions in renewable energy and land use are helping combat poverty in many parts of rural Africa. An innovative business model combining solar power and cellphones allows rural areas to access clean electricity. Agroforestry techniques also restore degraded land, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and increase agricultural productivity.

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  • When Reality TV Involves Vaccinating a Goat and Pulling Weeds

    September 05, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    Not all reality shows focus on the lives of the rich and famous. Female Food Heroes, is a Tanzanian reality show in which female farmers compete against each other for a grand prize. Ultimately, it’s not just about the money, the show aims to empower farmers and alter sexist attitudes.

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  • Climate change crusade goes local

    August 09, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami Beach, Florida

    Around the globe, countries have taken actions that have helped reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of renewable energy. Although the state of Florida feels the effects of climate change, its state representatives have not produced policy addressing it. Local policy makers and organizers have made the biggest difference in the state.

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  • Reform in Costa Rica signals new strategy against lethal epidemic

    July 29, 2015 |

    Center for Public Integrity |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Costa Rica has instituted regulations to protect farm laborers from an increasing risk of kidney disease by mandating that employers in tropical conditions provide water, rest and shade, with higher levels of relief correlated to increasing temperatures. There has been surge in chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers along the Pacific Coast in Central America and in India and Sri Lanka and a recent study fund it's highest among workers laboring between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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