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  • America's Rye Whiskey Resurgence Could Help the Climate, But Not By Itself

    The Rye Resurgence Project planted 4,000 acres of rye in Colorado's San Luis Valley, leading to a 30% reduction in soil nitrogen leaching, dramatically improved water infiltration, and reduced soil erosion and dust storms, while providing farmers with profitable markets that incentivize soil-protecting practices.

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  • This Nigerian Lab is Farming Without Soil to Rethink Food Security

    Soilless Farm Lab, a Nigerian agricultural technology hub, has trained over 10,000 youth in hydroponic farming since 2019, leading to employment opportunities and demonstrating a climate-resilient approach that uses 90% less water while producing food year-round in a country facing severe food insecurity and land degradation.

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  • Inside the Colorado factory where AtmosZero is electrifying steam

    AtmosZero's modular electric heat pump technology replaces gas-fired industrial boilers to produce steam at up to 165°C, demonstrated at New Belgium brewery where it provides 30-40% of steam needs with 200% efficiency, though at higher installation costs and lower efficiency than waste-heat systems.

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  • Las dos caras de la IA: cómo se usa para ejercer violencia digital contra menores y cómo puede ser parte de la solución (aunque aún tiene limitaciones)

    Chatbots de IA como Sof-IA y programas educativos como E-tic están ayudando a menores españoles a gestionar el malestar emocional derivado de la violencia digital y a desarrollar pensamiento crítico para identificar y responder ante contenidos manipulados con inteligencia artificial.

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  • Climate change tests the resilience of people and desert-adapted wildlife in Namibia

    Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia gives rural communities the rights to manage and profit from wildlife through organized conservancies, which has dramatically recovered wildlife populations (like elephants growing from 7,000 to 26,000) while providing economic incentives that motivate communities to protect rather than poach animals, even during severe droughts.

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  • Recicla Ricaurte detiene la muerte antes de que llegue al mar

    Recicla Ricaurte por la Paz es una asociación comunitaria liderada por mujeres que desde 2017 ha desarrollado un sistema integral de recolección, clasificación y comercialización de residuos plásticos y cartón, creciendo de procesar 800 kilogramos cada tres meses a 7-8 toneladas mensuales, evitando así que estos materiales contaminen el río Güiza y lleguen al océano Pacífico, mientras genera ingresos económicos para sus integrantes en un territorio afectado por el conflicto armado y la falta de oportunidades laborales.

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  • Singapore's regreening is a model for cities everywhere

    Government initiatives, certification programs, ecological consultants, and international environmental associations are all part of Singapore's concerted effort to coexist with its wildlife and reduce impacts of climate change like air pollution and stress.

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  • Even in uncertain times, local farmers are focused on making produce affordable

    Around Boston, local farms and community markets are using creative financing and marketing tactics to reach and incentivize lower-income communities to benefit from access to fresh, local Massachusefts foods.

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  • Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo

    With investor backing, the utility company Nuru built a 1.3-megawatt minigrid that, due to its interconnectivity with a hydropower grid, can power streetlight, phone, and internet services, plus a private company that pumps, treats and distributes water to the Congolese community of Goma. Residents report financial savings and greater feelings of safety.

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  • How Treating Teens' Trauma Is Stopping Violence in Chicago

    The violence prevention program Choose to Change pairs cognitive behavioral therapy with intensive mentoring for high-risk Chicago teens, resulting in participants being 31% less likely to be arrested than their peers who did not participate in the program.

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