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  • Taiwan has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Here's how that happened.

    December 18, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Taiwan, despite housing 23 million people on a densely populated island, claims one of the highest recycling and reuse rates in the world. The government has created incentives for private companies, which throw some catchy tunes in the mix. But whether or not a country recycles remains, largely, a question of willpower.

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  • A declining number of avalanche deaths in Colorado, the West in the past four seasons buoys hope

    December 17, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    After their peak in the 1990s, avalanche fatalities have leveled off thanks to a culture of avalanche awareness. Despite the growing number of backcountry enthusiasts in western states, a combination of improved avalanche forecasting and responsible, risk-aware marketing by snow sports media and gear makers has succeeded in creating a high level of public safety awareness. In Colorado, the state funds weather centers and a database of incidents. Combined with such resources, backcountry awareness programs and clinics put on by local shops have proven effective in promoting a culture of safety.

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  • Making Space for Worship in the 21st Century

    December 14, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    With the aim of providing a space for congregations without a space to worship, Church Space created “co-churching” spaces that offer a room, lighting, musical instruments, a PA system and other amenities for rent. A congregation books the space for a Sunday time slot and has access during a weekday as well.

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  • How Funding Black Businesses Can Help Bridge the Racial Wealth Gap

    December 14, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    An Oakland nonprofit incubator, The Runway Project, addresses racial and economic injustices in entrepreneurship by offering flexible loans for people of color and low-income individuals looking to start a business. Borrowers benefit from flexible loan terms and qualifications, both of which are usually barriers to entry for people of color in the business world.

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  • Climate-Positive Architecture Has Arrived In Norway

    December 13, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Norway, Trondheim

    Powerhouse, a collective of architects, engineers, environmentalists, and designers based in Oslo, reimagines building design to address climate change. Not only are many of their structures energy-neutral, but they actually produce surplus energy. For example, Powerhouse Brattørkaia in Trondheim is an eight-story office that will generate 485,000 kWh annually. Such "energy-positive" building has made great strides in Norway.

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  • Asian Ride-Sharing Apps Speed Up to Cut Men Out of Equation

    December 13, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Across Asia, ride-sharing startups are being created to provide women with safe transportation options. From India to Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, these companies starting all-women teams of drivers or offering women the option to hire female drivers. These companies are part of a larger, global trend as a – albeit short-term – response to the #MeToo culture.

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  • The Economics Of Managing Healthier Forests

    December 12, 2018 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Weaverville, Washington

    In the western United States, a couple nonprofits are working to kill two birds with one stone: reducing catastrophic wildfires while creating a profitable (yet sustainable) market for harvested wood. Yet these management techniques have yet to prove economically viable.

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  • ‘We see its value': Ugandan communities benefiting from agroforestry

    December 11, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Butanda

    Communities across Uganda have been realizing the benefits of agroforestry, an old farming system that mimics natural ecosystems. Apart from creating a diverse, stable local food supply, the practice promotes soil health, bolsters biodiversity, creates wildlife habitat, and sequesters carbon. An NGO is working with communities to spread the practice across the region, with marked effect.

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  • These Men Are Waiting to Share Some Feelings With You

    December 08, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Across the United States, men are meeting in groups to unlearn toxic masculinity and find techniques to better confront and handle emotions like anger and shame. Although groups like the ManKind Project have been criticized for presenting as "group therapy," the groups have continued to grow as more men seek healthy outlets to express their emotions.

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  • How Atlanta Is Turning Ex-Cons Into Urban Farmers

    December 06, 2018 |

    Politico |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    An entrepreneur and activist in Atlanta, GA runs an urban farm and employs former prisoners in an attempt to tackle Georgia's incarceration and recidivism problems. The program, called Gangstas to Growers, employs folks regardless of previous experience and aims to keep up with the rapidly gentrifying community.

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