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  • The landfill where you once dumped your garbage might be a great spot for a solar farm

    December 10, 2019 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Landfills can offer prime real estate for solar potential due to the lack of trees and access to direct sunlight, and Maine is taking advantage of this. Seen as a sustainable renewable energy project, this is just one more method the state is implementing in order to advocate for increased solar power as an environmentally-friendly strategy.

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  • Can old fridges be recycled to make new ones?

    November 29, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Telford

    A recycling plant in Telford, England has found a way to recycle old refrigerators into new ones using a new technology that preserves the plastic without contamination from the refrigerator coolant. Usually, recycled refrigerator materials can only make simple products, like plant carriers; now, new technology can reduce the waste created from thrown-away fridges.

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  • When Residents Support Solar—Just ‘Not in My Backyard'

    November 20, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fredericksburg, Virginia

    Solar power panels are broadly supported across America, as concern about climate change increases; however, not all supporters want solar power plants in their backyard. Now, companies and local governments work to install these renewable energy sources while informing neighbors and stakeholders of the benefits of these plants.

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  • The Three Keys to a Thriving Rural Economy

    November 08, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Salida, Colorado

    As the Mountain West transitions away from mining and other industrial economic drivers, rural cities find their way into successful economies by relying on local entrepreneurial spirit and the surrounding landscape. Businesses like SmartLam in rural Montana rely on local resources - in SmartLam's case, timber - and sustainable, future-oriented strategy to make a ripple in the economy of the rural West.

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  • From coffee to cosmetics, companies are looking for ways to protect the plants their products are made from

    November 08, 2019 |

    Ensia |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: France

    Around the world, companies, especially those that depend on the production of plant-based products, are stepping up their sustainability efforts. In the face of climate change, producers of things like coffee and fragrances are realizing that biodiversity and conservation are crucial to the companies’ success and sustainability. Trusts like Germany’s Crop Trust are becoming key players in this, helping companies develop conservation strategies.

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  • Life After Coal

    November 04, 2019 |

    Denník N |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Belgium, Genk

    Genk, Belgium is a prime example of how Slovakia can transition to a post-industrial and greener future. The city "bet on innovation and creativity" to bring back jobs and persuade youth to remain in the area. Genk built a center for green energy research, invested in startups within the field of green economics, supported art installations and focused on providing classes and retraining to help miners switch careers.

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  • The Timber Architecture Revolution Has Arrived in Norway. (Almost.)

    November 04, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Norway, Brumunddal

    Norway is leading the world in low-carbon structural wood development; now, the country is working to bring factories into the country to turn the trees into usable lumber within the nation's borders. The city of Brumunddal has built the world's tallest structurally wooden building using sustainable practices, proving the effects on carbon usage and structural integrity that building with wood can offer the forest-dense country.

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  • Wildfires and blackouts mean Californians need solar panels and microgrids

    October 28, 2019 |

    Vox |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Localized, distributed energy systems are popping up around California. As the larger electricity system becomes less reliable in the face of wildfires, more individuals are turning to microgrids and solar energy with help from organizations like Clean Coalition and Stone Edge Farm Microgrid. While still happening on a small scale, such energy systems may become more popular as its sustainability in a changing climate shows to be more resilient.

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  • Can Green License Plates Help Plug Electric Cars?

    October 25, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    The United Kingdom has started cracking down on high-emission vehicle drivers by creating restricted zones that fine drivers of cars that emit a designated amount of pollution into the air; the carbon emissions in this type of zone in London has decreased by more than a third in six months. Now, the U.K. is taking their sustainability initiative a step further by labeling low-emission cars with green license plates that allow them to be easily recognized - and rewarded.

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  • When Resilience Starts With the City's Most Vulnerable Youth

    October 18, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Tallahassee, Florida

    Tallahassee is coordinating its youth development, violence prevention and climate adaptation efforts to help out-of-work and out-of-school youth earn their GED and secure jobs helping to shape the city's climate resilience plan. One of the ways the program works is by enrolling participants in apprenticeships within local public works departments and puts them on track to get the required licensing for employment. So far, 640 teens and young adults have participated in the program.

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