Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 1299 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • This electric vehicle is wiping out air pollution in arenas

    February 12, 2023 |

    CBC |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    Ice rinks in Canada are swapping ice resurfacers that run on fossil fuels and propane for electric models. The electric resurfacers don’t emit pollutants like nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide, so they improve air quality inside the arena and reduce environment-harming emissions.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Free ACs staved off heat illness for older New Yorkers during pandemic

    February 10, 2023 |

    Gothamist |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Get Cool NYC program distributed air conditioner units to about 73,000 low-income seniors without access to ways to keep cool during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that those who participated in the program were less likely to experience heat-related illness than those who didn’t participate.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Can the 'Slow Flowers' Movement Make Valentine's Day Sustainable?

    February 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The Slow Flowers Movement is educating flower farmers, florists, and consumers about the benefits of local, sustainably grown flowers. The founders are changing perceptions of the floral industry through workshops, a growing membership program, word of mouth, and an online directory of local farmers and florists.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer

    February 09, 2023 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    When the city of Denver offered rebates to residents who purchased a new electric bike or e-cargo bike, more than 5,000 people took advantage of the offer, which reportedly helped the city replace roughly 100,000 car miles.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Right Way to Repair a Mountain

    February 09, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

    The team at the Uttarkashi forest division began training community members to construct biodegradable logs to serve as dams to reduce the amount of topsoil carried away by rainwater. Within the first month of the project, the area saw a 15% increase in new vegetation. There’s now a group of about 70 villagers who create these logs. It’s an easily replicable, low-cost initiative that utilizes community support and is in the process of being implemented and is in the process of being implemented in other parts of the country to protect fragile landscapes like the Himalayas.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

    February 07, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

    Some farmers in drought-prone areas are planting sorghum, an ancient grain that requires less water and fertilizer than crops like corn, as a way to offset climate change-related losses.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Why Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Shifting to Bees

    February 06, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Mutare

    Farmers in Zimbabwe are diversifying their income with beekeeping to offset financial losses from crops underperforming during increasingly severe droughts.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Climate disasters hit poor people hardest. There's an obvious solution to that.

    February 03, 2023 |

    Vox |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    An effective way to help those most vulnerable to climate disasters is by providing just-in-time cash transfers right before a disaster hits for them to use as they see fit for resilience and climate change adaptation.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Salt Marshes Are Essential Climate Solutions. How Do We Protect Them?

    February 03, 2023 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Salt marshes are waterlogged areas along the U.S. coastline that absorb carbon by trapping it in layers of sediment and peat. The wetlands also act as buffers against natural disasters.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Healthy soil can be a climate change solution

    February 02, 2023 |

    KCRW |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fillmore, California

    Regenerative agriculture is slowly spreading across the farming world as a way to improve soil health and combat climate change. The practice is made up of several different methods, like cover cropping and planting a wide range of crops, that make the soil better at capturing carbon while producing quality foods without fertilizers.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus