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  • Is plastic waste the building material of the future?

    January 16, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Bukit Lawang

    The use of plastic waste as an affordable building material is rising in popularity. One option is turning the waste into “Ecobricks” by tightly packing it into a bottle with a stick. A German organization called Project Wings pays locals in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia, to collect plastic and make bricks to be used for buildings.

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  • In Virginia, carbon emissions drop as data centers boom, thanks to RGGI pact

    January 16, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 12% because of the agreement’s carbon cap on utilities’ fossil fuel use that lowers yearly.

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  • How Catholic institutions are building sustainability into aging infrastructure

    January 10, 2023 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    Instead of demolishing a campus building in need of many renovations Rockhurst University repurposed it. The focus on sustainability during the rebuild made it the most energy-efficient building on campus and prevented the release of the carbon embedded in its concrete.

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  • University of Wisconsin partnership converts manure to jet fuel while easing climate change

    January 06, 2023 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, New Franken, Wisconsin

    A project between the University of Wisconsin and California-based Agra Energy created a commercial facility that turns biogases from food waste or manure into diesel and jet fuel.

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  • Perennial grains: great for beer, bread and the fight against climate change

    December 19, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: United States

    The perennial wheat alternative Kernza can improve soil and water health because it will return yearly with less tilling and fertilizer than wheat, and it captures carbon and water pollutants.

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  • The vegan leather made from India's waste flowers

    December 19, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Kanpur

    Phool, a startup in India, makes a plant-based leather alternative using flower petals discarded from Hindu temples after rituals to feed microbes that grow the material. The product, named Fleather, keeps flower waste from contaminating rivers and is a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to animal leather.

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  • Climate-conscious Indians tap carbon credits for greener fun

    December 19, 2022 |

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    Response Location: India

    In India, the carbon offset market is growing in popularity as individuals look to reduce their personal carbon footprint by buying offsets online.

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  • Video games can make climate change real for players - here's how

    December 14, 2022 |

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    Response Location: England, London

    Video games are educating players on climate change and its effects while encouraging mitigative behavior through gameplay.

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  • Cities Take on a New Front in the Climate Battle: Meat Eating

    December 13, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: England, Hayward Heath

    A grassroots campaign to encourage more environmentally sustainable diets called the Plant Based Treaty is picking up support across the globe. Pledgers make their own decisions on how to best take action.

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  • U.S. carbon farming takes root - but do the economics add up?

    December 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Farmers in the United States are participating in the growing carbon offset credit industry with regenerative farming. These farmers use practices like planting cover crops and not tilling fields to improve soil quality, therefore, trapping more carbon emissions which they can sell as offset credits.

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