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

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 3433 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • Poisonous haze: Why the air we breathe could kill us

    July 13, 2018 |

    Bhekisisa |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt

    Doctors are waging educational campaigns to warn Nigerians about the dangers of air pollution. Doctors say they are seeing increased respiratory disease, but the government is struggling to regulate emissions. Their educational efforts are fueling activism campaigns, which led to an order for an environmental audit from Nigeria's Parliament.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Bugs and Birds: New Residents of a Greener Madrid

    July 13, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Spain, Madrid

    With a little strategic planning, cities can nurture biodiversity in the urban environment. “Sometimes, small actions can bring incredible results,” says Antonio Morcillo, deputy director for conservation of green areas and urban trees in Madrid. The city is allowing the Manzanares River to flow, spontaneous vegetation to grow, and opening hundreds of birdhouses and insect hotels to counteract habitat loss.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • To Combat Gentrification, One City Is Changing How Homes Are Bought and Sold

    July 13, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    The city of Buffalo is beginning to gentrify, and long-time residents are trying to stop it and keep housing affordable. Under leadership of locals and with support from city officials, the new Fruit Belt Community Land Trust aims to develop a strategic plan and find ways to keep housing in the hands of community members for the next 99 years. Though there is some opposition from people who want to maintain the value of their homes, the land trust leaders are hoping to demonstrate the value that collective action can add to their neighborhood.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Conserve Energy on Summer's Hottest Days With a Text

    July 13, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

    Shave The Peak is an online tool that helps people cut their emissions use by informing them of peak energy times during the hottest days in the summer. The tool started as a mass email and a text sent out to 100 environmentally concerned citizens before expanding. “For now, we have to educate and involve citizen advocates using short-term projects so we can eventually create long-term change.”

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Undercooked: An Expensive Push to Save Lives and Protect the Planet Falls Short

    July 12, 2018 |

    ProPublica |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    An international effort to supply developing countries with low-pollution cookstoves fell short. Efforts failed to consider to what degree their new stoves really solved the problem—and whether or not people would actually use them.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Now Even Apartment Dwellers Can Use Solar Power

    July 12, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York opens up solar energy options to apartment owners who may not be able to install solar panels through community solar groups. These groups give apartment owners access to augmenting their energy supply with renewable energy gleaned from other parts of the city—with savings for the apartment dweller and a profit for the solar collector.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • California slashes emissions, hits major greenhouse gas goal years early

    July 12, 2018 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Due in large part to the expanded use of renewable energy and decreased use of natural gas, California was able to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly and ahead of their scheduled goal.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Can Norway help us solve the plastic crisis, one bottle at a time?

    July 12, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Norway, Oslo

    Norway runs a return and recycling program for bottles and cans that is a measurably successful. They tax companies that produce plastics—unless the companies can prove they recycle more 95% of production. Consumers are encouraged to return plastic with a small cash incentive.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • This idea helped rescue a city of 3.8 million from a water crisis

    July 10, 2018 |

    Ensia |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

    Starting small helped Chennai, India achieve big results when faced with looming water shortages. A local community member embarked on a campaign to not just conserve rainwater but to teach his community the importance of this practice.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The man who paves India's roads with old plastic

    July 09, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Madurai

    Dr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, a chemistry professor in India, has a new approach to plastic. "It's time we stop seeing plastic as the enemy and turn it into our biggest resource," Dr. Vasudevan says. By adding molten used plastic into a mixture of bitumen, a substance that binds roads, the professor found a solution that stuck. India has since paved over 16,000 km of roads since 2002 using plastic as part of the process.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus