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Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production

Isabelle Morrison

June 25, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Manila Bay in the Philippines is covered in trash - more specifically discarded plastic waste that has been exported from the United States. Facing an imminent risk of the Bay (which many local fishers depend on) disappearing, two organizations partnered together to create the “Stopping Plastic Where It Starts Tour." Targeting specifically U.S. communities experiencing the harmful impacts of fracking, the tour aims to reduce plastic consumption and production through awareness.

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Landing On Your Feet

Jill Harkins

June 20, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PAR-Recycle Works has a twofold mission: reduce recidivism and help the planet. By teaching employees to break down electronics, the program has a sustainable source of funding through the sale of scrap metal. So far, the program has employed 33 formerly incarcerated individuals, and it is successfully helping them reintegrate into society.

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Ending the infection that scrapes eyes blind

Meera Senthilingam

June 20, 2018 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ghana, Yendi

Trachoma is a debilitating disease in which the eyelids turn inwards, causing a person's eyelashes to repeatedly scrape and eventually scar their eyes causing excruciating pain and blindness. The World Health Organization has come up with a four step solution to the problem; surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental improvement.

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Solar Libre: Family Affair

Melanie La Rosa

June 19, 2018 |

Latino USA |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria left many properties and people in Puerto Rico completely devastated. One family decided to do what they could to begin the reconstruction process on their own by forming Solar Libre Puerto Rico - a volunteer organizing that brings emergency solar to the region.

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Plastic of the Future

Sena Christian

June 19, 2018 |

Comstock's Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Traditional plastics like those used in disposable bottle production can be broken down into smaller pieces when recycled, but aren't completely biodegradable. Bioplastics, a technology that has recently gained traction the plastic packaging market, is plant-based, making it at attractive option for reducing plastic waste.

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Poachers become protectors: How tigers bounced back in an Indian park

Felix Franz

June 18, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Kumily, Kerala

With poaching on the rise in the South Indian Periyar Tiger Reserve, officials turned to the poachers themselves to see if they could turn their problem into a solution. In lieu of facing charges, the poachers became the protectors and the reserve saw a reduction in poaching all while offering an alternate form of income for the former full-time poachers.

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Britain built an empire out of coal. Now it's giving it up. Why can't the US?

Carolyn Beeler

June 18, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

Despite being the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, the UK passed the Climate Change Act in 2008, a move that reduced coal-fired electricity generation by 33 percent in only five years. The UK's carbon tax helped spur the phasing out of coal, but the political and economic conditions that enabled it are by no means universal.

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This DNA database for trees will help track illegal logging

Adele Peters

June 18, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

The west coast of the United States is taking a stand to stop the poaching and selling of trees from prohibited areas in the region. By creating a DNA database that can be used to determine the specific genetics of trees as they relate to different regions, the Forest Service will be able to tell if wood is being illegally harvested.

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Want to go green and get in shape? Try 'plogging'

Nicole Spector

June 18, 2018 |

NBC News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden

Small changes to routine activities can have a large impact when everyone participates. Plogging, the act of picking up trash while jogging, is one such instance that has recently garnered widespread attention for its many benefits including improving both the health of the environment and individuals participating.

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Electric Rain

Amina Nazarli

June 16, 2018 |

AzerNews |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Turning rainwater into electric power may sound farfetched, but it has become a reality thanks to 15-year-old Reyhan Jamalova in Azerbaijan. Appropriately dubbed Rainergy, this new source of renewable energy has the potential to bring power to underprivileged communities as well as be marketed internationally.

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