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  • Restorative Flames: Igniting Oregon Forests

    June 07, 2018 |

    University of Oregon |

    Video |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Ashland, Oregon

    With climate change warming the planet, wildfires are becoming an increasingly worrisome issue. In Ashland, Oregon, fire crews are working to reintroduce fire to forests through prescribed burns in order to mitigate the growth of wildfires and make the forest healthier.

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  • From Trash to Table: A Viable Food Ecosystem

    June 07, 2018 |

    University of Oregon |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Composting reduces the waste that fill landfills, but it's not always a common practice. Food For Lane County and Compost Crew are two operations in Oregon that are working to change this through local control operations that help the environment and get food into the hands of those that need it.

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  • Climate Change Can Be Reversed by Turning Air Into Gasoline

    June 07, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Squamish, British Columbia

    A professor at Harvard may be on the path to being able to transform carbon dioxide into useable fuel, thus changing the game for the rapidly warming planet. By leveraging already existing technology, the professor and his company Carbon Engineering have already piloted the methodology and are looking for ways to scale-up production.

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  • How a novel wireless technology is helping conserve wildlife, fight pollution, save farmers money and more

    June 06, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania

    In Tanzania, low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) are a form of telecommunications technology that have the power to potentially stop poachers in their tracks when coupled with geolocation sensors. The application doesn't stop there, however, as others throughout the world are finding other proactive uses for this wireless technology advancement.

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  • Day Zero: how Cape Town stopped the taps running dry

    June 05, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Documentary |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

    To avoid running out of water, Cape Town authorities enacted severe restrictions on water usage, rationing water to 50 liters per person per day. The restrictions have caused wealthier families, in particular, to rethink their relationship to water and adopt many of the practices that people living in the outskirt townships have always had to do.

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  • Montana Center Destroys Unwanted Guns—Trying to Make a Dent in 300 Million

    June 05, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Helena, Montana

    When a person no longer wants a firearm, they might sell it at a garage sale or give it away, increasing the likelihood that the gun could fall into the wrong hands. The National Center for Unwanted Firearms takes these unwanted guns and repurposes them for law enforcement, gives them to a certified retailer that runs background checks on its customers, or simply destroys them.

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  • How Canadian Cops Ended a Decade-Long Fight Over How to Manage the World's Polar Bears

    June 05, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba

    Differing laws, policing, and management across borders has made it difficult to combat the huge industry that is Wildlife Crime, but a new approach in Canada is showing the way for some common ground. By collaborating with local sellers, a micro-chip can be attached to pelts to track their movement and discern whether the pelt is being sold illegally or not -- even across borders.

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  • Solar to the people: This Detroiter is making solar technology accessible to all

    June 05, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Solar power has found its way to Detroit thanks in part to one man's efforts to make the resource more available to community members. Through the power of connections and cross sector collaboration, Ali Dirul's project management company has implemented a series of clean energy projects throughout the city.

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  • Saving New Zealand's prehistoric giant weta

    June 05, 2018 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: New Zealand

    In New Zealand, the wetapunga is a large insect that is approaching extinction due to human causes. Because the species are critical to the ecosystem, the Auckland Zoo is focusing efforts on expanding education about these insects to younger generations as well as creating an on-site breeding program to support the population.

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  • How a global crusade is working to save the improbable reef of Cartagena

    June 04, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Colombia, Cartagena

    Coral reefs across the world are quickly losing the battle against warming oceans, but one reef off the coast of Colombia is defying all odds. As shipping development threatens to become a reality in the near future, scientists and activists are working to discover how to replicate its resilience elsewhere.

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