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  • Traditional healers in Philippines keep their 'forest pharmacy' standing

    February 09, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Siquijor

    A community of mananambal, or healers, in the Philippines are helping to conserve the forests around their community by practicing their sustainable, healing traditions and spiritual beliefs. They protect the nature around them because it is considered a source of healing and home to spirits, and they only prune trees and gather herbs in ways that promote growth.

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  • Solar States

    February 08, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Philadelphia-based company Solar States offers a paid training opportunity for city residents to learn to install solar panels and earn the necessary credentials to help them start careers in the industry. The company’s newest program, Find Your Ladder, is a training opportunity for people who have been through the criminal justice system.

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  • Making More from Less

    February 08, 2024 |

    Bluedot Living |

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    Response Location: India, Pimpri, Maharashtra

    Farmers in India are using solar dryers to reduce the amount of crops that are wasted due to weather and increase their incomes. The enclosed machines reach high temperatures to dry out crops like grapes on mesh trays and produce a higher-quality, more hygienic end product compared to sun drying.

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  • Making 'Climate Candy' From Upcycled Fruits and Veggies

    February 07, 2024 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    The Climate Candy brand makes fruit chews out of misshapen fruits and vegetables that would otherwise be wasted because they don’t meet the criteria to be sold in grocery stores.

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  • “Tá quente, professora”: o que escolas podem fazer para lidar com o calor na volta às aulas; termômetro nas alturas afeta aprendizagem

    February 06, 2024 |

    Um só Planeta |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    A reportagem destaca soluções criativas que ajudam a reduzir o calor em salas de aula, promovendo conforto térmico sem depender exclusivamente de ar-condicionado. Entre as alternativas apresentadas estão técnicas já adotadas em algumas escolas, como o uso de caixas de leite para revestir paredes e diminuir a temperatura interna.

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  • Shopping 'Wonky' Keeps Imperfect Goods From Going to Waste

    February 06, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Ramsgate

    Several businesses like Love Health, Hate Waste are encouraging shoppers to be more eco-conscious by purchasing “wonky” products. Love Health, Hate Waste sells products past their “best before” date that aren’t expired or opened, as well as those with slightly damaged packaging at up to a 90% discount. This practice cuts down on food and general waste and saves consumers a significant amount of money.

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  • What Does Reproductive Health Have to Do With Climate Vulnerability?

    February 02, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    Organizations around the world are using an integrated approach to empowering women by addressing climate justice and health issues in their communities. PATH Foundation Philippines, for example, helped implement sustainable marine management practices to increase the fish stocks in fishing communities so families were less inclined to send their daughters away for financial support.

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  • How communities worldwide are working to solve the water crisis

    February 02, 2024 |

    WBUR |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    Communities around the world are developing innovative technological solutions to the growing water crisis. In California, for example, the Orange County Water District runs a wastewater recycling plant that purifies the water enough to be released back into the underground aquifer that supplies drinking water.

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  • Giving buildings a new, green lease on life

    February 02, 2024 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Chennai

    An architect in Chennai, India, is retrofitting private residences and public buildings to be more sustainable. They make changes like installing energy-efficient upgrades, solar panels, improved ventilation, and low-flow plumbing fixtures to reduce water and energy consumption.

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  • Minnesota schools testing electric buses find benefits and barriers

    January 30, 2024 |

    MPR News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Morris, Minnesota

    After adding electric school buses to its fleet with the help of grant funding, Morris Area Schools saw its fuel costs drop from about $3 per gallon to the equivalent of about $1 a gallon. Each bus is estimated to help cut roughly 140 tons of carbon emissions over its lifetime.

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