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  • After Shutting Down, These Golf Courses Went Wild

    February 16, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Land trusts, municipalities, and nonprofits across the United States are purchasing and rewilding golf courses to create nature preserves and parks. The organizations slowly bring the courses back to their natural state by moving soil, reconnecting flood plains, removing wildlife barriers, and allowing native plants to grow.

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  • Empowering Black Farmers and Landowners With Solar Energy

    February 14, 2024 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Oxford, North Carolina

    The renewable energy company EnerWealth Solutions is helping Black farmers in the Carolinas install solar panels among their crops so they can benefit financially from the solar boom with a consistent stream of income.

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  • Minnesota-grown technology helps scientists track wildlife around the globe

    February 13, 2024 |

    MPR News |

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    Response Location: United States, Isanti, Minnesota

    The Minnesota-based company Advanced Telemetry Systems develops trackers specifically designed for hundreds of different animals. These devices allow researchers to do things like find invasive species, learn more about critically endangered species, or better understand population declines.

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  • Rewilding in Argentina helps giant anteaters return to south Brazil

    February 12, 2024 |

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    A rewilding project at Iberá National Park in Argentina is reintroducing giant anteaters where they were previously considered extinct by bringing orphaned pups onto wild, protected land and allowing them to roam freely.

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  • This unexpected material might be in your next sweater

    February 12, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The Amsterdam-based startup Human Material Loop, collects human hair from salons and spins it into yarn to make clothing and furniture. It aims to keep hair out of landfills and incinerators while reducing the demand for synthetic fibers and wool, all of which produce greenhouse gases.

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

    February 09, 2024 |

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    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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    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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