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  • These ChatBots Help Zimbabweans Find Fuel During a Shortage

    November 07, 2018 |

    New York Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    Hashtags and chat apps can notify users when items of vital necessity become available during times of severe shortage. Despite the Zimbabwean government’s pushback against social media, Zimbabweans are turning to platforms like Twitter and WhatsApp to share information about gas availability amid a severe nationwide shortage. Automated chat bots and hashtags used on Facebook and Twitter deliver real-time information to people across the country about fuel deliveries and queue lengths, helping to circumvent group size restriction in chat apps.

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  • Calgary's New Public Library Opens with Ambition and Style

    November 07, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Calgary

    In Calgary, the new Central Library does more than just provide a beautiful space in which to read books. It also provides a place to access technology and acts as a connection space between the more and less affluent areas surrounding it. Though the architecture and design are impressive, some might say the most lasting impact is that “ this space unambiguously welcomes anyone from either side of the tracks.”

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  • Undocumented Black Migrants Build an Informal Organizing Network

    November 06, 2018 |

    Law at the Margins |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Grassroots organizers use mobile technology to spread information and resources to underserved immigrant communities. Groups like the Haitian Bridge Alliance and UndocuBlack mobilize legal and social resources for immigrants who belong to groups often characterized as “invisible” in the public discourse, because they represent such a small percentage of the migrant population. Mobile tech enables these nonprofits to publicize individual cases and quickly connect immigrants to appropriate social networks.

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  • From German trains to South Korean buses, hydrogen fuel is back in the energy picture

    November 06, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    Hydrogen fuel has made promising strides from Germany to Japan, thanks to shifting markets for renewables, improved storage technologies, and emissions-reduction goals. Electrolysis that uses renewables to make the fuel could transform transportation and energy infrastructure, but a few concerns about the unintended effects persist.

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  • Is There A Cure For Hate?

    November 06, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Organizations working to turn people away from violent hate groups have found some success with holistic approaches that include wrap-around services and acknowledging how people get caught up in racist ideology. But finding what works is challenging because so few resources and attention are directed to domestic hate groups. Scaling successful efforts is also difficult because they often involve building personal relationships to help people rediscover their humanity and compassion.

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  • The Country That Can Jail You For Using Plastic Bags

    November 06, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Countries across the world are aiming to reduce their plastic waste. African countries, however, are leading the way with a variety of techniques. Kenya in particular has taken one of the most drastic approaches by having plastic bags in one's possession punishable by $40,000 or even jail time.

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  • What If Hip Hop Can Make Architecture and Planning Better?

    November 06, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Kids will be the ones carrying out the effects of current city planning efforts. To get kids involved in city planning at a young age, Michael Ford started a series of “Hip Hop Architecture Camps.” By teaching about building, development, and neighborhoods through the lens of hip hop music, young people could engage creatively and connect to the process. The camps now takes many forms and have spread internationally.

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  • How a city in China became the world's first to make all buses electric

    November 06, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: China

    China is a major contributor to the rising levels of CO2 emissions, but they are also one of the most active players in mediating their impact. Their new energy buses have not only drastically reduced gas consumption but are far more energy efficient.

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  • Detroit indoor farming operation looks to grow food, create jobs, and feed the hungry

    November 06, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A hydroponic farm called Planted on Detroit's East Side brings a comprehensive approach to the urban farm-to-table movement, combining sustainable growth practices with a non-profit distribution program. Planted also creates jobs for those in the neighborhood, training locals how a hydroponic farm works and how to best provide food to those who need it most.

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  • Melt Thy Rifles Into Garden Tools

    November 06, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    Raw Tools, is a nonprofit that converts guns into garden tools. The organization was created by Michael Martin, a pastor who wanted to do something after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that resulted in the death 20 children and six educators. “You’re taking a weapon of death and turning it into the complete opposite, which is life.”

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