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Tokyo’s living curtains reduce temperatures and save energy

November 10, 2016 By Stephanie McCauley

Tokyo residents and businesses have begun planting climbing plants to shade their buildings. The plants provide valuable shade and cooling from water evaporation, helping to lower temperatures and …

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College transforms football field to provide crops and jobs

October 12, 2016 By Stephanie McCauley

Nine years ago, Paul Quinn College in Dallas transformed its football field into an organic farm. This historically black college was struggling with financial issues, extremely low graduation rates, …

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Preserving Trees & Livelihoods in the Chocó Rainforest

September 28, 2016 By Shanna Edberg

A group of farmers in the Chocó Rainforest in Ecuador is preserving trees from being felled for lumber and banana and palm oil production. Their association, Socio Escondido, is instead growing cacao, …

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Rainwater harvesting supplies water and income in Kenya

August 31, 2016 By Stephanie McCauley

With guidance from the Africa Sand Dam Foundation, villages in Kenya's Makueni County are creating rain catchment systems to take action against drought. People in the Kikumbulyu village built rock …

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Bringing Nature Into Schools Increases Student Learning and Well-Being

August 17, 2016 By Shanna Edberg

School facilities with natural features and eco-friendly designs are not just good for the environment, but also for educational outcomes. Classrooms that have plants and natural light show improved …

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BlocPower Finances Energy Efficiency in Underserved Communities

July 27, 2016 By Shanna Edberg

A startup called BlocPower is providing financing for energy efficiency upgrades to small businesses and organizations in underserved communities with aging, inefficient buildings. Small businesses, …

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Conserving water also saves energy and carbon emissions

July 20, 2016 By Shanna Edberg

One silver lining to the ongoing drought in California is that the water conservation measures undertaken by the state have also saved energy and greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Los Angeles …

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From Empty Homes to Green Space & Flood Prevention in Detroit

July 6, 2016 By Shanna Edberg

In Detroit, abandoned homes are being turned into "bioretention" rain gardens. These gardens soak up storm runoff, which reduces the flow of sewage into nearby rivers and lowers the risk of street …

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Car sharing Creates Connections while Fostering Disaster Recovery

June 29, 2016 By Stephanie McCauley

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan swept away 60,000 cars in the city of Ishinomaki. Residents had a difficult time replacing their cars due to car shortages, lack of parking, and lack of money. …

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Rwanda Solar Installation Increases Electricity and Jobs

June 15, 2016 By Stephanie McCauley

Helping Rwanda move toward its goal of delivering electricity to half the population by 2017, a new 8.5MW solar farm has increased power generation by 6% and added 350 local jobs. The project had an …

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The Young African Leaders Initiative Wants You to Plant Trees

June 8, 2016 By Shanna Edberg

In honor of Earth Day 2016, the Young African Leaders Initiative is participating in the goal to plant 7.8 billion trees, one tree for every person, by the year 2020. The Initiative will be sharing …

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New building designs integrate nature for greater efficiency

May 25, 2016 By Shanna Edberg

Many architects, planners, and designers are taking ideas from nature when constructing new buildings, a concept known as biomimicry. For example, a building in Harare, Zimbabwe, uses air channels and …

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