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  • "We Are Suffering": Despite Steps Taken, Gas Flaring Still Threatens Livelihoods in Niger Delta

    Ekpali Saint

    November 09, 2023 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogboinbiri, Bayelsa

    Gas flaring penalties have done little to prevent the practice in Bayelsa, Nigeria, so locals are calling for changes like diverting it to produce usable energy and creating strong policies to regulate it.

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  • Diocese of San Joaquin nears its renewable energy goal, with 95% reliance on solar power

    David Paulsen

    November 08, 2023 |

    Episcopal News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Diocese of San Joaquin in California worked together with a developer and local utilities to install solar panels at 14 of its locations to make 95% of its energy use renewable.

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  • Kauai became a clean energy leader. Its secret? A publicly owned grid

    Julian Spector

    November 07, 2023 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    In an effort to lower electric rates and move toward more renewable energy, Kauai residents raised funds to acquire and turn the area’s for-profit utility company into a locally owned cooperative, the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). When it was formed in 2008, KIUC pledged to reach 50% renewable electricity by 2023, and last year it was already generating 60% of its energy from renewables like solar power.

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  • Renewables power Pakistan village

    Irfan Aftab

    October 13, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Pakistan, Lachman Kohli

    With funding and support from the Heritage Foundation Pakistan, a remote, off-grid village installed a solar energy system that supplies residents with free power and has improved their quality of life.

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  • Colorado Shows Impact, Challenges of Billions in Federal Clean Energy Spending

    Jennifer Oldham

    September 13, 2023 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Federal tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act and added incentives from the state of Colorado and its municipalities is drawing in clean energy companies, creating new jobs, and helping the state meet its decarbonization goals.

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  • The Portlanders Going Electric

    Hannah Wallace

    September 08, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    ElectrifyPDX educates residents of Portland, Oregon, about the importance of decarbonizing their homes and the rebates and tax breaks available to do so. The nonprofit hosts events, webinars, giveaways, and open houses at local electrified homes.

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  • Why money, education and tolerance are needed in California's upcoming ban of gas blowers

    Mathew Miranda

    September 07, 2023 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    As a part of its journey to 100% clean energy, California is banning the sale of gas-powered landscaping equipment in 2024. The ban has done little to transition landscapers to electric tools. They cite the need for clients to understand that the tools might not leave a yard immaculate, better battery-powered options, and funding assistance as more helpful steps for the transition to electric.

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  • This California high school includes sustainability and green jobs in its curriculum

    Anya Kamenetz

    September 07, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Porterville, California

    Students in Porterville’s Climate Action Pathways for Schools program participate in paid internships that teach them how to lower their community’s carbon footprint and help prepare them for careers in the green jobs industry. Through student-led energy audits and schoolwide efficiency competitions, the program has helped the district save roughly $850,000 in energy costs over the past several years.

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  • Fueling change through clean stoves

    Yahuza Bawage

    September 06, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Clean Cooking Stove Entrepreneurship project offers two-week training programs to teach women how to practice safer, cleaner cooking practices as opposed to the dangerous open-fire cooking methods they’re most familiar with. Women who complete the training then return to their communities to advocate for and educate others on these new skills. Since starting in 2016, more than 9,000 women have received clean cooking education and access to stoves to practice these more sustainable cooking practices.

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  • Babcock Ranch: Florida's first hurricane-proof town

    Lucy Sherriff

    September 04, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Florida’s Babcock Ranch survived Hurricane Ian relatively unscathed thanks to years of planning and development focused on resiliency. The community’s safety features include retaining ponds to prevent flooding, streets designed to absorb rain, a solar-powered gird with a backup-battery system, and buried power lines.

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