
Cities Are Mobilizing to Equitably Expand Public Transit
During the pandemic, commuter trains ran nearly empty while buses shuttled essential workers. Now, cities are reevaluating where they spent their transit dollars.
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Renewable Energy Jobs Grew Globally in 2020, Defying Expectations
Clean energy jobs rose to 12 million last year even amid the pandemic but officials say green employment must come with decent conditions and bring in more women.
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Churches and Libraries Are Partnering To Address Homelessness
Public libraries and faith-based organizations, such as mosques, churches, and non-profits grounded in religious belief, are supporting people experiencing homelessness.
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Global efforts to repurpose wind turbine blades lead to innovative designs
The Danish port city of Aalborg, where the new recyclable blades are being made, has found an innovative new use for old blades, by turning them into bike shelters for the city’s cyclists.
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The United Nations Declares Access to a Healthy Environment a "Human Right"
This is great news for the future of humanity: with this historic decision, this means the UN will be taking climate action more seriously on a global scale.
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Innovative Apps & Tech Tools Are Supporting Farmers Across Africa
From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa's long-neglected small-scale farmers.
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Art Is Helping Refugee Women Connect and Express Themselves
A new study in Australia has looked at the experiences of refugee and migrant women who shared creative art in community exhibitions. The women supported each other, learnt about each other’s cultures and taught each other new skills, including unique sewing techniques.
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Researchers Have Found a Creative Way To Save Forests: They're Letting Trees Tweet
The tweeting tree’s messages are based on data from a suite of sensors on and around its trunk, using a real-time approach to tree monitoring pioneered by Witness Tree’s inspiration and sister project TreeWatch.net.
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Researchers Used State Data To Find Out How Many Lives COVID Vaccines Have Saved. And It's Really Good News.
Clinical trials demonstrate how effective vaccines are individually, but the real world shows how effective they are at a population level.
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Endangered Siberian Tigers Are Bouncing Back in China
Camera trap footage taken between 2013 and 2018 revealed that about 55 endangered Amur tigers (commonly referred to as Siberian tigers) are now living in northeastern China.
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Meet the Mental Health Influencer Finding Happiness, Not Perfection
How Poppy Jamie had a breakdown on set and went on to help people who are struggling with anxiety to focus on happiness over perfection.
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This Nonprofit Is Providing Hope for North Korean Refugees
Liberty in North Korea believes the North Korean people will achieve liberty in our lifetime. Here's why we can be hopeful about North Korea — and how to make a difference.
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