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Putting a face to a movement: Trader Joe's unionization

Helen Li

October 12, 2022 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Trader Joe’s stores across the United States are pushing for unionization with mixed results. While some stores have seen success, others have faced union-busting tactics and, in one scenario, an abrupt store closure.

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Sustainable housing via 3D printing, foam addresses housing crisis, climate change

Troy Hill Jessica Herrera

August 11, 2022 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Strata International Group is building homes out of foam and concrete. It's a practice that is gaining traction because when these materials are used, the homes are set to last for upwards of 300 years. It also requires a less energy-intensive construction process — creating big cost savings amid supply chain issues and inflation and also benefiting the environment.

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Yes, data centers use a lot of water. But a Utah company shows it doesn't have to be that way.

Leia Larson

July 11, 2022 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, West Jordan, Utah

Novva’s data center in West Jordan, Utah, uses recirculating pipes with refrigerant to cool its servers. This method uses significantly less water than the typical method, evaporative cooling.

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A dose of climate optimism from Va. collaborative

Elizabeth McGowan

May 19, 2022 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

The Community Climate Collaborative is working to wean local businesses from fossil fuels. 16 members of the Green Business Alliance pledged last spring to cut their carbon pollution by 45% by the end of 2025. The Alliance is more than halfway there — already achieving a 28% reduction.

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Several States Are Taking the Lead on Restoring Overtime Pay

Marcus Baram

May 13, 2022 |

Capital & Main |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Washington and California are improving access to overtime pay. Washington is using phased increases to the income threshold requirement over several years. And California mandates extra pay for over eight hours of daily work.

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Que Viva El Barrio: One neighborhood's decades-long fight for a less-polluted future

Ana Ramirez

April 08, 2022 |

San Diego Union-Tribune |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Barrio Logan, California

Residents in Barrio Logan have been fighting for years for policy changes to minimize industry in the area and make the community less polluted. After a decades-long battle, the city council recently passed an act that no new industry can come to the area and created housing-only sections for residents to live comfortably.

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Solidarité : des sans abri hébergés dans des entreprises

N. Boubetra G. Pinol V. Lejeune E. Fromentin

November 04, 2021 |

Franceinfo |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: France, Nantes

Les Bureaux du Coeur est une association qui recrute des entreprises pour proposer leurs bureaux comme hébergement temporaire à des personnes en situation de précarité. Cela permet aux clients de se concentrer sur leur vie professionnelle et leur réinsertion.

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‘Black Capitalism' Promised a Better City for Everyone. What Happened?

Michael Corkery

September 12, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

The partnership between Black social activists and corporations in Rochester during the 1960s failed to bring about tangible progress in subsequent decades. Systemic issues of racism and poverty were unaffected by “community capitalism.”

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Is the Future of Big Dairy Regenerative?

Gosia Wozniacka

September 08, 2021 |

Civil Eats |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Several big food corporations like Danone and General Mills are working with local dairy producers to launch soil health programs that would help reduce their carbon footprint. For example, Danone is supporting 34 dairy farms to transition their operations to more regenerative practices. While it remains unclear if their efforts will reduce carbon emissions from dairy farms, early results show they are reducing soil erosion, improving water retention, and using less synthetic fertilizers.

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How to Start (and Run) a Bank That Puts People and Planet Over Profits

Oscar Perry Abello

May 17, 2021 |

Next City |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

San Francisco-based New Resource Bank was launched with environmental sustainability lending as its niche. But it pursued easier profits for a time, risking its survival and mission until a new CEO turned its fortunes around with a laser focus on the original mission, bolstered by learning its borrowers' businesses intimately. The bank doubled in size and merged with a larger bank, making itself a model for mission-driven lending in such businesses as solar, wind energy, and organic foods – and by attracting institutional depositors and investors as interested in social change as they are in profits.

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