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1 week ago | 
volumeone.org | Keely Khoury
Just in time for Mother's Day and in support of local nonprofit Bolton Refuge House (807 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire), Two Men and A Truck is calling for donations toward its “Movers for Moms” campaign.
The local Two Men and A Truck team is participating in the nationwide campaign for the first time this year. The campaign runs through all of April and ends on May 9, right around Mother's Day.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
volumeone.org | Keely Khoury
The Eau Claire Community Humane Association’s mission is “to be a voice for all animals by providing education, resources, support for the community and compassionate care for homeless animals until they can be placed in forever homes.” Until recently, without a veterinarian on staff, providing shelter animals with medical care took hours of organization by ECCHA staff and donated time by local veterinarians.
That changed in July when Dr. Amber Gooden became the ECCHA’s first shelter vet.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
springwise.com | Keely Khoury
Spotted: UNESCO’s first Global Report on Teachers highlighted that the world faces a “critical shortage of teachers”, which could put achieving SDG 4 and the Education 2030 agenda at risk. At the same time, use of ChatGPT among students has skyrocketed, often to avoid doing tasks themselves, which compromises their learning development in the long term. Flint, instead, wants to use AI to support teachers so students can learn effectively.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
springwise.com | Keely Khoury
Spotted: The Global Wind Energy Council reports that, in order to meet COP28 targets, the wind industry needs to triple its annual growth from 2023 levels to reach at least 320 gigawatts by 2030. One method of meeting that target is to democratise access to renewable energy. Japanese company Challenergy is contributing to that work with a new, smaller turbine design.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
springwise.com | Keely Khoury
Spotted: Diversifying energy supplies is a challenge faced by almost every country. In the EU, for instance, despite efforts to reduce reliance on Russian gas imports, the region’s volume of imports increased from September 2022 to May 2024. One way to reduce dependence is to make domestic renewable energy more accessible, which is exactly what Estonia-based Sunly hopes to do.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
springwise.com | Keely Khoury
Spotted: Neurodivergent individuals could be one of the workplace’s largest untapped resources, and helping colleagues who are not neurotypical learn and work in a way that suits them has the potential to unlock many benefits for both businesses and individuals. Now, Danish startup Tiimo has developed a tool that helps towards this goal. The startup’s app provides a colourful, simple-to-navigate method for helping people manage their regular tasks by supporting their executive functioning skills.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
springwise.com | Keely Khoury
Spotted: In early 2024, the European Parliament clarified and strengthened the right-to-repair directive that obliges manufacturers to repair goods for consumers. Designed to promote affordable repairs and reduce landfill waste by encouraging longer use, the legislation should help make repairing goods cheaper and easier to do than buying a brand-new item. For clothing and accessories, Lithuanian company Tingit connects consumers with expert craftspeople who can repair bags, shoes, and clothes.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
springwise.com | Keely Khoury
Spotted: Global political, economic, and environmental upheaval can make it difficult to prioritise arts and culture. Yet, in difficult times, it may be even more important than ever to ensure that support and education in the creative industries continues. In the UK, analysts estimate the value of the collective creative industries to be around £126 billion.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
springwise.com | Keely Khoury
Spotted: The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that rail is one of the most energy-efficient modes of transport, carrying eight per cent of the world’s passengers and seven per cent of global freight, while using only two per cent of total transport energy demand. US-based freight technology company Intramotev wants to help further develop the world’s use of rail transport by retrofitting existing trains and networks.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
springwise.com | Keely Khoury
Spotted: As part of the continued global focus on reducing deforestation, the UK and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has created the five-year AIM4Forests programme. The goal of the programme is to use technology to better track and analyse the health, quantity, and quality of the world’s forests. Germany’s Ecosia, a renewable-powered internet browser and search engine, has demonstrated how the tech sector can be used to facilitate reforestation efforts.
