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The Small Country Where Women in Tech Are Flourishing

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In Moldova, where word spreads quickly, it seems everyone has gotten the memo: Here, women are welcome in tech.

How One Indian State Went 100% Organic

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Fundamentally altering how food is grown is not easy. The state of Sikkim took the slow and pragmatic route — and it has paid off.

How a Hotel Is Empowering Locals in Cambodia

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Thanks to a hospitality school just steps from the luxe Shinta Mani Angkor, Cambodias next generation of hotel managers might just be Khmer.

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Living Well With Diabetes — With Help From a Peer

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So much of managing diabetes takes place outside the doctor’s office. That’s where peer coaches — who can give advice based on experience — step in.

Radical Terraces Are Transforming the Hills of Rwanda

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In the Land of a Thousand Hills, a 50-year-old agricultural technique to curb soil erosion is making a comeback.

Reasons to be Cheerful Turns 5!

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Scenes from an ecstatic celebration in New York City.

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‘Green Infrastructure’ for Clean Water Proves Itself in Washington D.C.

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The U.S. capital is tackling a sewer overflow problem with a softer solution.

‘Tiny Farms’ Bring Agriculture Jobs to the Work-Life Balance Generation

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In Germany, a new model of low-cost, very small-scale farming is luring young people who value flextime and vacations.

A Republican Suburb Designed for Cyclists

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A deep-red town in Indiana has a bicycling network that would make Boulder blush. Their secret? Forget the politics and treat bikes more like cars.

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‘Incredible Things Are Possible’: The Power and Potential of New York’s Public Spaces

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A behind-the-scenes look at one of the stories well be sharing at RTBC’s upcoming live event in celebration of our fifth anniversary.

Barcelona Is Turning Subway Trains Into Power Stations

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Barcelona is using its subways’ regenerative braking to power trains, stations and neighborhood EV chargers. Could other cities do this?

Scrappy Farmers in Bangladesh Are Growing Pumpkins in Sand

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Thanks to a clever method known as sandbar cropping, squashes and other crops thrive on land that’s otherwise considered useless.

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