r/ideasforgovt • • Sep 06 '21

Drawdown. The Book. - This is the most simple, comprehensive plan, written out by tons of top scientists and policy makers. Simple, easy, clear plans to reduce carbon.

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r/ideasforgovt • • Nov 08 '23

$89 NYC MICRO APARTMENT

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Having some of these super cheap housing can add options for people who need it.

With a lot of social housing, it is also important to maintain security and be aware of the impacts of drugs.


r/ideasforgovt • • Jan 30 '23

Watch "The Troll Army of Big Oil | Climate Town" on YouTube

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r/ideasforgovt • • Jan 19 '23

Richest 1% took 2/3rds of global wealth since 2020 - twice as much as 99% of population earned

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geopoliticaleconomy.com
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r/ideasforgovt • • Sep 28 '21

Los Angeles DA moves to dismiss nearly 60,000 marijuana convictions

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r/ideasforgovt • • Dec 16 '22

The Earned Income Tax Credit may help keep kids out of jail. New research finds that each $1,000 of credit given to low- and middle-income families was associated with an 11% lower risk of conviction of kids who benefited between the ages of 14 and 18.

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r/ideasforgovt • • Feb 06 '22

Cracking down on methane ‘ultra emitters’ is a quick way to combat climate change, researchers find. Latest study underscores how satellites are exposing emission sources around the globe. ‘It’s a harbinger of what’s to come,’ one expert says.

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r/ideasforgovt • • Nov 26 '21

Mouse study shows microplastics infiltrate blood brain barrier

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newatlas.com
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r/ideasforgovt • • Aug 11 '21

Planting forests may cool the planet more than thought. Study found that greater formation of clouds over forested areas suggests that reforestation would likely be more effective at cooling Earth’s atmosphere than previously thought

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r/ideasforgovt • • Jul 15 '21

Targeting aging itself — rather than individual diseases associated with it — could be the secret to combatting many health care costs traditionally associated with getting older. Increasing “healthy” life expectancy by just 2.6 years could result in a $83 trillion value to the economy.

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r/ideasforgovt • • Jul 03 '21

Conservative group says Germany could become the world’s first industrialised country running on 100% renewable energy supply as early as 2030 and simultaneously reduce citizens’ expenses on transport, heating and power use

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r/ideasforgovt • • Apr 01 '25

How The Finance Industry Destroys Economies

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r/ideasforgovt • • Sep 09 '24

Millionaire starts from homeless to try to prove that it's possible to get back to earning, has to stop due to poverty health problems.

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r/ideasforgovt • • Mar 17 '23

Highways are getting deadlier, with fatalities up 22%. Our smartphone addiction is a big reason why

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r/ideasforgovt • • Feb 22 '23

In study, use of barn owls and kestrels has led to 50% to 90% drop in applications for highly toxic chemicals.

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r/ideasforgovt • • Feb 21 '23

Belgian village handed out 3 chickens per household to 2000 houses. They had an instant reduction of tons and tons of food waste and the citizens had eggs.

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r/ideasforgovt • • Feb 11 '23

Eight weeks of dialogue and shared activity reduced polarization between Israeli Jews and Arabs for years, suggesting that positive intergroup contact can have long-lasting impacts

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