The Our City project is the first in a series of topic specific global journalism experiments committed to solving the most pressing problems of our time through local reporting on global issues. Instead of depending on a strategy of journalists from influential institutions fanning out to hot spots around the world to produce authentic reports, this experiment focuses on enabling local storytellers to report on global issues with training and assistance from the Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami.
The Czech Republic is a country with a coal-fueled industrial past that's exploring new sustainable ways to power the country and its polluted cities. Across the United States, similar innovative sustainable energy projects are an important part of the country's new emphasis on clean energy. See how individuals in these two countries are developing innovate approaches to environmental sustainability.