This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For years, corn-based ethanol has been mixed with the gasoline sold at gas stations across the U.S., but a recently published study has found that its carbon intensity is “likely at least 24% higher” than gas,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In June, with representatives from Montreal to Guadalajara in attendance, the city of San Antonio, Texas officially opened its new North American Friendship Garden. A thriving green space to celebrate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Compassion, grace, and empathy are essential to successful communication. The words we use influence our intent, impact, actions, and reactions. At their best, words can inspire us, build bridges, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As public libraries across the nation begin handing out Covid-19 testing kits and N95 masks, librarians have become the latest frontline workers. Melanie Huggins, president of the Public Library Association,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LISC is committed to furthering racial equity through our Project 10x initiative. Project 10x is laser focused on using LISC’s resources to upend the racial health, wealth, and opportunity gaps that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Zero Waste Campaign by One Step Closer (OSC) is working to inspire companies and consumers to reduce and eliminate single use plastics from products, packaging, and personal lives. The campaign features an action…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When she was arrested on drug charges in 2017, Ciera Saxby-Smith told herself she’d do anything to go home to her two kids. A few days after she got to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit an historic high for January with rates nearly five times higher than they were in January 2021. The news is a continuation of a troubling, decade-long…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If it was not clear before COVID-19, it is obvious now that achieving the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the World Health Organization’s Triple Billion Goals will be impossible without universal health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The study, published in Nature Sustainability, highlights the global inequality in emissions between people in rich and poor countries. For example, it finds that the average carbon footprint of a person…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just over one year ago, a coup threw Myanmar into further chaos and violence, as the world watched. The military unleashed violence through excessive use of force, including indiscriminate killing,…
It’s been twenty-six years since the International Conference on Population and Development affirmed women’s reproductive health as an essential human right. In this episode of A Deeper Look, I sit down with…