This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations is preparing to host pivotal conferences in the coming months on two global crises: climate change and biodiversity loss. As experts have pointed out, these issues are…
In episode 33 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Michael Pellman Rowland, Partner & Head of Impact Investments at Baseline Wealth Management, on the future of food technology and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To Leslie Delgado, the fight against climate change isn’t just an abstract global problem: It’s local and it’s personal. A Bronx native and a high school senior, Delgado has seen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over two days in the summer of 1910, wildfires roared across the bone-dry forests of the inland Northwestern U.S., the Rockies, and parts of British Columbia. Whole towns burned. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Letting the ethical theory of utilitarianism guide our responses to greenhouse gas emissions would lead to better outcomes for human development, equity, and the climate, say researchers. The study, published…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Widespread protests following the killing of George Floyd on May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer have brought renewed attention to the long legacy of U.S. police brutality—amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic—the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Friday night seemed like any other for residents near Long Beach, California — until they heard what my mom later described to me as a “sonic boom.” Suddenly, family photos…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We live in a rapidly-warming world that is saturated in meat. Even in the wake of a pandemic that shuttered processing plants, raised prices, and boosted sales of alternative meat, the $1.7…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People don’t agree on much when it comes to food. But most think how we produce it isn’t working for everyone on the planet, nor for crucial natural systems vital…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Unemployment and the shift to remote work have confined many U.S. workers to their homes for much of the past year and half. But some are struggling to keep their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The city council of Santa Ana, the predominantly Latino county seat of Orange County, California, approved a cutting-edge resolution this month that not only declares a climate emergency, but simultaneously…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is in full swing. The year’s 18th named storm, Sam, has become a hurricane. Meanwhile, some residents in the parts of Louisiana hit hardest…