This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Rockefeller Foundation recently released a report measuring the true cost of food in the United States. According to the report, the true cost of food is nearly US$3.2 trillion a year–triple…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scientists have completed the first-ever global, high-resolution map of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs. The map is part of the Allen Coral Atlas, an open-access, user-friendly coral reef monitoring platform,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wildfires are no longer local affairs. Smoke from California has colored sunsets in New York, Australian bushfires have polluted Santiago, Chile, and people in Vancouver have inhaled the burnt remnants of Siberian forests.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The latest science shows that preventing the worst effects of climate change will require shifting to 100 percent carbon-free energy sources well before mid-century. President Joe Biden set a goal of reaching…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Jones family has a simple mantra: “There’s no need to boast about doing good, just do good.” That mindset has guided four generations of family leadership at Seaman Paper…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part four in a multi-part series on Clean Energy Districts (CED) and policies to make CEDs “universal local” institutions. Read part one, part two, part three, and part five. Clean Energy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It has been a week and a half since Hurricane Ida hit the Gulf Coast and the devastating impacts of the Category 4 storm are still being felt throughout the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri cause destruction up and down the Atlantic, people living on islands and coastal territories must prepare for an above average hurricane season. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most consumers don’t pay much attention to the packaging that their purchases come in, unless it’s hard to open or the item is really over-wrapped. But packaging accounts for about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the heels of last month’s warning from the UN climate science panel that extreme weather and rising seas are hitting faster than expected, leaders called on Monday for more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2012, nations around the world agreed on seventeen goals for global societal advancement by 2030: The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs call for systemic solutions to pressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropic funding for clean air amounts to 0.1 per cent of grants worldwide, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. And while philanthropic funding for clean air projects has increased,…