This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part one in a multi-part series highlighting successes of Clean Energy Districts (CED) and policies to make CEDs “universal local” institutions. Read part two, part three, and part four. Technological innovation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Harvesting solar energy alongside food would make American agriculture more sustainable and profitable, research from Oregon State University suggests. Dubbed agrivoltaics or agri-PV, this approach features raised semi-transparent panels that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a sign that food security and nutrition are increasingly seen as key vectors for sustainable development, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) approved a resolution likely to enrich and intensify…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About 43% of global cities lack a plan for adapting to climate change issues, yet 93% say their people and infrastructure are at risk from climate change, according to a report from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Industrial-scale farming systems enable mass production of cheap animal foods at low cost. However, poorly managed livestock systems have raised various environmental and health concerns. Factory farms, in which 99 percent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Would you drink carbonated beverages made with carbon dioxide captured from the smokestack of a factory or power plant? How would you feel if that captured carbon dioxide were in…
A challenge for people with promising ideas is to have someone believe in their work and offer the first grant. Philanthropy has the freedom to provide this risk capital, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just about every indicator of drought is flashing red across the western U.S. after a dry winter and warm early spring. The snowpack is at less than half of normal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the arrival of spring, Platte Farm Open Space, in the diverse, working-class neighborhood of Globeville in north Denver, comes alive with native grasses, pollinator gardens that attract bees and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After declaring the climate crisis to be a top priority of his administration, President Joe Biden recently solidified his greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets as part of a major global summit. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melanie Anderson grew up in the West Texas Trans-Pecos area (Midland), part of the Chihuahua desert which is the largest desert in North America. The Midland-Odessa area, known as the…