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    Global Agricultural Yields Could Decline 30% By 2050

    United Nations Foundation Sep 2, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ryan Hobert and Christine Negra unpack the ways in which climate change threatens food security and the agricultural practices that can be used to fight climate change.  •…

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    You Want to Help Animals, But How?

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    Heart, head, and hands are the keys to effective philanthropy. When it comes to animals, the heart is easy: but how do we also use our heads? One of my…

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    Understanding the Upstream Causes of America’s Water Crisis

    Grist Sep 1, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Angely Mercado at Grist, interviews Erin Brockovich about her new book, detailing the underlying causes for America’s water crisis, reasoning that poor water protection policy has lead…

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    Climate Change Focus: Too Little, Too Late?

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    It seems like it was just yesterday when we started to pay attention to an inconvenient truth, exhaustively analyzing the changes in environmental patterns. Whether most changes are man-generated or…

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    Is Water an Impact Investment?

    The ImPact Sep 1, 2020

    Water is an Impact Investment Primer for Families and Foundations. Why Water? Why Now? Investment opportunities in water are growing in size and number. Several forces intensify the urgency for…

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    Why Corporate America Needs to Care About Climate Science

    GreenBiz Aug 31, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Despite seeing a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions during COVID-19, carbon dioxide is still being released into the atmosphere,  prompting the call for companies to support…

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    Newly Hatched Florida Sea Turtles are Consuming Dangerous Quantities of Floating Plastic

    The Conversation Aug 31, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • David Duffy and Catherine Eastman discuss the impact of floating plastic pollution on post-hatchling loggerhead sea turtles in Florida.  • How can you address the root causes…

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    Water Inequality Is Deepening During the Pandemic

    Skoll Aug 30, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rich Thorsten outlines the impact of growing water inequality in a time when the world’s most important resource is more critical than ever. • What can…

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    The Vast Environmental and Economic Toll of Extreme Weather

    Inside Climate News Aug 30, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • At Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn analyzes the colossal, rising environmental and economic toll of wildfires and other extreme weather events as a result of climate…

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    What California’s Blackouts Mean for the Clean Energy Debate

    Inside Climate News Aug 30, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As wildfires rage on, Dan Gearino, at Inside Climate News, discusses the implications of California’s blackouts and the transition to clean energy. • How can we…

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    Sustainable Transport Solutions Have Benefits Across Sectors

    Smart Cities Dive Aug 29, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Meagan Crawford details the wide-ranging social, environmental, and economic benefits of sustainable transport solutions in urban areas. • With temperatures rising and carbon emissions reaching all-time highs…

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    Human Intervention Can Help Forests Recover from Logging Faster

    Futurity Aug 28, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter Rüegg discusses research that shows that after logging, human efforts to actively restore forests outperform natural forest recovery. • What role can you. play in supporting…

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