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    Solar-powered Farms Emerge as Cost-Effective Solutions for Farmers

    Harvest Public Media Aug 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Farmers are utilizing solar power as a cost-effective way to power their farms and partner with local co-ops.  • How can donors support and spread awareness…

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    Inspirational People Working to Reduce Food Waste

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    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nearly one-third of all food produced for human consumption — approximately 1.3 billion tons — is lost or wasted from farm to fork each year. Rennie…

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    Why We Desperately Need to Address Rising Temperatures

    Futurity Aug 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • At Futurity, Edward Lempinen analyzes the results of a recent study on the earth’s dramatically rising temperatures, which project to be much more threatening than ever…

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    Are There Cost-effective Interventions for Wild Animal Welfare?

    Thing of Things

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author argues that we don’t know if there cost-effective interventions for wild animal welfare because there is insufficient research in the field.  • How can…

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    What Can We Do About Wild Animal Suffering?

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    Giving Compass’ Take: • Persis Eskander, a researcher at the Open Philanthropy Project, discusses the problem of wild animal suffering and questions to consider when trying to address this issue.  •…

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    The Impact of the Arctic Fires on the Environment

    Grist Aug 4, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Arctic fires this year in Alaska and Siberia are releasing an excessive amount of carbon emissions into the atmosphere and are contribute to additional atmospheric warming. …

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    How Can Animal Advocates Support Other Movements?

    Animal Charity Evaluators

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Animal Charity Evaluators post, several experts in the animal advocacy sector talk about addressing equity, human oppression and other social justice causes. • Could…

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    Eight Ways to Volunteer for Animals Effectively

    Animal Charity Evaluators

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Animal Charity Evaluators lists several effective ways to give your time to support animal welfare.   • Farmed animal charities are recommended here, since they are the…

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    Advancing Race and Equity in the Outdoors

    Grist Aug 3, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grist recently hosted a conversation with Jason Ward and José González, who discuss how to drive progress in race and equity in outdoor spaces.  • What are the…

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    Invisible Barriers to Urban Water and Sanitation

    Skoll

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Skoll discusses the progress made toward SDG 6: Ensuring availability and sustainable management of WASH for all, and finds that many urban areas around the world…

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    How Energy-Efficiency Programs Can Benefit Racial Justice

    Grist Aug 3, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Tony Reames talks with Grist about the potential benefits of revised household energy-efficiency programs for environmental and racial justice in the U.S. • How do minority…

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    Bringing Companies Together for Climate Action

    Grist Aug 1, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Pontecorvo goes over the current trajectory of Microsoft’s ‘carbon-negative’ climate plan, which has enlisted the help of other companies. • How does Microsoft’s carbon-negative climate…

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