This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • California has long dominated the headlines about wildfires — but other regions are experiencing fires more often. GreenBiz highlights an excerpt from “Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Allison Roozen at Medium shares her own advice and personal experiences on how to think about charitable giving and make the most out of your donations. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although climate change has become a common topic of discussion, Elsa Wenzel from GreenBiz suggests approaching the subject from a social angle. Here, she provides a variety…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stakeholders in the natural products industry, from manufacturers to suppliers, distributors, brokers, and retailers, are forming a Climate Collaborative to address the issue of climate change.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ed Stoddard reports that illegal mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has dramatically reduced the population of Grauer’s gorillas. • Economic forces are driving the illegal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The California fog is bringing high levels of mercury that is not a risk to humans but does have a significant impact on the mammals that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Fu at The New Food Economy writes about a significant, multi-year study recently published which provides new evidence that soy farming can be detrimental to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Smart Cities Dive reports that cities are wrestling with the urgent need to deal with the climate crisis, and advocates say that there will be continued…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Covering Climate Now, a project co-founded by the Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation, made a concerted effort to inspire hundreds of newsrooms to report on climate change. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • By making it possible for recycling facilities to quickly scan a bottle or packaging and learn what it’s made of and where it’s from, this new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dan Gearino questions the truth of utilities promises for net-zero carbon emissions as they plan to use coal for decades. • How can local communities hold utilities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In order to address Sustainable Development Goal 15, there needs to be a concerted effort to implement innovative soil projects that will protect future ecosystems. •…