This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The World’s Energy Report card, released by the International Energy Agency, found that while we are improving in solar and offshore wind installation, the world is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy reports that California’s native Chinook salmon have been losing habitat to agriculture for decades but now they’re getting a much-needed boost from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Conn at The Hechinger Report writes that in struggling Rust Belt cities, childcare deserts and lack of preschool funding threaten educational progress. • What makes childcare in…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers report that synthetic compounds called “siloxanes” from everyday products like shampoo and motor oil are finding their way into landfills and supercharging the biogas those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Bloch explains how researchers discovered that climate change is impacting the safety of oysters, necessitating a particular delivery process to avoid making consumers sick. • This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Karen Stabiner discusses how climate change changes agriculture growing seasons as fires, heat waves, and early frost create unpredictability for farmers. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brian Resnick explains that melting permafrost in the artic is releasing everything from stored carbon to potentially deadly diseases. • How can funders work to mitigate the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To curb wildfires in California, PG&E shut down the power, and in response, residents are utilizing solar power during these blackouts. • How can donors help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katherine Martinko at TreeHugger reports on an unfortunate bacterium that is ravaging citrus groves in Florida and preventing fruits from ripening. • Many people are not even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Hasemyer covers the affects of Exxon’s oil pipeline burst in Mayflower Arkansas, and how much of the information is kept from the public. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jason Flatt covers Numi Organic Teas and its co-founder’s dream of giving back to the community while creating eco-friendly business practices. • How can social entrepreneurs use…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Trang Chu Minh explores how nonprofits created a manta ray sanctuary through community-based efforts that offered alternative livelihoods to over fishing. • What can philanthropists learn from this…