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    We Have the Tech to Suck CO2 From the Air, But Will it Make a Difference?

    Fast Company Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Carbon (CO2) capture technology, which helps remove emissions that are already in the air, could be key in fighting climate change. However, as Fast Company reports,…

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    Mekong Hydropower Project Hurts Poor Locals

    Devex International Development Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A dam that was supposed to bring clean energy and development along the Mekong has hurt local communities that rely on fishing for sustenance.  • How…

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    Saving the Planet Takes More Than Changing What We Eat

    Food Tank Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank argues that it is not only what we eat that will save the planet but how we produce our food and agriculture’s relationship with…

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    How Sweden is Working to Be Carbon Neutral

    Fast Company Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters explains that a digital dashboard that government employees and citizens can access to create accountability is essential to Sweden’s play to be carbon neutral by…

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    How One Company is Moving Up Their Renewable Energy Goals

    Fast Company Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that Anheuser-Busch is moving their 100% renewable energy target by four years by purchasing offsets.  • What do earlier targets mean for the future of…

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    Is Air Pollution Behind 80-year Decline in Monsoon Rain?

    Futurity Jun 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research highlighted at Futurity, human-made air pollution is likely the reason for a drop in precipitation from the Asian summer monsoons.  • How can…

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    Why A Pioneering Green Energy Investor Is Optimistic

    Fast Company Jun 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniel Weiss co-founded the Angeleno Group to fund green energy companies. He’s increasingly optimistic about the future of clean energy and the role he and other investors…

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    Can Using Recycled Aluminum and Water to Produce Green Hydrogen be the Future of Clean Energy?

    CauseArtist Jun 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • CauseArtist discusses green hydrogen energy and fuel cells as a viable option to get our planet to zero emissions faster and not rely solely on solar…

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    How Corporations and Conservatives Have Thwarted Action on Climate Change

    Pacific Standard Jun 10, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Amy Brady at Pacific Standard highlights two books that take different approaches to take action against climate change: one recounts America’s failure to act on global warming in…

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    Children Living Close to Nature Develop Better Mental and Physical Health

    Devdiscourse News Desk Jun 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · A study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research has found that adults who had close childhood contact with the environment have better mental and physical health.…

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    Energy Policy Reform Offers Consumers Choice

    The Heritage Foundation Jun 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · The author explains why the introduction of competition in electricity markets makes companies actually work for their customers rather than the polictical system. · The article discusses…

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    How Tax Havens Facilitate Environmental Degradation

    Massive Science Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Cassie Freund explains how tax havens allow dark money to flow to projects that hurt biodiversity.  • How can funders increase financial transparency in business and philanthropy…

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