This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mashable reports on our earth’s increased greenery, both due to skyrocketing levels of carbon-dioxide which plants use to grow and also largely impacted by tree and…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This podcast explores the potential for micro-hydro minigrids to bring power to communities in rural Nepal. • How can funders help communities make decisions about what is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Keller explains how the ocean acts as a CO2 sink, taking in as much as 34 gigatonnes of human-made carbon from the atmosphere between 1994 and 2007.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists have found a new way to recycle batteries so that they do not end up in landfills, and contribute to a broader comprehensive recycling strategy. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its third annual report on the global food crises, finding that 113 million individuals lack food because of natural disasters and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hundreds of scientific studies in the world’s top academic journals tell the story: Every day we are exposed to chemicals—silent invaders that come into our homes, schools, and workplaces through…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard explores how the health-care industry contributes to climate change through waste and pollution — and how some providers are trying to be part of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jessica Pierce discusses the recent story about a mother orca carrying her dead calf for 17 days and what it tells us about how animals experience…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joe McCarthy reports that the UN has found that the world wastes nearly 50 tons of fish each year because of inefficient fishing practices. Increasing efficiency could decrease…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study revealed that warmer seas lead to decreasing fish populations. Fisheries now need to account for the negative impacts of climate change and prepare accordingly. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Climate change is viewed as the top global threat, according to a 26-nation survey. Pew Research also reports that cyberattacks are a rising concern. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Thailand has made a shift towards using eco-friendly materials such as banana leaves in their supermarkets as a replacement for plastic in an effort to significantly reduce…