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    Are Recycling Efforts Backfiring?

    Fast Company Feb 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Fast Company, author Adele Peters looks at how leading petroleum corporations are simultaneously funding a multibillion-dollar effort to end plastic waste and…

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    We Need to Talk About Climate Change

    Climate One Feb 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Katharine Hayhoe explains why we need to embrace discussions about climate change in our lives and explains how to make those conversations impactful.  • How can you…

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    Outdated Wetland Maps Undermine Environmental Subsidy Attempts

    The New Food Economy Feb 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • H. Claire Brown explains how outdated maps of wetlands mean that subsidies intended to protect wetlands may go to farms that destroy them.  • How can funders work…

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    Philanthropy Matters Everywhere: Why We Need To Invest In The South

    National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Feb 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Limay Ho, writing for National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, describes the importance of prioritizing funding and philanthropy for the South.  • Why are long-term investments in the…

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    Profiles of Big Bets in Philanthropy Tackling Complex Issues

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Feb 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Climate and Land Use Alliance’s (CLUA) is an example of how collaborative philanthropic investment can tackle a complex issue. In this post, The Bridgespan Group explains…

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    This Mammal is the First to Become Extinct From Human-Induced Climate Change

    Global Citizen Feb 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports that the Bramble Cay melomy, a small brown rat, is now the first mammal to bcome extinct due to human-induced climate change.  • What…

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    Climate Change Enters its Blood Sucking Phase

    The Atlantic Feb 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic reports on how rapid climate change is affecting our blood sucking friends, the ticks. As the winters get warmer, moose tick population are drastically…

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    Industry Needs a Price on Carbon

    Climate One Feb 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Climate One highlights a conversation with John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil Company, who describes why a price on carbon is critical order for industry…

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    The All-Female Voyage to Battle Earth’s Plastic Crisis

    The Guardian Feb 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian reports on an all-female group of scientists and activists who are hands on in their approach to investigate and help our world’s plastic crisis. …

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    Hershey Wants to Make Sure Climate Change Doesn’t Destroy its Chocolate Supplies

    Fast Company Feb 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on Hershey’s launch of a program to prepare cocoa farmers for hotter temperatures caused by climate change, while also helping them avoid deforestation. …

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    By Reconnecting With Soil, We Heal the Planet and Ourselves

    YES! Magazine Feb 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Leah Penniman, the cofounder of upstate New York’s Soul Fire Farm which runs farming immersion training programs for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, writes on the…

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    Many Fear What Will Happen to Their Water Supply as Himalayan Glaciers Melt

    Global Citizen Feb 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on the disappearance and melting of the Himalayan glaciers caused by climate change. The water supply from these glaciers is a source for…

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