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    Could Solar Power Help Heal Sick Patients Living Off the Grid In Africa?

    Doctors Without Borders May 8, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A worker from Doctors Without Borders writes about his experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo trying to deliver vital medicine and treatments to sick people…

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    The Role of Zoos in Animal Conservation

    Giving Compass May 6, 2018

    The Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) has always been groundbreaking – as evidenced by its claim to zoo.org and its pioneering work in biome displays, now the gold standard in zoo…

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    Tinkergarten: Play-Based Learning in the Great Outdoors

    Children & Nature Network May 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Children & Nature Network interviews Meghan Fitzgerald, the co-founder of a program called Tinkergarten, which gets kids ages 18 months to 8 years old into the…

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    Countries Band Together to Save Central African Rainforest

    Devex International Development May 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The environmental consequences of destroying the Central African Rainforest would be devastating for the region, but the economic hardship of banning the use of the forest…

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    Achieving Universal Energy Access and What We Don’t Know

    Brookings May 3, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative review identifies a knowledge gap that exists among low- and middle-income countries that may hinder more energy access and, thus, advancement…

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    Lynne Twist: Environmental ‘Proactivist’ Leads An Extraordinarily Committed Life

    Conscious Company Media May 3, 2018

    Giving Compass’ take: • Conscious Company Media profiles environmental author and philanthropist Lynne Twist, who shares her thoughts on living a life committed to a cause. • How can we…

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    Paul Ehrlich on The Population Bomb, 50 Years Later

    Climate One May 3, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Paul Ehrlich discusses The Population Bomb 50 years after its original publication, sharing why he believes the population situation is even more dire today. • What are…

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    Why Michael Bloomberg is Contributing $4.5 Million to Paris Climate Deal

    HuffingtonPost May 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is funding the entirety of the United States’ commitment to the Paris climate agreement to keep the promise broken by…

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    Expanding Work Requirements for Food Assistance at Center of Farm Bill Debate

    Harvest Public Media May 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Republican proposal for the farm bill would expand work requirements for food stamps and job training programs to be run by the states.  • How…

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    Commodity Crops Are Killing Rural Kansas

    The New Food Economy May 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • For years Kansas farmers worked to increase yields on commodity crops, depressing prices and forcing many farmers off of their land. As the rural population declines,…

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    The Latest on Environmental Policy and Research

    brookings May 1, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings offers up-to-date research and policy facts about environmental conservation, climate change and wildlife species.  • What can we do on the individual level to fight climate…

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    Agroecology is Advancing Around the Globe: Will the U.S. Take Part?

    Civil Eats May 1, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Civil Eats discusses the practice of agroecology (a sustainable, holistic form of agriculture that takes into account equity, land access and human rights), and wonders whether…

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