This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Less than two months after President Donald Trump pledged in his State of the Union Address to “rebuild our crumbling infrastructure,” prospects look dim. The Trump administration is asking Congress for ideas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Brooke Abbruzzese was in sixth grade, she had no idea what to expect when she wrote First Lady Michelle Obama to ask for her favorite vegetarian recipe—or if she’d…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Mountains to Sound” is a phrase that describes the Waskowitz Environmental Leadership & Service program in Washington state’s Highline School District. That’s because high school students start their first year learning in the forest,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Want to empower women across the world? Invest in clean energy solutions. Consider this: A study in India found that women have an average working day of 11-14 hours compared…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We’ve written about what we call the “parks, cafes and a riverwalk” model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly for high-income people. This vision of shiny residential…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Newsweek released its most recent list of the greenest American corporations, well-known names like Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson headlined the lineup of environmentally friendly candidates. To be green, companies must commit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. They call Chris Winn the signatures guy. A delivery driver by day, he spends his free time drumming up support for animal rights. “When I did the shark fin ban…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the planet. Scientists overwhelmingly believe climate change is happening, is primarily caused by humans, and is already having major impacts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melinda Gates is an optimist. As co-chair of the largest private philanthropy in the world, she ought to be. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends billions per year combating the spread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Genius lives in all of us.” So says National Geographic‘s Chasing Genius platform, a community that the media company designed to help promote solutions to major world challenges, conceived by anyone, anywhere. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C., and 100 saleswomen from skincare and cosmetics brand Beautycounter have gathered on the steps of Capitol Hill. They’re in their finest pantsuits and shift dresses, makeup…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you encourage that kind of curiosity and passion in kids, and the persistence to follow where it leads? Elm City wants to find out. It’s one of three…