This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investment opportunities in water are growing in size and number. Several forces intensify the urgency for government, industry, and community leaders to address water insecurity. First, there is a severe…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Complete with cowboy hat, Bill Gates traveled a long way from the bustle of Seattle to witness the innovative techniques being used to raise cattle in the outback of Australia.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are organizational challenges undermining grantee capacity to have an impact on the marine conservation issues we care about? Is there something we could do together to build grantee capacity, so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Before doctors begin their practice, they pledge to do no harm and remember to “remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings.” This principle underpins the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To use AAA’s newest service–a one-way car-sharing startup in the Bay Area called Gig–you don’t have to own a car. The nonprofit, which is best known for its roadside assistance,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A chunk of territory in southern Africa about the size of France has long been considered one of the last strongholds of the African elephant. The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With a central philosophy that “it’s not worth giving, it’s not worth selling, it’s worth constructing together,” Pierre-Yves Herrouet is addressing the unmet needs of diverse impoverished rural and urban…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hyperloop One showed off the results of its first full-system test of a magnetically levitating rail vehicle in a vacuum environment, and said its next round of testing will target…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A forest guide “helps you be here, not there,” says Amos Clifford, a former wilderness guide with a master’s degree in counseling, and the founder of the Association of Nature & Forest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Let me add to the complexity of the situation we find ourselves in: At the same time we’re solving for climate change, we’re going to be building cities for 3…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cities are leading the way in the greening of America’s economy. From urban parks and farms to microgrids and living buildings, dynamic urban planning can adapt to changing coastlines and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s the biggest environmental lawsuit in history. The people of Lago Agrio, an oil-rich area in the Ecuadorean Amazon, are suing Chevron for $6 billion after decades of spills. The…