This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the course of the past year, Food Tank has released more than 70 episodes of our podcast, Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg. We’ve brought together folks from dozens of countries…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the summer of 1988, scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels was dangerously warming the planet. Scientific meetings were held, voluminous reports were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the greatest challenges for decarbonizing our economy is changing individual behaviors. Household consumption accounts for between a half to two-thirds of all carbon emissions. So changing the way…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) in the United States have sought environmental justice as a civil right, but now, the grave disparities in environmental harms are…
Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, “Can I really make a difference?” The question concerns what’s known as agency.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Along U.S. coastlines, from California to Florida, residents are getting increasingly accustomed to “king tides.” These extra-high tides cause flooding and wreak havoc on affected communities. As climate change raises…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a year when terms like carbon neutrality and net zero have become more and more commonly used, it appears the world is waking up to the imperative underscored in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Biodiversity bubbled up as an important — if still overlooked — issue for businesses during 2021. And sustainability professionals can anticipate the emergence of important new resources for that agenda to emerge…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year was filled with extreme weather fueled by climate change. California was overrun by mudslides, and there were dangerous heat waves, droughts, and hurricanes. More than four in ten Americans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What is driving the wildfires that are ravaging California, Oregon and Washington? President Trump and state officials have offered sharply different views. Trump asserts that Western states haven’t done enough…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During this hurricane season, the increase in named storms has been attributed in part to warmer temperatures below the surface of the Atlantic, but scientists have observed a growing number of storms per season…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In September of last year, heavy rainfall from Hurricane Ida reached the Northeastern U.S., killing at least eight people and flooding enough New York City subway stations that the whole system had…