This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report shows that the world is using up more raw materials and natural resources while recycling less. • The report urges greater efforts towards…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brandon Wiggins highlights Sanitation and Health Rights India (SHRI) which provides community toilets that are self-sustainable and give clean sanitation and drinking water. • Access to clean drinking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In small Colorado towns, solar energy is becoming the way forward for communities left behind by the coal industry. In North Fork Valley, solar classes are combining…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that a startup in Myanmar is successfully using drones to scale up reforestation efforts, a method they say is ready to be used elsewhere. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Xiamen, a port city on China’s southeast coast, has created an exemplary model for efficiently collecting ocean trash. • How can donors help expand this model…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jon Pattee explains that funding for clean water initiatives has become challenging for philanthropists. Funders are working to reframe the questions around clean water access to increase…
Giving Compass’ Take: · This podcast from the Cato Institute features Jonathan Wood and Caleb Brown discussing the proper balance between land value and natural resources. · How can we put…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Naveena Sadasivam explains that federal agencies, legally obligated to consult with tribes about pipelines that may impact them, fail to reach out appropriately. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To leap forward into 2020, Food Tank is highlighting 120 organizations with plans for a more sustainable food system in the next year. • What are the challenges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers report that thin films made from barium zirconium sulfide have special electronic and optical properties that theorists predicted and could make solar panels better and cheaper.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Conversation, Andrea L. Baden explains that human activities are ravaging forests around the world, making the lemur the most endangered mammal. Luckily, planting trees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eco-business reports on the latest sustainable innovations of 2019 that range from car-charging roads to reusable heat. • Are there opportunities for you to support or…