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    Chef’s Smart Recipes for Customers, Farmers and the Planet

    Food Tank Jul 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank interviews Indian chef Anahita Dhondy who cooks with millets, providing people with an opportunity to discover how beneficial smart foods are for their health,…

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    The Arctic Ocean’s Sea Ice Hit Record Low Levels

    Pacific Standard Jul 24, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The blanket of ice covering the Arctic Ocean has been thinning for a decade due to climate change, and this summer has reached a record low…

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    The Entrepreneurs Changing the Image of Coffee Production in Vietnam

    Food Tank Jul 24, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Vietnam is one of the largest producers of coffee in the world and K’Ho Coffee is changing the image of production by integrating sustainable practices and giving…

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    Kenyan Produce Company Connects 13,000 Farmers to Vendors

    Food Tank Jul 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • One Kenyan produce company, Twiga Foods, is working to improve the lives of small-scale farmers and vendors through innovative technology and education. • How can invest in…

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    Food Hubs Help Communities In Need Of Produce

    Harvest Public Media Jul 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Harvest Public Media, Madelyn Beck explains how The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food hub database is helping to connect all types of farmers to commercial businesses…

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    Canada Plans to Ban Comprehensive List of Single-Use Plastics by 2021

    Surfrider Foundation Jul 11, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Surfrider Foundation reports on Canada’s recently announced plan to ban single-use plastic by 2021 through creating a domestic market, working with industry and businesses to establish innovative…

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    Find Out How Climate Change Impacts Fish Species

    The Conversation Jul 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists are studying tiny calcified formations called otoliths inside of fishes’ ears to learn about the impact of climate change on fish populations.  • The authors…

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    Visiting National Parks Could Change Your Thinking About Patriotism

    The Conversation Jul 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Ladino at The Conversation visited and reports on seven national parks and memorials in America to see how their structures and natural landscapes inspire patriotism and other…

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    Avoiding Chemicals With Reusable Materials

    Surfrider Foundation Jul 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Surfrider Foundation, Rachael Coccia explains how toxic chemicals found in food packaging can easily transfer over to our food, putting us at risk of exposure.…

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    The Problem With Plastic

    Surfrider Foundation Jul 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Surfrider Foundation, Rachael Coccia addresses the major problems with plastic: not only does it litter our world and hurt life on our planet, but the lifecycle…

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    Purifying Salt Water With Sunlight

    Futurity Jul 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Rice University has found a way to scale salt water purification by concentrating sunlight with the addition of inexpensive plastic lenses that bring in more light.…

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    Transforming Light and Air into Liquid Fuel

    Futurity Jul 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Futurity reports that a research plant in Zurich has created a solar refinery that can transform sunlight and air into liquid hydrocarbon fuels by extracting and splitting CO2…

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