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    Organizations Turning Food Waste into Food Justice

    Food Tank Mar 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Organizations are turning to apps to help with the food insecurity crisis. Food Tank discusses 19 such tech solutions. • How can donors help fund more…

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    Clean and Renewable Energy Policies Supported by the Vast Majority of Americans

    Pacific Standard Mar 16, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Pacific Standard, author Kate Wheeling discusses a recent study from the Yale Program for Climate Change Communication which finds that the vast…

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    The Key to Stopping Deforestation May Lie in Reducing Inequality

    Pacific Standard Mar 11, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report examines how areas within Latin America that have higher rates of inequality, also see higher rates of deforestation.  • What are some examples of effective…

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    The EPA Must Do More to Regulate Dangerous Chemical Contaminants in Drinking Water

    The Conversation Mar 11, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Laurel Schaider argues that the EPA’ s regulation of chemicals known as PFAS must go further in order to protect the health and wellbeing of Americans. • How…

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    Grand Canyon National Park Turns 100: How a Place Once Called ‘Valueless’ Became Grand

    The Conversation Mar 7, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephen Pyne at The Conversation takes a look back at the history of the Grand Canyon National Park, how it came to be, the great impact it…

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    California Must Abandon 535,000 Acres of Prized Farmland to Meet Water Conservation Goals

    The New Food Economy Mar 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy writes of a new report saying that in order to save the state of California’s aquifers and conserve water, precious crop and farmlands…

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    Are Organic Foods Really Better for You?

    The New Food Economy Feb 25, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy looks at a recent study out of the journal Environmental Research which claims that those who switch from conventional foods to organic…

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    How Volunteers of This San Diego Task Force Address Ocean Clean-Up

    Surfrider Foundation Feb 24, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is an interview with Ally Celones Senturk, who works with the San Diego Blue Water Task Force, to help address the water quality issues after…

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    Philanthropy Matters Everywhere: Why We Need To Invest In The South

    National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Feb 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Limay Ho, writing for National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, describes the importance of prioritizing funding and philanthropy for the South.  • Why are long-term investments in the…

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    By Reconnecting With Soil, We Heal the Planet and Ourselves

    YES! Magazine Feb 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Leah Penniman, the cofounder of upstate New York’s Soul Fire Farm which runs farming immersion training programs for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, writes on the…

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    Many Fear What Will Happen to Their Water Supply as Himalayan Glaciers Melt

    Global Citizen Feb 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on the disappearance and melting of the Himalayan glaciers caused by climate change. The water supply from these glaciers is a source for…

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    Bills and Best Practices for Microfiber Pollution Solutions

    Surfrider Foundation Feb 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Trent Hodges at the Surfrider Foundation explains the challenges with addressing microfibers and other microplastics and provides the best policies and practices to reduce this pollution.  ·…

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