This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. The electric grid also is highly vulnerable to climate change effects, such as more frequent and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2021 water year ends on Sept. 30, and it was another hot, dry year in the western U.S., with almost the entire region in drought. Reservoirs vital for farms,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Businesses that add value to nature instead of degrading and destroying it could tap into a $10.1 trillion opportunity which could create 395 million jobs by 2030. This is the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations is preparing to host pivotal conferences in the coming months on two global crises: climate change and biodiversity loss. As experts have pointed out, these issues are…
In episode 33 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Michael Pellman Rowland, Partner & Head of Impact Investments at Baseline Wealth Management, on the future of food technology and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With schools opening for full-time in-person instruction, there has never been more attention paid to the cleanliness of our classrooms and campuses. Disinfecting protocols, air filtration systems and the frequency…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To Leslie Delgado, the fight against climate change isn’t just an abstract global problem: It’s local and it’s personal. A Bronx native and a high school senior, Delgado has seen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you know the animals in your neighborhood but not the plants, you’re not alone. Scientists have documented nearly 400,000 plant species and expect to identify many more. But unlike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over two days in the summer of 1910, wildfires roared across the bone-dry forests of the inland Northwestern U.S., the Rockies, and parts of British Columbia. Whole towns burned. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Letting the ethical theory of utilitarianism guide our responses to greenhouse gas emissions would lead to better outcomes for human development, equity, and the climate, say researchers. The study, published…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Widespread protests following the killing of George Floyd on May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer have brought renewed attention to the long legacy of U.S. police brutality—amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic—the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Friday night seemed like any other for residents near Long Beach, California — until they heard what my mom later described to me as a “sonic boom.” Suddenly, family photos…