In recommending two weeks ago that oil stocks be excluded from its equity benchmark index, Norges Bank, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund
Many foundations try to solve specific problems. They seek to end homelessness, help veterans, protect oceans, or improve K-12 education. All worthy
Wild tigers may be on their way back to Kazakhstan. This news is surprising for a few reasons. First, most people associate
Theย mass of flying insects in parts of Germany has fallen by three-quarters in the last 27 years. Since the territories sampled were
As this yearโs hurricanes marched across the Caribbean into the Gulf Coast or out to the North Atlantic, cities along the U.S.
This past March, the Bank of Canada had its coming out party on the topic of climate change in the form of
Defying the policy uncertainty that has held back utility-scale solar across most of the rest of Australia, renewables investment is gathering pace
Today, 35.8 per cent of the worldโs population still lacks access to any proper sanitation facilities. Thatโs why in 2015, the worldโs
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has expressed the desire for Canada to include environmental protection in a renewed North American Free Trade Agreement
Hurricane Harvey has droppedย more than 20 inches of rainย on Houston, and the scenes from the city are devastating. Emergency crews carrying children
This article originally appeared onย Nonprofit Chronicles Chickens. Cows. Cookstoves. Toilets. Solar panels. Job training. Clean water. Western NGOs dole out lots of
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Just how big a giveaway to the Appalachian coal industry is West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice talking about as heย lobbies the White
Hot weather has forcedย dozens of commercial flights to be canceledย at airports in the Southwest this summer. This flight-disrupting heat is a warning
Aside from the rustle of wind-tossed leaves or the creak of a limb, silence is the prevailing sound most of us hear
While tangible, on-street changes likeย bike lanes, busways and plazas attract lots of attention, parking policy is arguably the unsung hero of urban
The epicenter of violence in the unstable country of Mali has historically been in the north, a contested region from where Touareg
This article originally appeared onย Nonprofit Chronicles A few things you might not know about Detroit: So many people are moving into the
This article first appeared on Ensia It was a time of year that should have been perfect. Warming temperatures marked Southern Californiaโs
On June 3, two days after President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Indian Prime
โCoal is dead,โ Jim Barry, the global head of BlackRockโs infrastructure investment group, said in a recent interview with the Australian Financial
Like many cities that have introduced or tried to introduce a congestion charge, there was initially widespread resistance to the idea in
The Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain (CCAR) was formed in 1981 and became what was then the largest single-issue coalition in the
The Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain (CCAR) was formed in 1981 and became what was then the largest single-issue coalition in the
Unless you are swinging and missing at home plate, good things often come in threes. So when I had three random interactions
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This article originally appeared on Nonprofit Chronicles People have migrated for millennia, mostly to escape poverty.ย Between 1880 and 1930, more than
This article first appeared on Ensia Wastewater treatment plants are energy hogs. A 2013 study by the Electric Power Research Institute and
Earth Day comes right before National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration of North American volunteerism in late April. This fortuitous timing gives
Even if youโve never lived in Los Angeles, you still probably know the cityโs eponymous river from the movies. Over the decades,