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
The 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 year’s 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 world’s population still lacks access to any proper sanitation facilities. That’s why in 2015, the world’s
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 dropped more than 20 inches of rain on Houston, and the scenes from the city are devastating. Emergency crews carrying children
This article originally appeared on Nonprofit Chronicles Chickens. Cows. Cookstoves. Toilets. Solar panels. Job training. Clean water. Western NGOs dole out lots of
We are all pedestrians. Even if a car is your primary means of transportation, you are a pedestrian from the moment you
Just how big a giveaway to the Appalachian coal industry is West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice talking about as he lobbies the White
Hot weather has forced dozens of commercial flights to be canceled 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 like 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 on 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 California’s
On June 3, two days after President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Indian Prime
“Coal is dead,” Jim Barry, the global head of BlackRock‘s 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
Climate change – and the Canadian government’s increasing efforts to mitigate it – is frequently perceived as a threat to the country’s
This article originally appeared on Nonprofit Chronicles People have migrated for millennia, mostly to escape poverty. 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 you’ve never lived in Los Angeles, you still probably know the city’s eponymous river from the movies. Over the decades,
