We Don’t Have Time: Climate Solutions and the Road to COP28
Climate Week NYC 2023 has officially kicked off. The largest annual climate event, hundreds of events and activities take place across The Big Apple, uniting business leaders, politicians, community decision-makers, academics, and activists in a clarion call for ambitious climate action.
This year’s theme is...
Chicago Entrepreneur Uses Clean Energy to Create Opportunities in Disinvested Communities
Written by: Audrey Henderson
On a chilly October morning, Arthur Burton stood in the parking lot of the Chicago Urban League. Since its establishment in 1916, the iconic South Side organization has provided advocacy and opportunity for environmental justice communities facing a two-sided dilemma —...
International Women’s Month Spotlight: Maria Antonia Tigre
International Women’s Month Q&A series
Please tell us a little about yourself and your work with the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment.
I am, first and foremost, an environmental lawyer and an academic. However, my career as an environmental lawyer developed in a...
Fort Liberty Installs Floating Solar Panels
Written by: YCC Team
Fort Liberty — the North Carolina Army installation formerly known as Fort Bragg — is going solar in an unconventional way.
The Army has put 2,700 solar panels on a lake at nearby Camp Mackall. The panels float on the surface and...
Our Common Future: The Pathway to Stockholm+50
Interview with Daniel Perell, Representative to the United Nations for the Baha'i International Community
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SNtzdBtQNU
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello, and welcome back to Common Home Conversations. Today we're joined by Daniel Perell, Representative to the United Nations for the Baha'i International Community. Thank you...
Million Dollar Vegan: Campaign Calls on Pope to Go Vegan for Lent
Written by: Kimberly White
A global campaign calls on Pope Francis to “help fight climate change with diet change” by going vegan for Lent. In exchange for his pledge, Million Dollar Vegan is offering $1 million to a charity of his choice.
The goal of the campaign is...
These Andean Communities are Helping Restore the World’s Highest Forests
Written by: Harry Kretchmer
On the misty slopes of the High Andes, villagers are at work planting trees.
Some have bundles of seedlings tied to their backs, others have babies. They have been doing this for 20 years. Small teams like this have planted over 3...
7 Indigenous technologies changing landscapes
Courtesy of Landscape News
Written by: Monica Evans
Indigenous ways of managing landscapes have often been framed as the antithesis to progress. But most Indigenous communities hold intimate place-based knowledge, gained across generations, which is an ideal starting point for addressing contemporary challenges such as biodiversity loss, land...
U.S. EPA Announces $2 Billion in Funding to Support Environmental Justice Communities
Written by: Kimberly White
The Biden-Harris administration has announced a new funding initiative to support disadvantaged and underserved communities on the frontlines of environmental injustice.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the Community Change Grants program, providing up to $2 billion in grants for...
Rebel Girls: How Jes Wolfe is Working to Empower and Inspire Girls through Storytelling
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and global community. Today, we are thrilled to introduce you to the CEO of Rebel Girls, Jes Wolfe.
You have a very...
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