Environment

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Sea Change Radio
Tell Me Something Good: Volt Energy’s Gilbert Campbell
Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio, Gilbert Campbell, the Co-Founder of Volt Energy, is here to remind us that sustainable energy is good, not only for the earth, but also for business. Campbell's company, based in Washington, D.C., builds and operates solar projects, electric-vehicle charging stations, and offers energy storage solutions. We discuss how Volt Energy's business model works, why there are not nearly enough minority-owned businesses in the renewable energy space, and the challenges of interacting with a new Administration that is openly hostile to science and minorities.
Environment
BSR
New Speakers Announced for the BSR Conference 2017: Al Gore, Cecile Richards, and More
New speakers have been added to the BSR17 lineup. Join the leading sustainability event October 24-26 in Huntington Beach, California.
Events
Antea Group
Antea Group Gives Back
Antea Group’s corporate philosophy is “Better Business, Better World™” and we believe that doing the right thing environmentally and socially will improve our competitive position and benefit society as a whole.
Philanthropy
Major League Baseball Players Trust
Major Leaguers Go to Bat for Hurricane Harvey Relief
For perhaps as long as the game has been played, Major League baseball players have cared deeply about the places where they play and live, and that passion and compassion came to the forefront this week when baseball took a backseat to many players’ concerns for the people in communities devastated by Tropical Storm Harvey.
Volunteering & Community
Cox Enterprises
Finalists Named for Seattle’s Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Public Asked to Vote
KIRO 7, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is recognizing volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing shared outdoor spaces. Finalists for Seattle’s Cox Conserves Heroes program were announced today, and the public is being asked to vote for the winner now through Oct. 2.
Awards & Rankings
Keep America Beautiful
Volunteers Clean up, Have Fun at the Great Bud Light River Run
The Great Bud Light River Run came to the Seattle and Portland areas in late August with local volunteers removing litter and, after their respective cleanup events, enjoying the outdoors of the Great Northwest.
Volunteering & Community
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Rural Resource Centres Offer a Farmer-centred Approach to Extension Work
Formal agricultural research has generated vast amounts of knowledge on land management and made recommendations for farmers. However, adoption of relevant practices has been low, largely due to the traditional extension approach used to engage farmers.
Environment
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Forests and Fungi: Mekong Communities Reap the Rewards of a 500 Million-year-old Partnership
Most people would agree that forests are a vital part of a healthy planet: around 1.6 billion people directly depend on forests for their livelihoods, and forest trees help provide us with healthy soils, clean water and even breathable air. The role of fungi is less well known. Yet without fungi, forests would not exist.
Environment
Sappi North America
Sappi North America's Environmental Responsibility: Forestry
We approach environmental responsibility from a holistic perspective grounded in life cycle thinking—looking carefully at raw material use, energy generation, manufacturing and the end of life of our products. We work across the supply chain to drive change within our spheres of influence.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
Xylem Inc.
Students from the United States Take Top Honor at Prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Rachel Chang and Ryan Thorpe, both of Manhasset, N.Y., developed a project entitled, “A Novel Approach to Rapidly and Sensitively Detect and Purify Water Contaminated with Shigella, E. Coli, Salmonella and Cholera.” The system created by the students has applications in both developing and developed regions of the world.
Awards & Rankings

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