Tag: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Afro-Colombians campaign against aerial fumigation – and win

By Carley St. Clair For 21 years, the drone of low-flying planes has been omnipresent throughout the state of Cauca, Colombia. Otherwise healthy people have had troubling breathing, babies have been born with birth defects, women have had miscarriage after miscarriage, crops have died mysteriously, and individual rights have been continually disrespected. These planes have […]

The power of unity: lessons from the Biennial of the Americas

By Nicole Schmitt, Grants Administrator Imagine if cities around the world united to address systemic social justice and environmental problems. On July 17, I attended a panel discussion at the Biennial of the Americas—a festival to celebrate ideas, culture, art, and culture from around the Americas—on the return of the city-state. Mayors from across the […]

Communities rise against toxic polluters in South Africa’s Vaal Triangle

Black communities affected by environmental toxins fight back against the corporations damaging their children’s health.

First Solar partners with Global Greengrants for clean water and energy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                 Announcing a unique clean energy and water partnership Global Greengrants and First Solar give grants to community-led environmental projects (BOULDER, Colo) – April 22, 2015 – In honor of Earth Day, Global Greengrants Fund announces its partnership with First Solar Corporate Charitable Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation […]

Restoring Fresh Water and People’s Health in Micronesia

A thick blanket of rainforest covers the Micronesian island of Pohnpei. Waterfalls pour over black basalt mountains. Though rivers seem plentiful, waterborne diseases have plagued people in the village of Kepirohi in southern Pohnpei. The problems started in the 1960s, when a religious trade school diverted its septic system into a local river. This contaminated […]

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