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 […]
Shell oil to pay $84M for pollution in the Niger Delta
Shell has agreed to pay $84 million for two oil spills in the Niger Delta community of Bodo. A step in the right direction or a paltry sum in comparison with the devastation big oil is wreaking? It’s both.
How U.S. media is bungling the ebola crisis
On a recent trip to Mali, Deputy Director of Programs, Allison Davis, noticed that local TV stations focused on the human tragedy of ebola—not on the fear it is causing. One would think we might do more of the same in the United States—balance our worry with more heartfelt concern for the thousands so dramatically affected. Keep reading >>