Warren Buffet’s family pledges $90 million for young women of color, using “listen, don’t tell” approach
The money will be deployed via three streams to tackle the different issues facing women of color in distinct ways.
The money will be deployed via three streams to tackle the different issues facing women of color in distinct ways.
According to the National Grid, the U.K. did not use coal to generate electricity for a full day on Friday 21 April, the first time since the Industrial Revolution.
U.K. achieves first coal-free day since Industrial Revolution Read more
Mayor Ed Lee on Thursday set a new goal for San Francisco that at least 50 percent of the city’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2020. That’s 10 years ahead of the target the state has set for itself.
SF’s green energy goal is a decade ahead of target Read more
WHO director general says significant strides have been made in fight against sleeping sickness, elephantiasis and other neglected tropical diseases
World Health Organization hails major progress on tackling tropical diseases Read more
In late March, Austin City Council passed a cooperative business ordinance, which primarily supports the idea of worker cooperatives businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by workers
Austin council votes to boost worker cooperatives Read more
Berkeley Energy Group, the coal company behind the project, billed it as the first large-scale solar farm in the Appalachian region, which has been hit hard by the decades-long decline in the U.S. coal industry.
Kentucky coal company announces plans to build the state’s largest solar farm Read more
The Mother of All Marches, also known as the Mother of All Protests, was a day of protests held on April 19, 2017 in Venezuela against the Chavista government of president Nicolás Maduro.
Millions of Venezuelans join the Mother of All Marches Read more
The government of Pakistan’s second largest province, Punjab, has affirmed its commitment to the installation of rooftop solar power systems on around 20,000 schools.
20,000 schools to install rooftop solar in Pakistan Read more
Globally, total green bonds issuance stood at $21.76 billion during the first quarter of 2017, up nearly 42 per cent from the issuance during the same period last year, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative.
Green bond issuance up 42% in first quarter of 2017 Read more
Voters in Kansas City voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to eliminate the possibility of jail time for people caught with small amounts of marijuana or related paraphernalia.
Kansas City votes to eliminate jail time for marijuana possession Read more