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"Don’t Look Up" director donates $4 million to climate activism
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"Don’t Look Up" director donates $4 million to climate activism

The award-winning filmmaker is revisiting his purposeful plot by investing in climate crusaders with a $4 million donation.
Politics
Jeff Bezos gives $791 million to 16 groups fighting climate change

Jeff Bezos gives $791 million to 16 groups fighting climate change

The Amazon chief executive unveiled the first $791 million in donations from his $10 billion Earth Fund devoted to slowing down climate change.
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Philanthropist Wendy Schmidt: ‘Solutions are always local’

Coming from respective backgrounds of design and technology, Wendy Schmidt and her husband, Eric, are the driving force behind some of the charitable organizations and investment vehicles working to address the challenges of climate change, clean energy, ocean health, and more.

Politics
Philanthropies flow funds to climate technologies

Philanthropies flow funds to climate technologies

Several new funds are taking on "tough tech" — unsexy but important efforts to mitigate global warming.

Newsletter
One thing you can do: Make smart donations
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One thing you can do: Make smart donations

Unless you're a scientist or policy wonk, figuring out who's actually making a difference can feel like an impossible task.
A good place to start would be Founders Pledge, but that's just the beginning.

Solutions
Is a giant university donation a sign of the times for climate giving?
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Is a giant university donation a sign of the times for climate giving?

A $750 million donation to Caltech for research is a landmark for climate change giving, albeit with the kind of contradictions we’ve come to expect from big philanthropy. It will still likely fund some important work. 
Politics
The doom effect: In adapting to climate threats, philanthropy can help reinvent US politics
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The doom effect: In adapting to climate threats, philanthropy can help reinvent US politics

Coping with sea level rise, forest fires, and droughts will require new kinds of local collective action and governance. Philanthropy is uniquely suited to help lead the way—and is already starting to do exactly that.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Greenland landslide triggered global seismic event for nine days

Greenland landslide triggered global seismic event for nine days

Houston faces growing threats from hurricanes and heat waves, experts warn

Houston faces growing threats from hurricanes and heat waves, experts warn

Harris links climate action to American values as part of presidential push

Harris links climate action to American values as part of presidential push

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Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

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Op-ed: People need shelter from climate change — their health hangs in the balance

Youth climate case petition heads to Supreme Court

Youth climate case petition heads to Supreme Court