Paint the town red…and have manufacturers take back the can
From Overbrook-grantee Product Stewardship Institute: The Colorado State Legislature voted on April 15 to enact a bill requiring paint manufacturers to fund and operate a statewide post-consumer paint...
View ArticleWaste-Full
As in, our cities and landfills are full of waste. Which is a waste, really. Because it doesn’t need to be that way. What if, like Rob Ford’s approval ratings, we could bring our waste down to ZERO?...
View ArticleCan Communities un-Tragedy the Commons?
What do Albany, Albuquerque, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have in common (‘politics is an impenetrable jungle’ is not the answer)? All are communities grappling with how to balance economic...
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Eco-Districts?
Check out this link to learn more about ‘Eco-Districs’ – a concept that’s both really old and really new, somewhat borrowed (but not blue, as far as I know). From Llewellyn Wells, who’s working to...
View ArticleJune Environmental Grants Announced!
The Environment Program awarded 17 grants this grant cycle. Of this group: Five are for Latin American Biodiversity Conservation (Earthworks, Fundacion Cordillera Tropical, Mongabay, Rainforest Action...
View ArticleRebuild by Design Winners Announced!
Last week, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan announced the winners of the Rebuild by Design competition; a multi-stakeholder initiative that will place New York City and...
View ArticleOverbrook grantee GESG wins prestigious award!
On World Environment Day, Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (GESG) – an organization founded by community members to combat their region’s environmental degradation – was one of five recipients of the...
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Remembering Jaime Levy
The Foundation is deeply saddened by the recent sudden passing of Jaime Levy, world renowned conservationist and indigenous rights advocate. Jaime was director and co-founder of Altropico, a long-time...
View ArticleOverbrook grantee featured in Fast Company
This month’s online edition of business magazine Fast Company featured Erin Barnes, co-founder and Executive Director of Overbrook grantee ioby. ioby is a crowd-resourcing platform for citizen-led...
View ArticleCatalog Choice Acquired by Story of Stuff
We’re excited to announce that Catalog Choice, an organization developed and co-founded by Senior Environment Program Director Daniel Katz, is returning to its nonprofit roots. Catalog Choice’s free...
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