An Eye on Fracking in California
HEFN's Ramtin Arablouei recaps recent developments on fracking activity in California.
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Converging in the Central Valley
From December 4-6, 2013, funders and affinity group leaders will convene in the San Joaquin Valley in Central California for a three-day learning tour. This blog post features a brief question and answer session with leaders from tour co-sponsors highlighting funders' interest in and prospective takeaways from the tour.
Major Movements
A survey of the TSCA reform movement's work and its road ahead following a surprising bipartisan compromise.
Rising Risk and Rising Tides: Can We Catch the Wave?
Environmental Grantmakers Association Executive Director Rachel Leon talks about the rising risk of extreme weather events and rising tides caused by climate change in this commentary for Earth Day 2013.
Getting Engaged
How can environmental health and justice values and voices have more impact in the democratic process? Read HEFN's four takeaways from the Funders Committee on Civic Participation spring convening in this blog post.
Bottoms Up
Lois Gibbs – concerned mother turned environmental health organizer, advocate and philanthropic advisor – looks back at 35 years since Love Canal. And forward to greater philanthropic support for community organizing to protect health.
The Bottom Line
Reflecting on the Climate and Energy Funders Meeting and the Coal and Oil Funder Forum in late April 2013, HEFN's Ramtin Arablouei asks what's the bottom line for philanthropy on climate change in this blog post.
Six Months Later
April 29, 2013 marks six months since Hurricane Sandy devastated the New York and New Jersey shorelines. HEFN Communications Associate Lauren Linville outlines opportunities, challenges, and advice HEFN has heard from the field for philanthropy in this blog post.
People Prized
This blog post applauds this year's Goldman Environmental Prize winners, the world's biggest award for grassroots environmental heros, including North America winner Kim Wasserman Nieto who shared her community organizing work for cleaner air, climate justice, and neighborhood open space at HEFN's 2012 Annual Meeting.
Seize the Fracking Moment!
Caitlin Johnson, 2011-2013 Fellow at the George Gund Foundation, describes her experience working on fracking's impact on economic development and civic participation in Ohio.
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